Art Eatman
Staff in Memoriam
"The worst place for the shoulder of the case to be is setting against the shoulder of the chamber when the trigger is pulled."
That's 180 off from everything I've ever read or heard, these last 70 years. Headspace is the gap between the bolt face and the base of the cartridge when the shoulder of case is against the shoulder of the chamber.
I bought my Sako and my Wby MkV in 1971. Both push-feed. Never short-stroked. Killed a bunch of deer, mostly while cross-country walking or else sneaky-snaking. Only targeting has been on my front-porch bench rest for sight-in or load-development.
I've messed around with Springfields, Enfields and 98s. Never saw where CF vs. PF was worth worrying about.
That's 180 off from everything I've ever read or heard, these last 70 years. Headspace is the gap between the bolt face and the base of the cartridge when the shoulder of case is against the shoulder of the chamber.
I bought my Sako and my Wby MkV in 1971. Both push-feed. Never short-stroked. Killed a bunch of deer, mostly while cross-country walking or else sneaky-snaking. Only targeting has been on my front-porch bench rest for sight-in or load-development.
I've messed around with Springfields, Enfields and 98s. Never saw where CF vs. PF was worth worrying about.