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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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USMC M40A5 Build- Part 5: Bedding and final assembly

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Easy cosmoline removal

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Howa 1500 barreled action review: Howa 1500 versus Remington 700

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Easy cosmoline removal

Reduced 308 Winchester loads with TRAIL BOSS!

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Smith and Wesson K-Frame revolver barrel removal and installation

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Ruger 10/22 accuracy upgrade: Shortening factory chamber to improve accuracy

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Remington 870 Flexitab system and parts identification

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16″ 6.5 Creedmoor Precision Rifle: Compact accuracy

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Bolton Gas Block Review

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Cerakote firearms finishing: Quick trick to coat screws

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Cut and crown a pistol barrel

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Improved belt sander table (tooling plate)

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Installing a LimbSaver grind-to-fit recoil pad

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Remington 870 Tritium Rifle Sight Installation

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