I'm looking to pick up a set of headspace gauges for a 6.5 creedmoor. I saw these ones on Amazon and they look ok. I just need them to verify headspace on a pre fit barrel. Wondering if anyone has experience with them? They say made in Serbia.
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Not sure headspace gauges are an item to cheap out on?
Manson lists a headspace gauge at $40 in their catalog.
Are you going to question if the ones off amazon are right, or be happier ponying up a touch more money to KNOW they are right?
Are you going to question if the ones off amazon are right, or be happier ponying up a touch more money to KNOW they are right?
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Just spend the 40 and buy a name brand go gauge. That is all that is needed. Put a piece of scotch tape on the end to make it a no go.
That is a GREAT idea ... wish I'd thought of the "Tape vs. No-Go" thing. Thanks for the cost-saving tip.
Or just put tape on a piece of brass, even cheaper. First time I changed a barrel on my savage I used a piece of once fired brass and tape. Took it to my gunsmith to verify with gauges. It was just fine using tape.
Thanks all for the advice. I'll probably pass on these since nobody has first hand experience with them.
Hey OP,
I recently acquired some 8mm Mauser headspace gauges from ZPV. The GO gauge will not close on 3 of my Mausers (2 Yugos and a German K98). I bought some Forster gauges and it properly closed with the Forster GO gauge.
Wow good to know. I'm glad I listened to others in this thread and bought a forester go gauge. I used a snip of an aluminum can and stuck it to the back to get a go gauge. It was exactly .004 longer than the go gauge and worked well.
It's worth noting that there are not universally accepted datum lengths for go/no-go gages.
Entirely possible that the Europeans hold much tighter tolerances- I wouldn't write it off as "sub-standard".
Anyone that's used Euro brass (Lapua, Norma) knows they're very close to minimum chamber dimensions, while domestic/US brass is significantly undersized.
Entirely possible that the Europeans hold much tighter tolerances- I wouldn't write it off as "sub-standard".
Anyone that's used Euro brass (Lapua, Norma) knows they're very close to minimum chamber dimensions, while domestic/US brass is significantly undersized.
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