Need help headspacing Galil

[nightwolf0215]

I need some help headspacing an IMI made Galil 556 barrel on an ORF receiver. Can someone provide some insight on how to do this? I am just basing it on how the barrle looks in my AK, but I dont know if that is sufficient.

[kcstott]

That is far from sufficient. What you need is a set of head space gages. Then you would check it as usual and make adjustments as needed. I believe the headspace on a galil is with the use of a pull through reamer. But I could be wrong.

[nightwolf0215]

Thanks guys. My barrel looks like this:



The extractor cut is a bit out of turn. It looks like I might need a shim for the barrel or something. Wont know until i get some help with the GO/NOGO gauges. About timing the barrel, can you explain a bit more on it Yemff?

[SJgunguy24]

Thanks guys. My barrel looks like this:



The extractor cut is a bit out of turn. It looks like I might need a shim for the barrel or something. Wont know until i get some help with the GO/NOGO gauges. About timing the barrel, can you explain a bit more on it Yemff?

Go to Arizona Response Systems website. Go to "notes" then click "ak notes" and look for the Galil info. You'll need a lathe to make your job as easy as possible. Get some feeler guages along with your headspace guages, shim stock starting at .005", and IIRC you'll need a 20mm crows foot for your torque wrench and something to keep the receiver from moving when applying the torque.

[nightwolf0215]

Anyone around OC has the equipment to help me get the barrel timed and headspaced?

[kcstott]

National city but I'm going to be out of town for a week then busy the next couple of weekends. But labor day week end is wide open.

[Dreaded Claymore]

Quick headspace gauge question. Are headspace gauges specific only to a cartridge, like 5.56x45mm? Or are they specific to a particular weapon, like a Galil chambered in 5.56x45mm?

In other words, if you had gauges that you used to headspace your AR-15, could you use the same gauges to check headspace on your Galil? Or would you need to buy a different set of gauges for your Galil?

[tujungatoes]

They are cartridge specific. The same gauges will work in any firearm the same caliber.

[kcstott]

They are cartridge specific. The same gauges will work in any firearm the same caliber.

And some gages interchange between a few calibers

A 30-06 would handle any .30-06 based chamber like the .25-06, .270 Win, .30-06, 8mm-06, .338-06 and .35 Whelen.

Belted Magnums require one gage for all cartridges.

And a few others interchange as well.

[tujungatoes]

Are you sure about the 6.5x55 swede being on that list?(where's that raised eyebrow smiley?)

[kcstott]

Ya know that's probably a typo from Brownells I have to admit I copied and pasted it being lazy.

The difference between a 6.5mm and an 06 is about .150" on the headspace dimension so yeah a 30-06 gage is incorrect and a typo on brownells part. Good catch I didn't notice it.

[tujungatoes]

If I wasn't a reloader and swedish rifle fanboi I probably wouldn't have batted an eye, but I had to check....yeah not so much.



I can only assume it was a typo that should have been 6.5-06....eh.

[kcstott]

I can only assume it was a typo that should have been 6.5-06....eh.

that's what i'm thinking.

If I would have read all the cartridge listed i would have caught it. 55 is not equal to 63 in anybodies book