In hind site, it would have been easy to simply leave the bedding out of that tang radius, or place a couple layers of thin tape to the rear of that tang surface before bedding to act as a sizing shim. then remove the tape on final assembly.
Thanks!!
That's a good idea.
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Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.