Headspace for Remington 700 .308Win

[RINGMAN]

I am considering to buy a Remington 700 cal' .308win. The seller say it is almost new.(10 shots).

I checked the headspace with Forster( .308-7.62NATO) NO-GO gauge, and the bolt closed with no problem.

Is it an issue? The guage is good.

[The Gun Pimp]

Not if YOU are going to hand-load for it. You just won't need to bump your brass back quite as much. Even if you shoot factory ammo, it won't be a problem - new brass will simply blow-out to fill the chamber.

 

The only problem you will encounter is if you re-size your brass more than you need to - then you will stretch it on firing, then bump back, then stretch it etc etc - the result will eventually be head-separation of the brass.

[RINGMAN]

Thank you for the answer.

Here it is forbiden to reload.The only ammo is I.M.I. 168 grain, factory made.

Do you think it will damage the accuracy?

[RINGMAN]

Does Remington make headspace loose a little bit for all purpose guns?

[Andrew]

Can you shoot it before buying it? It would seem a simple answer to your question.~Andrew

[bradders]

Does Remington make headspace loose a little bit for all purpose guns?

Not all headspace gauges are the same. I wouldn't worry about it

[RINGMAN]

Can you shoot it before buying it? It would seem a simple answer to your question.~Andrew

I wish I could,anyway I will try.

Thank you all and happy new year!

[The Gun Pimp]

Thank you for the answer.

Here it is forbiden to reload.The only ammo is I.M.I. 168 grain, factory made.

Do you think it will damage the accuracy?

No it won't - just shoot it and enjoy the rifle.

[Ronin]

You wouldn't believe some of the factory (and some custom builders guns) ,,,,,how slack they can be