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308 Winchester 175 Sierra MatchKing and IMR 4064 load development

January 11, 2016 Bill Marr 0

308 Winchester load development with the Sierra 175 grain MatchKing (SMK) and IMR 4064 Powder. In this post, I’ll be developing a load for my M40A3 clone.  Built on a customized Remington 700 receiver, the […]

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Building a USMC M40A3: Cloning the Marine Corps Sniper Rifle from 1999-2009

January 4, 2016 Bill Marr 0

In this post Rifleshooter.com will build a clone of the United States Marine Corps M40A3 Sniper Rifle. Replacing the M40A1 in 1999, and used by the Marines until 2009, the M40A3 is characterized by its […]

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Chinese Type 53 Carbine (Mosin) sight removal

Gunsmithing
September 2, 2018 0

6.5 Patriot Combat Cartridge (6.5 PCC) Review

Cartridge Selection
November 21, 2014 0

Review: Ultimatum Precision Deadline

Precision Rifles
August 15, 2018 0

Gunsmithing: replacing a curved steel butt plate with a rubber recoil pad

Gunsmithing
November 25, 2020 0

Remington 870 Receiver Scratch Removal

Gunsmithing
May 25, 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
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
Ruger American Rifle Predator 223 Review
300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16" 300 Win Mag?
16.5 Inch 308 Winchester Precision Rifle: Summary of a Short Rifle
Howa 1500 Review
Remington Model 4, 742, 7400 disassembly notes
Building a 9mm Bolt Action Rifle

Machining front cocking serrations on a Glock slide

DeWalt DW3970 Hacksaw: A great gunsmith’s hacksaw

6 Creedmoor barrel length versus muzzle velocity (31 to 17 inches)

Does primer size matter? 6.5 Creedmoor small v. large rifle primer brass comparisons


 

 

 

 

 

Special Purpose Rifle (SPR) Upper Receiver Build

August 22, 2012 0

Review: Shooting the MAGPUL Hunter 700 Stock

July 11, 2016 0

7.62×39 mm Russian: Effect of barrel length on muzzle velocity

January 13, 2016 0

Remington 870 Police Trade-Ins: Good and Ugly!

May 24, 2015 0

Lone Peak Arms Fuzion- Ti

January 4, 2018 0

1911 Rear Sight Installation (Novak style cut)

March 23, 2013 0

Rifle stock QD stud repair for bipod

September 22, 2019 0

Grizzly 4003G Gunsmith’s lathe chuck issue resolved

March 3, 2015 0

Stripped screw removal (RMR from pistol)

September 15, 2018 0

Worst case scenario: pin and screw removal-EDM machining in gunsmithing

October 2, 2018 0

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