I am exploring ways to alter the headspacing of my Urutau upper/barrel. The cartridge sits too shallowly in the upper, not flush as the documentation describes. The instructions advise to purchase a new barrel in order to rectify headspacing issues, but I feel that's a little extreme. For context, I purchased a barrel from MAF instead of trying to ECM one. My instinct is to sand down the mounting recess of the upper in order to bring the cartridge flush with the interior wall, but there is already scant material in that area. I'm not sure how necessary the material thickness is. Would it be better to sand down the metal of the barrel instead? I've included a picture of the upper barrel recess. I will say, this area did not print well, and the supports were difficult to remove.

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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

If it's not fully seating into the throat maybe you'd can turn a few tenths of a mm off the barrel face the bolt buttts up too if you know someone with a lathe. That's how I fixed the head spacing on my sudy23 to avoid altering the antique bolt face despite the fact everyone recommends shaving the bolt. I would ask someone with experience building the uratu that's one I haven't considered building yet.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago

    It fully seats into the throat, however the headspace is such that the cartridge is recessed in the receiver instead of flush. Normally, I would just hog some of the receiver material out of the throat, but the documentation cautions against this and suggests to return the barrel. The print quality feels a little iffy to me, and I can't imagine sanding the bit I need is going to compromise the already skinny receiver.

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