Question about headspace for 1905 Ross rifle

[Brian Dick]

Forster or Clymer will make you a custom .074 gauge if you call them up. I used to stock MoD spec gauges from Australia but I can't get them anymore. I'd steer clear of the cheap coin gauges.

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[beastybaconman]

Forster or Clymer will make you a custom .074 gauge if you call them up. I used to stock MoD spec gauges from Australia but I can't get them anymore. I'd steer clear of the cheap coin gauges.

Ok I'll probably give them a call tomorrow, thanks for the help.

[beastybaconman]

One more thing I'm wondering is, what's the procedure for checking the headspace with a straight pull rifle like this? I know on regular bolt actions it's pretty simple, if the bolt handle doesn't go down all the way then it's not fully closed, but if it does then it is full closed. But with a straight pull do I need to check to see if the bolt head is turned a certain amount or something?