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6.5 Creedmoor

Review: Sig Sauer 6.5 Creedmoor 140 gr. OTM Match Grade Rifle Ammunition

October 23, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Review: Sig Sauer 6.5 Creedmoor 140 gr. OTM Match Grade Rifle Ammunition Not everyone reloads.  This is especially true within the rapidly expanding popularity of the precision rifle market.  The demand for match grade ammunition, […]

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Review: Henry Big Boy All-Weather 357 Magnum/38 Special

October 22, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Henry Big Boy All-Weather 357 Magnum/38 Special Review Henry Repeating Arms has been doing a great job making a wide range of lever-action rifles, right here in the USA.  While this is a current trend, […]

Optics

Schmidt and Bender 5-45×56 PM II High Power Review

October 22, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Schmidt and Bender 5-45×56 PM II High Power Review When I started shooting in the mid-90s the optics weren’t anywhere near as impressive as those we have today. You’d see mostly 3-9X scopes.  Occasionally you’d […]

Reviews

Steyr Scout Rifle Review: Is it the best truck gun ever?

October 17, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Steyr Scout Rifle Review The scout rifle is a concept developed by the late Jeff Cooper.  Envisioned as the ultimate do-anything rifle, the scout rifle has a small, but extremely loyal following (most of whom […]

6.5 Creedmoor

6.5 Creedmoor loads: 6.5 mm 150 gr. Sierra MatchKing (SMK)

October 14, 2017 Bill Marr 0

6.5 Creedmoor loads: 6.5 mm 150 gr. Sierra MatchKing (SMK)- go long! Sierra Bullets sent me some bullets that were so new they had literally just come straight off of the press.  Sworn to secrecy, […]

Precision Rifles

6mm BR Load Development: 107 SMK, 95 TMK, 70 SMK, and 55 BlitzKing

October 9, 2017 Bill Marr 0

The 6mm Benchrest (6mm BR or 6BR) is a nifty cartridge.  The combination of a low recoil impulse and excellent performance at the 600 yard line have earned it a great reputation among the target […]

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 […]

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Mossberg 500: Cut, Crown and Choke Tube Installation

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Iron sight adjustment made easy

Gunsmithing
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338 Lapua Magnum: Barrel Length Versus Muzzle Velocity (30-17 inches)

Barrel length
March 5, 2017 0

Why 308? The case for the 308 Winchester

Cartridge Selection
December 3, 2017 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!
Howa 1500 Review
223 Remington/ 5.56mm NATO barrel length and velocity: 26 inches to 6 inches
Review: Mossberg MVP Patrol 5.56mm NATO (223 Remington) and 7.62 NATO (308 Winchester)
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
Colt M45A1 Review: USMC Pistol Review
Howa 1500 barreled action review: Howa 1500 versus Remington 700
Ruger American Rifle Predator 223 Review
M24 Sniper Rifle Review

AK Bolton Gas Block Installation

Shooting the USMC Pistol Qualification: Combat Pistol Program (CPP)

AKARS Holds Zero- Part 3

Review: Shooting the MAGPUL Hunter 700 Stock


 

 

 

 

 

Remington 870 Police Trade-Ins: Good and Ugly!

May 24, 2015 0

Cutting a recessed rifle crown

July 26, 2013 0

Cerakote Firearm Refinishing

November 3, 2012 0

Knight’s Armament URX 4 forend: Initial thoughts

July 19, 2014 0

Budget precision rifle options? Custom rigs for a mid-range budget

October 3, 2016 0

Building a custom 260 Remington precision rifle

November 14, 2013 0

Grizzly 4003G Gunsmith’s lathe chuck issue resolved

March 3, 2015 0

Rifle stock QD stud repair for bipod

September 22, 2019 0

Brownells Gunsmith Conference and Career Fair

April 21, 2013 0

Countouring a Rifle Barrel Blank

January 25, 2015 0

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