Put together a 260 Rem on a 700 short action with a Model 7 barrel. Headspace was too great, so tried correcting this on this AM on the lathe.
Calculated I needed to turn the barrel about 35 degrees for zero headspace, took it a bit at a time, but went a little too far(maybe 40 degrees) and got to probably minus .001 instead. I can close the bolt, but it is snug and rubs the head of the brass so it is bright a little..
Thinking about lapping the lugs a bit and figure that this will change the headspace enough to get rid of the snugness or I could just run my reamer in to correct things. Only drawback with the reamer is that the chamber is nice and snug as the fired case will hold a bullet with a little light pressure. Figure bullet clearance upon fireing is probably .002" at most.
What are your thoughts