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The Basics, Starting Out
How to tell - semi-auto is in battery?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffpatton00" data-source="post: 1762482" data-attributes="member: 97649"><p>In the reloading forums there's much comment about adjusting headspace until the bolt closes with some slight resistance, to show that there's not excessive headspace. Of course, too much resistance (or failure to close) shows insufficient headspace. These indicators are great for a bolt gun with a bolt handle.</p><p></p><p>I reload for ARs, and I'm curious if there's a corollary for semi-autos. Normally the spring slams the BCG closed, so there's no way to tell how firm or slack the final thousandths of the closing is. If I remove the upper receiver and move the BCG forward with my finger, what indication should I look for to be certain the BCG is fully in battery with the locking lugs?</p><p></p><p>I don't know that I'd need to do this regularly, but after reading lots of suggestions about this for bolt guns, I'm curious if there's a corollary for semi-autos. thx,</p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeffpatton00, post: 1762482, member: 97649"] In the reloading forums there's much comment about adjusting headspace until the bolt closes with some slight resistance, to show that there's not excessive headspace. Of course, too much resistance (or failure to close) shows insufficient headspace. These indicators are great for a bolt gun with a bolt handle. I reload for ARs, and I'm curious if there's a corollary for semi-autos. Normally the spring slams the BCG closed, so there's no way to tell how firm or slack the final thousandths of the closing is. If I remove the upper receiver and move the BCG forward with my finger, what indication should I look for to be certain the BCG is fully in battery with the locking lugs? I don't know that I'd need to do this regularly, but after reading lots of suggestions about this for bolt guns, I'm curious if there's a corollary for semi-autos. thx, Jeff [/QUOTE]
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