buellsfurn
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best case, looking for someone some what local to st marys county with go no go gauge for yugo sks . Or any ideas for purchasing them. Thank you
I don't have them, but Pacific Tool and Gauge makes 7.62x39 gauges.
http://pacifictoolandgauge.com/saam...e-gauges.html?search_query=gauges&results=472
Are you having problems?
Thank you. so it looks like I may want the no go and or field gauge
IIRC, you want the GO and FIELD.
IF it does NOT close on GO - too short headspace so don't shot it.
IF it does close on FIELD - too long headspace so don't shot it.
IF it closes on NO GO, it can still be shot, but the brass is questionable afterwards.
see : https://www.brownells.com/aspx/learn/learndetail.aspx?lid=10388
There should be a thread here from Clandestine on the proper use of gauges. Not sure if he covers 7.62x39...
pm sentHere is my opinion regarding the go/no go gauges that you need. First, a Go gage is always used to set headspace during a build. Yes, it is possible for a rifle to have short headspace but the probability of a mil surp having it is astronomically remote. The No Go gauge is a necessity if you want to insure the best accuracy and brass life out of the rifle. For the SKS, if you want to check to see if it has an eroded chamber , the Field gauge is the one to use.
Out of the hundreds of SKS's I handled and shot over the years, (including my bring back from 'Nam), most of them had chromed chambers and pistons which did not erode. Operationally, the ones that had the most problems, with gas leakage, where those that had the grenade launchers on them.
I think I still have a bag of SKS parts laying around. If you buy it, let me know and I will give it to you.
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