Hi guys, I’m not exactly a newbie, but thought I’d post here... not sure what I should do. I recently made a trade for a savage 11, took it out, fired one round. The primer blew out of the head and the gas etched the bolt face. So I figured it was the head space. I read some google, and found some tips on setting head space using tape as shims. I ended finding the headspace to be about .007”. I asked the previous owner about it, and he told me he had fired 60 rounds out of it without any issues. Something is obviously not right. What should I do in this scenario? If I take it to a gun smith it’s gonna cost money. No idea how much, but it’s not something I look forward to. I’m sure if I had the tools to do it myself I could, but that’s just more money.
Kinda stumped here. Any help or recommendations would be appreciated!
Al.