M1903 Build project (shooting results now up!)

[Chuckindenver]

the front sight that attached on it in the picture, looks to be a Remington 788 Front sight..check your headspace, that bolt has a little set back.

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[Claven2]

the front sight that attached on it in the picture, looks to be a Remington 788 Front sight..check your headspace, that bolt has a little set back.

I think you may be right. If the bore were ok (it's not - bulged and ringed) and if I could get it off, I would. It's silver-soldered on though and the clown who drileld the retaining screw drilled into the bore.

Bbl is a write-off, but I have a new-in-wrap replacement A3 bbl I can convert if necessary. I also might have a line on a decent original 03 bbl.

The visible setback on the bolt does not appear to be on the bearing part of the lugs, but rather the area that hits against the bolt stop/cutoff. The cutoff is glass-hard, so the bolt peened first. Either way, it should not be much of an issue because if I re-barrel with a new tube, I have to ream the chamber to final dimension anyhow.