I have been doing it just like you show for 40+ years. It amazes me how people think they need to have all this specialty stuff when everyday items work just fine.
A Go-Gauge would be ideal. However, having a No-Go gauge handy would guarantee that you would not have overdone the lapping. If so, then head spacing must be done as well.
Thanks for this excellent explanation and it presents ideas for additional accuracy. I would imagine this is especially true for well broken-in rifles, magnum (hard-hitting) rifles, and for entry level rifles as well. I noticed that you were pointing to the rear lugs. Do you do this to those lugs and the front lugs, or just the rear lugs? On my Savage axis receiver, the locking (seating) lugs are the front ones?
It would take some effort to lap the lugs so far that headspace is affected to the point that it becomes dangerous. If you use aquarium gravel to lap em, then maybe itll affect your HS. :) Lapping anymore isn't much more than a means to verify if you have lug contact on both sides.
@@grouptherapy5983 Ok. Nonetheless, I would refrain myself from going that far. So can you report that doing this has actually improved the accuracy of your rifle? Tnx
it can change the headspace. besides if the bolt is so far off that it needs to be lapped then that's an issue with the manufacture of the part. in my experience it's more about the accuracy and consistency with which you handload your ammunition. paying closer attention to sorting brass by weight and brand, turning case necks, trickle charging powder, using the right bullet for your twist rate, and seating/crimping with good concentricity.
@@sgtstedanko7186 it's not going to change headspace, this is been tested a dozen times. And you can take any factory gun off the shelf and do a bolt contact test on it pretty simply and you'll see 99% will have a contact issue.
