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Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis

May 2, 2016 Bill Marr 0

I’ve been having a blast with my Savage Axis HB.  As reported in Savage Axis HB Review: Sub MOA for sub $300?, the rifle shot sub MOA it’s first five shot group.  No small feat for a […]

Precision Rifles

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 […]

Precision Rifles

Sierra .30 Caliber/7.62MM 175 Grain HPBT Tipped MatchKing (TMK) Load Development and Review: 308 Winchester and Varget

June 28, 2015 Bill Marr 0

The .30 Caliber/7.62MM (.308) 175 Grain HPBT Sierra MatchKing (SMK) is the gold standard for 308 Winchester precision rifle shooters.  In January 2015, Sierra introduced a .30 Caliber/7.62MM (.308) 175 Grain HPBT Tipped MatchKing (TMK) […]

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308 Winchester 175 Sierra MatchKing Ladder Test with Varget and IMR 4064

February 6, 2015 Bill Marr 0

I often utilize traditional methods to develop hand loads for my rifles.  Normally, I’ll load five rounds of a given charge in .3 grain increments for a given powder (some shooters load 3, or 6, for […]

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308 Winchester Load Development Part-2: 175-grain Sierra Matchking, Varget and Reloader 15

December 20, 2014 Bill Marr 0

22″ 308 Winchester Load Development Part-2. This the second trip to the range working up a load for my 308 Winchester.  On the first trip, I shot two, five-shot groups of each load.  While it […]

Precision Rifles

308 Winchester Load Development: 175-grain Sierra Matchking and Varget

December 13, 2014 Bill Marr 0

308 Winchester Load Development I headed to the range to do some load development for my custom Remington 700 chambered in 308 Winchester with a 22″ long barrel (my previous load was a NRA High […]

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308 Winchester load development: Sierra .308 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) REVIEW with IMR 4064

Competition
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Review: Ruger Wrangler Single-Action Revolver, Initial Impressions

Handguns
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Custom Left-Hand Remington 700 in 308 Winchester Precision Rifle

Precision Rifles
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Replacing a plastic recoil pad on a shotgun

Gunsmithing
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Custom Remington 870 Wingmaster Build

Gunsmithing
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223 Remington/ 5.56mm NATO barrel length and velocity: 26 inches to 6 inches
308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28" to 16.5")
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
6.5 Creedmoor- Effect of Barrel Length on Velocity: Cutting up a Creedmoor!
308 Winchester/ 7.62x51mm NATO Short barrel length and velocity- A six inch 308 bolt gun?
USMC M40A5 Build- Part 1: Gathering the Parts
Howa 1500 barreled action review: Howa 1500 versus Remington 700
Ruger American Rifle Predator 223 Review
300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16" 300 Win Mag?
7mm Remington Magnum (7 Rem Mag) Barrel Length Versus Velocity

Installing a bead on a shotgun barrel

Los Angeles Sheriff Department Historical Firearms Training Video

Kel-Tec RDB Survival Review: A Better Bang Stick?

Removing stripped and sheared screws from a rifle


 

 

 

 

 

Cutting a recessed rifle crown

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Building a Custom 6GT Rifle

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HK VP9 Review: A Glock guy shoots the HK

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Custom Mossberg 590 SHOCKWAVE build

August 24, 2017 0

Cut and Crown a Vent Rib Shotgun Barrel

November 3, 2014 0

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

November 25, 2020 0

Pillar bedding a rifle

May 16, 2016 0

Removing a fixed choke from a shotgun barrel and installing a choke tube system

February 19, 2014 0

USMC M40A5 Build- Part 3: Receiver Truing

June 13, 2015 0

Sheared screw removal (drill and back out method)

November 17, 2018 0

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