ORIGINAL: outdoorsmen
a round is chambered and the barrel is pushed into the action until the lands come in contacted with the bullet then the barrel nut is tightened.
does remington do that???
I can assure you of one thing. Savage definitely does not do what you are stating here. They do check the head space. But definitely not in the manner you have suggested. And I can assure you that headspace is also something that is checked on a Remington before it leaves the factory. It is called a "Go No Go Headspace Gauge" Tom.