Headspace gage question

[w123driver]

I had to remove barrel from Savage 110 in 22-250 in order to extract stuck round.the round came out and i need to put the barrel back. I don’t have headspace gages. But I have fired brass from this rifle (factory ammo). Would it be safe to use this brass as a gage? Thank you.

 

[shortgrass]

When a cartridge is fired the brass case expands to meet the chamber and acts like a 'gasket', then slightly contracts allowing extraction. If you use a fired case for a headspace gauge, the setting may be tight compared to what it was before you pulled the barrel.

 

[CharlieNC]

Use a brass that you have measured to have representative headspace. Measure a piece of clear tape which should be 0.002" thick and tape it to the brass to set the barrel in place. Add another tape for 0.004" no go gage.

 

[Rat Rifle]

I had to remove barrel from Savage 110 in 22-250 in order to extract stuck round.the round came out and i need to put the barrel back. I don’t have headspace gages. But I have fired brass from this rifle (factory ammo). Would it be safe to use this brass as a gage? Thank you.

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[jdh47]

Chicken...

 

[bill hounshell]

If you can remember how the barrel stanping was indexed in relation to the receiver jut duplicate that.

 

[Arky]

lndex your barrel in two places with a sharp magic marker