What's wrong with my Ishapore?

[Chris Sweeney]

RFI headspace specifications are 1.633 GO and 1.642 NO GO.

My gauges are marked 1.630 and 1.634. If the RFI spec is 1. 633 then I am really short!

The bolt will lock up (albeit snugly) on dummy cartridges made with a variety of brass (US, S. African, and German Nato; and Winchester and Federal .308.

I ended up having to replace both the safety catch and the locking bolt in order to fix the first problem. I was surprised to find out how little wear it takes to make these parts bad!