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To head space a rifle is to set up the head space clearance , not to check it . Go and no go gauges are meant to be used to set up the head space . How many barrels have you shanked , cut threads and...

I asked how you headspace the bolt AFTER the barrel is installed , like you said .

With about 80 years of stock shrinkage the old marks will not matter any more . If you do not get them tight you can crack a stock with recoil . Just look at all the tang cracked Mausers out there...

As tight as you can get them with a good fitting screw driver by hand . Get both screws in and just touching . bang the gun down on the buttplate muzzle up a few times . Tighten the forward screw...