Chuch -- sorry, the one picture is misleading -- the safety catch is missing. I apologize -- I should have mentioned this when I posted the pictures. I can see that the locking bolt is threaded for the safety catch, so I'm going to order a safety catch from Numrich to correct this problem before I take this one to the range.

I've checked the headspace while I had the bolt disassembled -- it's ok. While were on that subject, the headspace gage I have was made by Forester and is clearly marked "Field" ".303" and ".070". From the reading I've done, I would have expected the field gage to be 0.074 and the no go gage 0.070. Which is correct for the field gage - .070 or .074?

One other question - what is the meaning of the "B" and the "M" marks? Based on Stratton's book, I was guessing that the "M" was for Maltby, but was puzzled by the location. I haven't found the "B" listed in Stratton's book.

Thanks to all for the help.

Jim