Barrel shims

[cowboybart]

I'm looking for a source for 03 Springfield barrel shims. I was told that even in the Army's manual they listed a P/N. I need .008" of shim if anybody has a source or a few laying around.

[lyman]

don't shim

read Chuck in Denver's post,


I have rebarreled dozens of them, never needed a shim, and have had to peen the barrel a bit as Chuck mentioned a few times,
easy to do,

8 thou should not be hard to make up by peening

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