Ben Cartwright SASS
NES Member
I have two #5's I have headspace gauges from Okie gauges, They are the No-Go and the field guage, a bit more foregiving no-go. The bolts close on the no-go but do not close on the field gauge.
I am using mild load, mostly 5744 or Trail Boss with cast bullets. They both shoot fine, don't notice any issues or deforming of cases.
The question I have is about the bolt heads, one gun has a #1 and the other a #3 bolt head, if I wanted to make them "tighter" i.e. pass the no-go would I change out the bolt heads and do you get a higher number or a lower number?
I am using mild load, mostly 5744 or Trail Boss with cast bullets. They both shoot fine, don't notice any issues or deforming of cases.
The question I have is about the bolt heads, one gun has a #1 and the other a #3 bolt head, if I wanted to make them "tighter" i.e. pass the no-go would I change out the bolt heads and do you get a higher number or a lower number?