Hey Guys;
So I FINALLY have a semi auto Browning 1919a4 in 7.62 Nato. I've been to the range just once, and it ran flawlessly with a mix of Portugese Nato and Turkish Nato ammo, 120 rounds fired in total. BUT, it would not fire the Chinese 7.62x51 Ball ammo I have. One of the guys at the range said it was the headspace, which I have set at ZERO plus 1 click. I was hesitant to simply keep increasing headspace one click at a time until it fired the Chinese Ball ammo... I certainly didn't want to get the Chinese running by increasing headspace & then make the 'mistake' of running Nato ammo, without re-headspacing the gun back to ZERO plus 1 click... Excessive headspace is VERY bad! So, I just continued firing the Nato ammo, which worked fine! Keep in mind that I fully intend to take a deer with this firearm, and if I have to, I'll pull the bullet from 7.62 Nato ammo & put a soft point bullet (same weight) in it's place... But I would rather set the gun up for the ammo I will be shooting... So I need this headspace thing clarified...
Now, I have seen a video on youtube where the guy headspaces with an inert cartridge... Could I remove the firing pin from the bolt & headspace with a Chinese cartridge and then safely run the Chinese Ball ammo or 308 soft point? Here is that video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4kQNTcos9A
[youtube]v4kQNTcos9A[/youtube]
And, here is how I headspaced the gun before heading to the range for the first time, again ZERO plus 1 click & it ran no problem on Nato ammo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNZQpX43_OE&feature=related
[youtube]CNZQpX43_OE[/youtube]
Here is a short clip of me shooting it, and yes, the grin tells ya just how fun it was!
[youtube]OVZV3q2xClE[/youtube]
Another question. BELTS!!! When it comes to belts & feeding this puppy, I have some Israeli metal links & have been running 5 rounds at a time. It wasn't a big deal as I was checking for function the first time out & letting some folks at the range try it. BUT, I want to eventually OPEN HER UP & LET THE LEAD FLY!!! So, do I need PRE-1945 cloth belts? Some folks have told me conflicting info on this issue... What say you fine folks? Where might I find some belts that would allow me to legally open 'er up???
Cheers & Thanks in Advance
Jay
So I FINALLY have a semi auto Browning 1919a4 in 7.62 Nato. I've been to the range just once, and it ran flawlessly with a mix of Portugese Nato and Turkish Nato ammo, 120 rounds fired in total. BUT, it would not fire the Chinese 7.62x51 Ball ammo I have. One of the guys at the range said it was the headspace, which I have set at ZERO plus 1 click. I was hesitant to simply keep increasing headspace one click at a time until it fired the Chinese Ball ammo... I certainly didn't want to get the Chinese running by increasing headspace & then make the 'mistake' of running Nato ammo, without re-headspacing the gun back to ZERO plus 1 click... Excessive headspace is VERY bad! So, I just continued firing the Nato ammo, which worked fine! Keep in mind that I fully intend to take a deer with this firearm, and if I have to, I'll pull the bullet from 7.62 Nato ammo & put a soft point bullet (same weight) in it's place... But I would rather set the gun up for the ammo I will be shooting... So I need this headspace thing clarified...
Now, I have seen a video on youtube where the guy headspaces with an inert cartridge... Could I remove the firing pin from the bolt & headspace with a Chinese cartridge and then safely run the Chinese Ball ammo or 308 soft point? Here is that video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4kQNTcos9A
[youtube]v4kQNTcos9A[/youtube]
And, here is how I headspaced the gun before heading to the range for the first time, again ZERO plus 1 click & it ran no problem on Nato ammo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNZQpX43_OE&feature=related
[youtube]CNZQpX43_OE[/youtube]
Here is a short clip of me shooting it, and yes, the grin tells ya just how fun it was!
[youtube]OVZV3q2xClE[/youtube]
Another question. BELTS!!! When it comes to belts & feeding this puppy, I have some Israeli metal links & have been running 5 rounds at a time. It wasn't a big deal as I was checking for function the first time out & letting some folks at the range try it. BUT, I want to eventually OPEN HER UP & LET THE LEAD FLY!!! So, do I need PRE-1945 cloth belts? Some folks have told me conflicting info on this issue... What say you fine folks? Where might I find some belts that would allow me to legally open 'er up???
Cheers & Thanks in Advance
Jay
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