So when you index the barrel on the reciever without the bolt in place (sights clocked properly) can you put the bolt in the receiver and close it?
Chris, it depends on how many turns I go in with the receiver.
But, if I turn the receiver over the 85 degrees or so it's short, with the bolt out, the bolt will not quite go in once it's indexed. It's close but I have to back the receiver off a few degrees to get the bolt to close.
What's different about this 110 compared to the 99's I've played with is that the barrel doesn't bottom out on the receiver like a 99 does. It seems to come down, headspace and index, and then lock with the lock ring rather than bottom out on the receiver.