700 bolt face depth?

Otteson says .149". Two of mine run .146" and .147". It really isn't too critical since headspace is set with a pull through reamer anyway.

Jim
 
I wouldn't say so, but I don't know their tolerances. But see my reply on the real cause of "pierced" primers before worrying about the bolt face depth or headspace.

Jim
 
I put the original strong spring back in it,it helped greatly with factory ammo,just 1 pierced.The handloads I had were bad still,every 3 or 4.
 
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Here is a sketch I made while re barreling.
I would not rely on that sketch for anything other than what I was working on that day.


I had a bunch of Rem700 take off barrels lying around, and they all measured differently.
 

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Well,I loaded up 10 rds for the 17 and shot them.None pierced,yay,but one had a black ring around the outer edge of the primer from a little leakage.No big deal.I loaded these with a starting load of Reloder 15.No pierces but all of them were cratered a little.Probably a few thousandths.Should I just be happy and shoot the darn thing,or should I keep looking for problems?
 
I've found they vary. What I like to do, is measure the bolt in front of the locking lugs and set the face depth to match the bolt I'm using for the project.
 
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