RetVet
03-22-2003, 06:56 AM
Here's yet another response I got from them concerning ground bolts. Just passing this on for info. Here's the complete email:
Hi. Here's exactly how we do this:
The Spanish Ministry of the Army Maintenance Manual dated June 3, 1975 authorizes two methods of adjusting the headspace on the CETME rifle. One is to change the rollers on the bolt head and the other is to install a smaller bolt head. To repair or shorten the bolt head the manual lists the required tools as a ceramic file and a hand grinder. To ensure a uniform square surface and maintain closer tolerances, Century uses a Brown & Sharpe No. 2 surface grinder with an auto feed. To ensure that a false reading is not registered, each rifle is head spaced twice. The first time without the cocking handle in the rifle and the second time with the cocking handle installed. Century measures and maintains head space in accordance with the Spanish Ministry of the Army Maintenance Manual at .004 - .014 of an inch.
We do not accept returns on these rifles for bolt head replacement, as for the above listed reasons there is not a safety issue regarding head spacing.
Thank You, CIA
:p
Hi. Here's exactly how we do this:
The Spanish Ministry of the Army Maintenance Manual dated June 3, 1975 authorizes two methods of adjusting the headspace on the CETME rifle. One is to change the rollers on the bolt head and the other is to install a smaller bolt head. To repair or shorten the bolt head the manual lists the required tools as a ceramic file and a hand grinder. To ensure a uniform square surface and maintain closer tolerances, Century uses a Brown & Sharpe No. 2 surface grinder with an auto feed. To ensure that a false reading is not registered, each rifle is head spaced twice. The first time without the cocking handle in the rifle and the second time with the cocking handle installed. Century measures and maintains head space in accordance with the Spanish Ministry of the Army Maintenance Manual at .004 - .014 of an inch.
We do not accept returns on these rifles for bolt head replacement, as for the above listed reasons there is not a safety issue regarding head spacing.
Thank You, CIA
:p