7.62 M1 Garand sticky chamber

[Chuckindenver]

a washer well ruin your headspace...a new barrel is the best fix..rolling the shoulder if done right fixes the issue.

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[boatbod]

a washer well ruin your headspace...a new barrel is the best fix..rolling the shoulder if done right fixes the issue.

Headspace shouldn't change much, since the object is to end up with the barrel indexed in the same position it is now, just with more torque on the threads.
The procedure is described by Peter Laidler (http://photos.imageevent.com/badgerd...ching%20Up.pdf)

Yes, a new barrel would be the simplest solution...