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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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Revic Optics PMR 428 Smart Rifle Scope Review

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Do rifle barrel coolers work?

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223 Remington/5.56 NATO, velocity versus barrel length: A man, his chop box and his friend’s rifle

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

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6.5 Creedmoor- Effect of Barrel Length on Velocity: Cutting up a Creedmoor!
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
223 Ackley Improved (223AI) loads and review: A better 223?
M24 Sniper Rifle Review
6 Creedmoor barrel length versus muzzle velocity (31 to 17 inches)
6.5 Creedmoor- Effects of Barrel Length on Velocity 2019
308 Winchester/ 7.62x51mm NATO Short barrel length and velocity- A six inch 308 bolt gun?
300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16" 300 Win Mag?
Stripped screw removal (RMR from pistol)

Building a Custom Remington 700 .308 Tactical Rifle

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Sure Site Target Hangers

Remington 870 ejector spring replacement

Tactical Shotgun Build: Back Boring a Barrel and Lengthening a Forcing Cone to Increase Performance


 

 

 

 

 

TS Customs Quick Adjust Knob for KMW Loggerhead Cheekpiece

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Easy cosmoline removal

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Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle- PART 1, Barrel removal, action blueprinting

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Spuhr Ideal Scope Mount System (ISMS)

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Defensive Shotgun Patterning: Deconstructing the one inch per yard myth

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Blueprinting a Remington 700 Action

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Add a detachable magazine to your Remington 700 by installing Surgeon bottom metal

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Installing Novak sights on a PPK /PPK CLONE

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Customizing the 1911: round butt Officer’s ACP conversion

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Armalite AR-30 muzzle brake installation

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