Originally Posted by Marc
I have the lathe(and steady rest). I fit and chambered the barrel and I have the reamer and head space gauges. Oh, I also have a barrel vise and receiver wrench. It will only cost time and I will be tinkering with something anyway.

I'll try a different batch of primers before I do anything. I can use this batch for cast bullet loads where they should be fine. I just wanted to know how much I can take off the bolt face of a push feed Model 70 without creating another problem? Incidentally I also have the Tubb firing pin so I can easily adjust firing pin protrusion if necessary.

Thanks for the answers.


It looks like you have all the stuff there to fix it up real good. Be sure to post some pictures.


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