Domino
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I took out my dad's Hakim today and ran into problems. More powerfull ammunition would tend to expand greatly in the chamber and cause extraction failures, which leads my dad to believe that it is a headspace problem. He believes that the use of old surplus 8mm that fired fine and functioned when he first got the Hakim was the culprit. He noticed that firing the same ammunition in a mauser would nearly make it inoperable due to the high pressures, and he thinks that ammunition might have damaged the Hakim after about 200 rounds or so. My question is how can I check the headspace and what kind of gauge do I need? Do these symptoms point to a headspace problem or something else, and how can I fix it? This was my first time shooting the gun and I actually really liked it. It is powerful, extremely loud, and quite accurate (some groups were under 1" at 80 yards) so I would like to make it a good shooter. Any advice would most certainly be appreciated.