Quote Originally Posted by garand123 View Post
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I think it would be a good idea to have the head space checked out.

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To be clear 100%, Peter L isnt talking about headspace (but yes it needs checking) he's talking about ensuring both lugs of the bolt are load bearing in the receiver, this is a different check. You can still buy brand new un-issued bolts for $30 odd so I assume this is one of these. Otherwise Peter also mentioned the bolt was spun in the lathe. This means any lathe marks left on the bolt handle left from removing the old serial number will be centric to the centre of the bolt, if they are "opposite" that would suggest an angle grinder or dremel tool used by bob the bodger. In which case it may have other nasties to uncover.