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Month: September 2017

Reloading

Reduced 308 Winchester loads with TRAIL BOSS!

September 24, 2017 Bill Marr 0

I’ve been on a reduced-load kick lately.  This is a big change from my earlier (and younger) days of reloading.  No longer trying to get the most speed out of a cartridge, I’ve come to […]

308 Winchester

Shooting groups with tumbling bullets!?!?

September 18, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Sometimes odd things happen at the range.  This is one of those events that happened by accident.  I was working up some reduced-recoil loads with IMR Trail Boss for my 308 Winchester and fired a […]

Gunsmithing

Building a custom Tikka T3/T3X precision rifle

September 17, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Building a custom Tikka T3/T3X precision rifle The Tikka T3 and T3X have developed a strong following in the US rifle market.  Known for its short throw two-lug bolt and crisp trigger, the Tikka offers […]

308 Winchester

308 Winchester H4895 Reduced loads, 168 SMK and 150 Pro-Hunter

September 14, 2017 Bill Marr 0

308 Winchester H4895 Reduced loads, 168 SMK and 150 Pro-Hunter H4895 is the first powder Hodgdon introduced.  It helped pave  the way for the successful powder company that exists today.  Often thought of as an […]

Shotguns

Remington 870 v Mossberg 500 v Mossberg 590: Comparative design notes

September 10, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Remington 870 v Mossberg 500 v Mossberg 590: Comparative design notes There are few things more American than the 12-gauge pump-action shotgun.  As iconic as George Washington or apple pie; the “12 gauge pump” is […]

Reloading

Remington 700 with McGowen pre-fit barrel at 200 yards

September 4, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Here is a quick update on the McGowen pre-fit barrel project.  To recap, in Installing a pre-fit barrel on a Remington 700, I installed a pre-fit McGowen 1:10″ twist, 25″ long #7 barrel on an old 700. […]

Accessories

TS Customs Quick Adjust Knob for KMW Loggerhead Cheekpiece

September 2, 2017 Bill Marr 0

TS Customs Quick Adjust Knob for KMW Loggerhead Cheekpiece You’ll find KMW’s Loggerhead Cheekpiece on a wide variety of high end custom stocks including Manners, Konohawk, and Foundation.  The Loggerhead locking screw applies positive clamping pressure […]

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Why 308? The case for the 308 Winchester

Cartridge Selection
December 3, 2017 0

6.5 Creedmoor load development: Semi-automatic gas gun, 130 and 107 TMK

6.5 Creedmoor
February 11, 2018 0

Tuffy Security Products Heavy Duty Truck Bed Security Drawer Review

Reviews
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6.5 Creedmoor 123 Sierra MatchKing (SMK) HPBT load development with H4350 and Varget

6.5 Creedmoor
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Make an old Remington 870 better than new: Wilson Combat’s Remington 870 Steal

Reviews
July 19, 2015 0
308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28" to 16.5")
6.5 Creedmoor- Effect of Barrel Length on Velocity: Cutting up a Creedmoor!
223 Remington/ 5.56mm NATO barrel length and velocity: 26 inches to 6 inches
223 Ackley Improved (223AI) loads and review: A better 223?
Ruger American Rifle Predator 223 Review
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16" 300 Win Mag?
Review: Mossberg MVP Patrol 5.56mm NATO (223 Remington) and 7.62 NATO (308 Winchester)
6 Creedmoor barrel length versus muzzle velocity (31 to 17 inches)
Colt M45A1 Review: USMC Pistol Review

Removing a fixed choke from a shotgun barrel and installing a choke tube system

Installing Novak’s sights on a Colt 380 Government (Mustang)

Removing stripped and sheared screws from a rifle

6.5 Grendel Howa MINIACTION MDT LSS Chassis Gun: The little Grendel that could


 

 

 

 

 

TRACT TORIC 4-20X50 UHD 30mm Rifle Scope Review

May 21, 2018 0

Oryx Chassis Review

June 23, 2019 0

BEEZ Combat System Short Barrel Scabbard: A better way to carry your TAC-14/Shockwave

November 24, 2017 0

Review: Maxim Defense CQB Stock

June 28, 2017 0

Modular Driven Technologies (MDT) Elite Sniper System (ESS) chassis review

January 16, 2017 0

AR15 Rebuild Build: Updating the Musket

September 12, 2011 0

Building a Custom 6.5 Creedmoor Precision Rifle

July 4, 2015 0

Customizing the 1911: machining a golf ball front strap

October 11, 2016 0

McMillan’s stock making and gunsmithing videos

February 12, 2015 0

Closing screw holes on a shotgun receiver with a TIG welder

June 13, 2013 0

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