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    Quote Originally Posted by Jakeroub View Post
    I think you’ve got it backwards. Sounds like the barrel may be short chambered and just needs a reaming.
    That's what I had to do to my 1903
    After I lined up the witness marks on the barrel and receiver I ream the chamber until it just closed on a round

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