How well does your shims work

[ONE HOLE 4570]

Have a barrel that needs to be shimmed. cut a piece of .002 feeler gauge off & put on hinge, barrel then locked up tight.

For those of you who have done this how well has it worked for you & how long has it lasted & what material did you use.
I'm looking at the feeler gague material

Doing this on a barrel I am reaming to 225 winchester Never had one that did not fit one of my frames.

Iquiring minds like to know

[270Handiman]

Well, you and I are in the same boat.  I cut a shim from a piece of coke can the other night to verify that my new 223 barrel needed to be shimmed.  It does, and now I have to make a permanent one.  I am going to use the feeler gauge also.  I'll post some pictures as I go to show what I'm doing.  Let me know what kind of progress your making on yours.

270

[ONE HOLE 4570]

Probably doing this in the wrong order but I will get it reamed 1st Then shim & shoot. Gunsmith has a slow time & hopefully a short TAT. If it dosent shoot then I'm out a little cash or just work on it until it does. Or should I wait & shoot it first as a 223 with a temperary shim, it will be a few weeks until I can get out to the range