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Reloading the 7.62×39 mm Russian: Load development with 125 and 150 gr. bullets

April 17, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Reloading the 7.62×39 mm Russian: Load development with 125 and 150 gr. bullets Arguing online about 1911s versus Glocks,  ARs versus AKs and 5.56×45 NATO versus 7.62×39 Russian cartridges is about American as apple pie. […]

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Forster CO-AX reloading press: REVIEW- Is it the best press for precision rifle?

March 12, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Forster Co-Ax reloading press review I’ve been loading ammunition since I was a teenager in the early-90s.  My first press was a Dillon 650 and that is what I learned to load pistol cartridges on. […]

Reloading

Cleaning brass- stainless steel media, dry media or ultrasonic cleaners?

February 13, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Loading your own ammunition is an important, if not necessary step in your path to becoming a master shooter. Like many shooters, I started reloading handgun ammunition before rifle ammo.  I mostly reloaded brass scavenged […]

6.5 Creedmoor

Sierra Bullets releases 6.5 Creedmoor reloading data

January 9, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Sierra Bullets has just released 6.5 Creedmoor data!  Follow this link.  

Bullet Selection

Short barrel 16.5 inch 308 Winchester load development

January 8, 2017 Bill Marr 0

In my opinion, there aren’t many guns cooler than a short bolt action rifle.  I think my fascination started back in the 90s, before the proliferation of precision rifles, with an advertisement in the Shotgun News […]

6 Creedmoor

Sierra 6mm 110 SMK, 6 Creedmoor and 6×47 Lapua: initial impressions/load development

December 18, 2016 Bill Marr 0

Game changer?  Sierra’s new 6mm 110 grain MatchKing #1575 When Sierra Bullets introduced the new 6mm (.243″) 110 grain MatchKing (SMK) a few weeks ago the 6mm shooting community was excited.  With an advertised G1 […]

Bullet Selection

308 Winchester load development: Sierra 168 gr. MatchKing with IMR 4064 and VARGET

December 6, 2016 Bill Marr 0

In the days before the 175 gr. Sierra MatchKing (SMK), the 168 SMK ruled supreme in the 308 Winchester.  Back then it was  sometimes referred to as a “heavy match” bullet since it was a […]

Bullet Selection

308 Winchester load development: Sierra .308 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) and VARGET

November 21, 2016 Bill Marr 0

Sierra .308 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) load development: 308 Winchester and VARGET In Sierra .308 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) REVIEW and load development: 308 Winchester and IMR 4064, we had a first look at […]

Cartridge Selection

300 Winchester Magnum load development: Sierra .308 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) REVIEW

November 15, 2016 Bill Marr 0

When I found out Sierra was introducing .308″ diameter 195 grain Tipped MatchKings (TMK) I was thrilled to get my hands on some.  The weight was an interesting choice, heavy for a 308 Winchester (Win) […]

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308 Winchester load development: Sierra .308 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) REVIEW with IMR 4064

November 14, 2016 Bill Marr 0

Sierra 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) REVIEW and load development: 308 Winchester and IMR 4064 Sierra recently expanded the Tipped MatchKing (TMK) line with the introduction of a 195 grain .308 diameter bullet #7795.   […]

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November 10, 2015 0

Re-chambering a barrel: 243 Winchester to 6×47 Lapua

Gunsmithing
September 14, 2014 0

CTK Precision P3 Ultimate Gun Vise Review

Accessories
November 2, 2012 0

Eliminate milling machine backlash: Splitting a Bridgeport feed screw nut

Tools
March 7, 2015 0

223 Ackley Improved (223AI) loads and review: A better 223?

Bullet Selection
November 28, 2016 0
223 Remington/ 5.56mm NATO barrel length and velocity: 26 inches to 6 inches
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!
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)
Building a Custom Ruger American Rifle
Ruger American Rifle Predator 223 Review
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
Review: Howa MINIACTION 7.62x39
M24 Sniper Rifle Review

Understanding shotgun back bore

Rogers Single Point M4 Rifle Harness Review

308 Winchester/ 7.62x51mm NATO Short barrel length and velocity- A six inch 308 bolt gun?

Review: JTAC Thunder Chassis


 

 

 

 

 

A look at how rifle barrels speed up: Measuring the increase of muzzle velocity in new barrels

July 31, 2017 0

Building a custom Howa 1500 in 223AI

May 12, 2018 0

Building (machining) an AR-15/M16 M4 barrel from a blank

May 13, 2014 0

What’s in your range bag?

April 7, 2018 0

Truing The Bolt On A Remington 700

November 3, 2013 0

Building a Custom Bolt Action .223 Rifle with a Blackheart International Action

July 2, 2013 0

Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle- PART 3- Cutting the chamber, final assembly and test fire

April 29, 2022 0

Building (machining) an AR-15/M16 M4 barrel from a blank

May 13, 2014 0

Scattergun Technologies Track-Lock II Ghost Ring Sight Installation on a Remington 870 Police Magnum

July 14, 2012 0

Building a custom Savage Model 10 in 6.5 Creedmoor

March 21, 2016 0

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