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 […]
Precision Rifles
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
308 Winchester
Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle – PART 2- Barrel preparation and threading
This is the second post in a three-post series about building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle, the first post, can be found here: Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle- PART 1 In part […]
308 Winchester
Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle- PART 1, Barrel removal, action blueprinting
I’ll often have family members with an interest in shooting that want to learn more about it. Rather than letting them shoot one of my oddball guns, I decided to build a precision rifle that […]
Competition
Building a Custom 6GT Rifle
I’ve been in the shooting business since the late 1990s. While there has always been a seemingly continuous rollout of new and better cartridges, it seems like the frequency of introductions has increased in the […]
Precision Rifles
A quick look: Atlas Tactical Action for 338 Lapua
I had a customer bring in an Atlas Tactical Action for 338 Lapua. Since I had the action on hand, I took some pictures of it to share. The Atlas Tactical action is coated in […]