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Short and Loud: The 16 inch 308 Win Precision Rifle

February 13, 2015 Bill Marr 0

Short barreled 308 precision rifles are nothing new.  Even prior to the introduction of the DARPA XM3, 18.5″ 308s were in use with some forward thinking shooters.  GAP has marketed its popular 18.5″ 308, the […]

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16.5 Inch 308 Winchester Precision Rifle: Summary of a Short Rifle

November 4, 2014 Bill Marr 0

If you’ve been following Super Short Precision Rifles: Is there such thing as a 16.5″ .308 Tactical Bolt Action Rifle? and Short Rifle, Long Range: Testing our 16.5″ 308 Remington 700 out to 635 yards, you’re well aware […]

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Short Rifle, Long Range: Testing our 16.5″ 308 Remington 700 out to 635 yards

November 18, 2013 Bill Marr 0

Performance of our Remington 700 chambered in 308 Winchester that had its 1:10 twist #6 Shilen barrel cut to 16.5″ was impressive with factory ammunition at 100 yards (see “Super Short Precision Rifles: Is there […]

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Super Short Precision Rifles: Is there such thing as a 16.5″ .308 Tactical Bolt Action Rifle?

November 15, 2013 Bill Marr 0

We keep cutting barrels and they keep getting shorter! Life is a series of choices involving some sort of compromise- just like building a rifle.  When configuring a bolt action rifle, many compromises must be […]

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Great rifles that got away: Remington 700 Titanium

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Blueprinting a Remington 700 Action

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308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28" to 16.5")
223 Remington/ 5.56mm NATO barrel length and velocity: 26 inches to 6 inches
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M24 Sniper Rifle Review
223 Ackley Improved (223AI) loads and review: A better 223?
300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16" 300 Win Mag?
308 Winchester/ 7.62x51mm NATO Short barrel length and velocity- A six inch 308 bolt gun?
6 Creedmoor barrel length versus muzzle velocity (31 to 17 inches)
Bedding an HS Precision Stock
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.22 barrel liner installation

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6.5 Grendel Review: 18″ Special Purpose Rifle

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Remington 700 sheared screw removal

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6.5 Creedmoor 123 Sierra MatchKing (SMK) HPBT load development with H4350 and Varget

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Machining a Glock slide for a Trijicon RMR cut

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

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Ruger 10/22 custom barrel work: Cut, crown, thread and fill sight dovetail

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Installing a muzzle brake between centers

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Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle – PART 2- Barrel preparation and threading

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Brownells Gunsmith Conference and Career Fair

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Badger Ordnance M16-Style Extractor Installation on a Remington 700

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