Or, does anyone have an 8mm field guage that I could use? Or, know where I can purchase one cheap? Any other suggestions or feedback is welcome. I'm tempted to fire the rifle and just inspect the spent case for damage. I can purchase a field guage in 8mm for about $30, but I'm reluctant to sink more money into this. I also checked with a shop who does machining and found that it would cost at least $125 to correct the headspace issue.Īt this point I am unsure how to proceed. I check with a few other local shops and inquired if they use the field guage to check headspace, and no one does. When I asked the gunsmith if he had used the field guage, he said he was trained that if the bolt closed on the no-go, it is not safe to fire. I had researched enough to know that these old military rifles should be checked with a field guage as well. I took the gun to a local shop that charged me $26 and took 2 days to tell me that the bolt closed on the no-go guage-and my rifle is not safe to fire. ![]() I thought I would have the headspace checked before firing the rifle due to the issues I had read about headspace in these old Turks. I recently aquired a model 1938 Turkish Mauser in a trade from another member.
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