Gunsmithing
Cut and Crown a Winchester 94 30-30
I’m a big fan of short rifles. It doesn’t matter whether it is a bolt, lever or single shot rifle, there is something utterly utilitarian about a short rifle. In this post, I am going […]
Articles by Bill Marr
308 Winchester
IDF Modernized M24 SWS Review
The US Army M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS) has been in service since 1988. In the three and a half decades of use in the US and foreign militaries around the world, it has been […]
308 Winchester
M24 Accuracy with M80 Ball Ammunition?
When I was younger I spent quite a bit of time reading about military sniper rifles. While these rifles would function well with the specialized match ammunition they were designed for, I have always wondered […]
308 Winchester
M24 Sniper Rifle Review
This is my initial review of the M24 Sniper Weapons System (SWS). This post will cover my first impressions and future posts will cover accuracy, load development and upgrades. My remarks in this post aren’t […]
Air rifles
Sig Sauer MCX Virtus PCP Air Rifle Review- Initial Impressions
While this is mostly a firearm blog, I do have some interest in air rifles. While I certainly don’t think they are as “fun” as a traditional firearm, they do serve a purpose in certain […]
Gunsmithing
Replacing a plastic recoil pad on a shotgun
Often old rifles and shotguns have broken and cracked recoil pads and butt plates. In this post, I’m going to replace the plastic recoil plate on a side by side shotgun with a new rubber […]
Gunsmithing
Building a custom 7mm Rem Mag Hunting Rifle-PART 2
This is my second installment of the custom 7mm Rem Mag Hunting Rifle post. As a quick recap, in my first post, Building a custom 7mm Rem Mag Hunting Rifle- Part 1, I gave a […]
Gunsmithing
Building a custom 7mm Rem Mag Hunting Rifle-PART 1
As the bolt action rifle continues to evolve, so do the expectations of what a “normal” rifle might look like. Forty years ago, “hunting rifle” meant a walnut stock with a deep blue finish. Twenty […]
Pistols
Sig Sauer MPX Review
I’ve been sitting on this Sig Sauer MPX K review for a long time- over two years! I first had it at the range in March of 2019. That’s the same March of 2019 that […]
308 Winchester
Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle- PART 3- Cutting the chamber, final assembly and test fire
This is the third and final post of my series on building a custom 308 precision rifle. The first two parts can be found here: Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle- PART 1, Barrel […]