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Old 12-28-2015, 02:28 PM
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Default 17 remington go gauge

Help, I need to borrow,rent, or buy 17 remington go no go gauges. Thanks Mike.
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Old 12-28-2015, 09:07 PM
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Hope you don't hate suggestions too much, but if you are going to be reloading for this gun you will probably be better off just filling up a piece of brass that has been sized in your dies with epoxy and using that for the go gauge and then putting a thickness of masking tape or two on the case head and using that for a no go. Larry
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Old 12-29-2015, 02:22 AM
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I like the concept, I have the dummy round that I sent to Dave Manson for the reamer. Should I pull that bullet and use the case? It was a new case I neck sized and checked in my Wilson case gauge.
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Old 12-29-2015, 04:49 PM
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I would use a full length sized case that had been fired once, but that is just how I would do it. When I set up my 17 Remington, I also checked to see that a factory round would chamber just as a reality check. Larry
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Old 12-29-2015, 07:09 PM
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I checked a large sample of fired and sized brass and new brass,found only .003 spread, using the Hornady headspace comparator. I had a mini 2 part epoxy on the shelf I filled a fired full length sized case. I ran to the gunsmith with the reamer,dummy round used for the reamer and the new brass go gauge, he said better get your stock ready to go. This rifle had 2000 plus down the tube, never a factory round, and probably never will. The hornady headspace tool is new to me and I know that future reloading will be sized to a better chamber fit. Thanks for the idea and also thanks for sharing your experiences with me and others on this site, I have learned a lot since joining. Mike.
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Old 12-30-2015, 02:54 AM
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Hope it works out, I think you will have a much better fitting chamber/headspace combo this way, mine worked out great and the brass lasted well for me. Larry
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Old 12-30-2015, 12:27 PM
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Larry
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I have cut several chambers and have never had a go or no go gauge.

If it's a factory round like the 17 Remington.

Make sure factory loads fit correct also. Kenny
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Old 12-30-2015, 11:32 PM
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Scotch tape is better than masking tape. Iirc it's .0025 thick which is just what you need to make a go gauge a no-go gauge.
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Old 01-01-2016, 07:15 PM
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I have a little disc of brass shim stock that is .003 thick that I just stick on the case head with some grease. Larry
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Old 02-03-2016, 11:19 AM
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Larry thanks for the help on my first rebarrel. The gunsmith finished the Lilja in stall. I have fired a few rounds, the h414 looks real promising so good that I made up 50 of Kindler' s 29 gr. Unfortunately a few hours later I fell about 8 feet onto concrete floor and broke my pelvis, so load testing on coyote and fox may not happen this winter. Mike.
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