Headspace guage

[J Bolt 7mm]

I just bought a 35 whelen for my savage 111 .270. I also purchased a barrel wrench. What gauges will i need. Do I need the "GO" and the "NO GO" guages. Also I would be willing to rent the guages from a member. Thanks in advance

[Roskoe]

This cartridge uses the same guages as the 30/06 - should be very easy to find locally. Good luck. Roscoe

[J Bolt 7mm]

Do I need both guages.

Most likey yes you will need both. I believe the savage is easier than most for setting. You can use precise shims also.

[thndrchiken]

Yes you do want both gauges. You'll also need a barrel vise and an action wrench. When I did my 112 to 223 AI, I was surprised how easy it was but be forwarned, hope you have strong arms. A little rosin or powder on the bushings will help for a tight grip. When removing the extractor from the bolt face I put it in a zip lock bag so the detent ball and spring didn't fly away. All in all it's a straight forward process. On a side not I think you'll like the whelen. My 7600 likes 200 gr hornady sst's and btsp's sitting on top of 4064. For larger game I load 225 gr partitions.

[Vapodog]

While I agree that the use of both is a good thing to do I also have chambered dozens of barrels with only the go gage because as a machinist I can easily control the lathe to the go gage within a "thou".

Further, if I'm chambering a gun that is not to be traded I will buy the loading dies first and full length resize a fired case and use that as a go gage because it makes the rifle chamber fit my reloading dies.....this is only for those that don't plan to ever trade the rifle. It's surprising how long brass lasts when this is done.....

Make no mistake about it....the go and no-go gage is the preferred way to go because it insures that the finished product is "per the specs"

[J Bolt 7mm]

Vapodog. The barrel is finished and ready to be installed and the web site said there was not a need for any machining because the barrel was allready matched to any savage 110,111, etc. It only said I would need the guages.

[Roskoe]

Vapodog - I also chamber my own personal guns this way. Particularly the belted magnums. Although the "go" guage for the .300 Win Mag family is .220; mine is set at .218 and has never had a problem.