P14 head space

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I have a Eddystone P14 with a * and a 2 on the receiver. The mismatched bolt that came with the rifle, did not have the * on the handle. I had fired about 50 rds through it with what appears to be no head space issues. I had no extraction issues, the cases had no bulged primers and no discoloration around the case necks. I had stripped the bolt of its internals and extractor. Using my Foster field gauge the bolt closed completely with no resistance. That usually indicates a bad head space. So I bought 2 Eddystone stripped bolts with the * on both of them. Again using my Foster field head space gauge, both stripped bolts closed with no resistance. Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to keep buying bolts until I find one that does not close on the Foster field gauge? Also using a black felt pen I colored the locking lugs on these bolts. I worked each bolt 20 times in the receiver. I see no wear on the black marking on any of the bolts. Next I inserted each bolt and closed the handle down all the way. Two of the bolts had a very slight play when pushing the bolt in the closed position forward and back. The third bolt had no play. Also I have done a search on the internet for a British 303 Milspec field gauge .074. No luck. What is the length of the * left locking lug? Can any one help on any of these issues? Thanks

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