Gunsmithing

Custom Remington TAC-14 Build

November 14, 2017 Bill Marr 0

It is no secret that I am completely enamored with my Remington TAC-14 and Mossberg 590 SHOCKWAVE.  You wouldn’t think a guy who writes a blog called rifleshooter.com and devotes hundreds of hours a year […]

Gunsmithing

Howa 1500 barrel removal

November 13, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Howa 1500 barrel removal I’ve been asked by quite a few different shooters if Howa factory barrels are difficult to remove- the short answer is, no, they aren’t.  You don’t even need specialized equipment to […]

Gunsmithing

Building a Custom Ruger American Rifle

November 12, 2017 Bill Marr 0

When I reviewed the Ruger American Rifle, I mentioned that it was a “mixed bag” firearm that had “good bones”.  The good bones are the 3-lug action with reasonable bolt lift in a rifle that […]

Editorial

My MagnetoSpeed V3 BROKE!!!

November 11, 2017 Bill Marr 0

I’ve been using a MagnetoSpeed V3 barrel mounted ballistic chronograph a few times a week for the past few years (I started with the V1 back on December 2013)!  Thousands and thousands of reliably measured […]

6.5 Creedmoor

Building a custom Howa 1500 in 6.5 Creedmoor

November 1, 2017 Bill Marr 0

The Howa 1500 action offers a lot of potential for the precision rifle shooter.  While appearing externally similar to the Remington 700, further inspection finds many differences including a flat bottom receiver, M16 type extractor […]