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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: snowshoes22 on November 26, 2012, 08:13:49 AM

Title: Go no go gauges
Post by: snowshoes22 on November 26, 2012, 08:13:49 AM: Can i buy a set of these or do they all come seperate. All i can find is singles. Looking for 6.5-284 gauges.
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on November 26, 2012, 08:26:24 AM: I have never seen a full set of cartridge go-no/go guages offered from any manufacture. And wow! That would be a spendy set!

-Steve
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: high country on November 26, 2012, 08:35:38 AM: Just buy what you need. You can go with a go and a piece of tape for the no go if you don't ham fist it. Manson, ptg, jgs, clymer.....they will hook you up. Do realize that a parent case gauge can cover many of its descendants.
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Post by: snowshoes22 on November 26, 2012, 08:45:04 AM: Right all the 6.5-284 gauges i've found are for the 284
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Post by: DoubleJ on November 26, 2012, 08:45:56 AM: Do you have a fired shell? That's what I use and it seems to work fine
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Post by: snowshoes22 on November 26, 2012, 08:47:42 AM: No my barrel will be here friday. My brass and dies are not here yet either.
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: DoubleJ on November 26, 2012, 08:50:53 AM: Might ask around on the forum if someone can mail one to you. Saved me a bunch of money. I have 3 in each caliber I need labled and put away for when I do barrel swaps.
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: snowshoes22 on November 26, 2012, 08:53:23 AM: My step dad is doing a build with the same cartridge so we were going in halves for the tooling.
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: high country on November 26, 2012, 08:53:28 AM: I would not consider using a spent case as a gauge. You need a baseline. What if your original chamber was headspaced fat then you come up tight on your new barrel, which is tighter chambered......BAM, now your headspace is fatter yet. This is a dangerous practice, something savage type home gunsmiths use (no offense intended) and not a good practice to publicize.
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: DoubleJ on November 26, 2012, 08:54:28 AM: Just saying it's always worked for me and my Savage :chuckle:
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: snowshoes22 on November 26, 2012, 08:56:56 AM: I want the right tools on hand just would be easier in a bundle.
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: high country on November 26, 2012, 08:57:35 AM: Quote from: DoubleJ on November 26, 2012, 08:54:28 AM
Just saying it's always worked for me and my Savage :chuckle:

Not saying it won't work, just that it's a dangerous practice to use a completely variable soft metal case as a gauge.
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: high country on November 26, 2012, 09:00:05 AM: Call one of the Daves....Manson or Kiff they will set you up. Ask for a catalog too, they each have heaps of specialized tooling that you can spend your millions on.
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: brokenvet on November 26, 2012, 09:50:47 AM: Quote from: DoubleJ on November 26, 2012, 08:45:56 AM
Do you have a fired shell? That's what I use and it seems to work fine

Nooooooo! NOT with a fired case a rezised case yes.

You find gauges at Midway, Brownell's
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: toothfangclaw on November 26, 2012, 10:06:28 AM: What's a go-no/go gauge?
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: high country on November 26, 2012, 10:13:34 AM: Quote from: toothfangclaw on November 26, 2012, 10:06:28 AM
What's a go-no/go gauge?

The correct tools for properly setting and measuring the headspace of a barrel when installing it on an action.
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Post by: toothfangclaw on November 26, 2012, 10:22:29 AM: Gotcha, thanks!
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: AWS on November 26, 2012, 04:12:21 PM: You can rent them at the same place you rent reamers.
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: snowshoes22 on November 26, 2012, 06:54:44 PM: might look into the renting
Title: Re: Go no go gauges
Post by: NW-GSP on November 26, 2012, 07:01:05 PM: Quote from: toothfangclaw on November 26, 2012, 10:06:28 AM
What's a go-no/go gauge?
:dunno: