I didn't think they would work good either. I got tired of beating stuff up in the shop with my brass punches one day. I went out and found an old dry looking hardwood pallet. Smashed a piece off with a hammer then trimmed the end off with a hacksaw and dressed it on the grinder. Best punch...
It's definately a type 2 bolt and barrel. I won't be firing it till I check the head spacing. I understand the danger involved and appreciate your concern. I'm not in a big hurry. I will either buy/rent the proper gauges and reemer or pay someone to do it. In the mean time I wanted to know how...
Maybe. I don't believe so. It is an anderson barrel and an odin bolt. The head space seems ok. I would still like to check it. It just seems gritty on open and close when the bolt is turning. With no carrier the bolt slides flush and extracts fine. I didnt spend extra on premium parts because...
I have built a 6.5 grendel upper. The problem I'm having is that the bolt seems a little tight in the barrel lugs. The lugs seem to be cut kind of sharp. They have burrs on the edges. What is a good way to remove the burrs? Also hoping I could find someone that could check the headspace.
I've got the same problem with a s&w upper. Try the bullet test at the muzzle. If you insert a bullet at the muzzle it should just go to where the bullet get fat. If it goes almost to the casing the barrel is bored too large(probably .556).