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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 […]

Precision Rifles

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 […]

Rifles

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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Building a custom Howa 1500 in 223AI

Gunsmithing
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Review: Nightforce Competition 15-55×52

Optics
April 19, 2017 0

Changing the rear sight blade on a Smith and Wesson revolver

Gunsmithing
March 21, 2019 0

HK VP9 FAILURE at 93 rounds

Handguns
July 22, 2017 0

Completing an 80% 10/22 Select Fire LLC RAZOR Semiautomatic Receiver

Gunsmithing
July 1, 2013 0
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
300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16" 300 Win Mag?
6.5 Creedmoor- Effect of Barrel Length on Velocity: Cutting up a Creedmoor!
Building a Custom Ruger American Rifle
M24 Sniper Rifle Review
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
Review: Remington 700 SPS Varmint

Custom 1911 Project: Part 4- Machining a chain link front strap

Facebook refuses to Boost corn muffin post for gun blog!

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

Back bore a shotgun


 

 

 

 

 

DVD Review: Tactical Pistol Operator with Paul Howe

June 20, 2011 0

Dewey AR-15/M-16 Field Cleaning Kit

July 15, 2011 0

6 Creedmoor: Review and load development

August 29, 2016 0

HK VP9 FAILURE at 93 rounds

July 22, 2017 0

Iron sight adjustment made easy

July 18, 2014 0

AK Bolton Gas Block Installation

February 9, 2013 0

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

July 14, 2012 0

Brownells Gunsmith Conference and Career Fair

April 21, 2013 0

Filling a Dovetail Sight Notch with a Blank

October 21, 2012 0

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

November 25, 2020 0

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