"Coin type" Headspace gauge source
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Topic: "Coin type" Headspace gauge source
Posted By: Shamu
Subject: "Coin type" Headspace gauge source
Date Posted: June 09 2022 at 9:36am
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Kinda-sorta. Aussie made 3 gauge HS set for .303 https://www.tectal.at/en/lee-enfield.303-british/25/headspace-gauge-set.303-british/lee-enfield" rel="nofollow - https://www.tectal.at/en/lee-enfield.303-british/25/headspace-gauge-set.303-british/lee-enfield “Headspace Gauge Set (PN 08.103) for
As such a product has not been available for some time and because Lee-Enfield military surplus rifles in the calibre .303 British enjoy a wide popularity we have decided to re-engineer, produce and offer these specific headspace gauges. The TECTAL headspace gauges .303 British / Lee-Enfield are characterized by:
MADE IN AUSTRIA Make sure to check the instruction manuals available in .pdf format as a reference when using the gauges!“ €57.60 * Prices incl. VAT https://www.tectal.at/en/payment/dispatch" rel="nofollow - plus shipping costs ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
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Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: June 09 2022 at 10:40am
| I didn’t see where they give the gauge thicknesses. |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: June 09 2022 at 10:49am
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Its in the downloadable instruction manual: The headspace gauges for .303 British / Lee-Enfield come in three sizes based on published “mil-spec” values*: • GO* – 0.064 inch • NO GO – 0.068 inch • FIELD* – 0.074 inch ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: 303 Hunter
Date Posted: June 09 2022 at 11:11am
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If they good I should get a set. ------------- The Lee Enfield is to the Canadian north what the Winchester repeater was to the American west. Cal Bablitz |
Posted By: FNQ303
Date Posted: June 09 2022 at 11:20am
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Gday all Might be a typo but doesn't that say made in Austria??
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Posted By: FNQ303
Date Posted: June 09 2022 at 11:21am
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Gday all Might be a typo but doesn't that say made in Austria
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: June 09 2022 at 12:15pm
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No, they're Australian made, which was why I said "kinda sorta",
You can order them in the U.S. & they'll eventually arrive but at
least they exist now which was touch & go after "Mr Okie" passed
away. Just rotate them 180 So the little dots are at the top!   ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |