catfish
Plastic
- Joined
- Nov 15, 2002
- Location
- Gilroy, CA
I am chambering a barrel for a Rem 700. The bolt is .695" diam. and the factory barrel counter-bore diam is .716". Hinnant's book suggests a barrel counter-bore diam. of no more than .005" greater than the bolt diam. Daryl Holland suggests .010".
My question is this. If the premise is safety, I would think Remington's tolerance would have to be O.K. taking into consideration the litigious times we live in.
How could the counter-bore diameter affect accuracy when the chamber itself and headspace determines cartridge position and placement ?
So what would one gain from the smaller diameter counter-bore diameter over factory specs or conversely, what would you lose with the larger diameter.
Thanks for any/all input.
Ed
Gilroy, CA
My question is this. If the premise is safety, I would think Remington's tolerance would have to be O.K. taking into consideration the litigious times we live in.
How could the counter-bore diameter affect accuracy when the chamber itself and headspace determines cartridge position and placement ?
So what would one gain from the smaller diameter counter-bore diameter over factory specs or conversely, what would you lose with the larger diameter.
Thanks for any/all input.
Ed
Gilroy, CA