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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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Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) Review (GEN III) 6.5 Creedmoor

Precision Rifles
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Installing Venom’s Antidote muzzle brake & tactical gas block on an AK (Kalashnikov) barrel- cut, crown and thread an AK barrel

Gunsmithing
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Olongapo Outfitters AR-15 30 Round Grab & Go

Reviews
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Shotgun Ghost Ring Sights: Selecting the right sight for you

Reviews
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Factory 6.5 Creedmoor Ammunition Accuracy

6.5 Creedmoor
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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
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?
Building a Custom Ruger American Rifle
Review: Mossberg MVP Patrol 5.56mm NATO (223 Remington) and 7.62 NATO (308 Winchester)
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
Ruger American Rifle Predator 223 Review
M24 Sniper Rifle Review
Review: Remington 700 SPS Varmint

Iron sight adjustment made easy

Shooting the USMC Pistol Qualification: Combat Pistol Program (CPP)

Cerakote’s big fail? USMC returns M45A1 Close Quarters Battle Pistols to Colt

EOTech Integrated Fore-End Light (IFL) Review


 

 

 

 

 

AR15 Rebuild Build: Updating the Musket

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How to stake a 1911 front sight

February 1, 2020 0

Closing screw holes on a shotgun receiver with a TIG welder

June 13, 2013 0

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

November 18, 2013 0

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

July 4, 2012 0

Remington 870 Police Trade-Ins: Good and Ugly!

May 24, 2015 0

Cut and crown a pistol barrel

February 6, 2019 0

Customizing a Remington V3 Shotgun

November 21, 2020 0

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

September 20, 2013 0

Chambering a rifle for an Ackley Improved Cartridge

January 22, 2014 0

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