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To: Charles Martel

Thanks. Is there a way to inspect the rifle for “damage?”


52 posted on 09/11/2019 7:18:55 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: dhs12345
Thanks. Is there a way to inspect the rifle for “damage?”

It depends on the design. Overpressure from a too-short chamber usually shows itself by popping primers out, or causing primers to "flatten" against the bolt face. If you've never noticed anything of the sort, you're probably in a safe operating pressure range for your rifle. A gunsmith would probably check the headspace and carefully examine the locking surfaces of the receiver and bolt for flattening and cracks (magnafluxing and such).

61 posted on 09/12/2019 1:33:06 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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