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308 Winchester/ 7.62x51mm NATO Short barrel length and velocity- A six inch 308 bolt gun?

February 1, 2016 Bill Marr 0

I woke up early that morning.  It was only a few days after a historic blizzard passed through my state.  Stir crazy, I couldn’t wait to get outside.  The chill from my snow covered feet […]

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Building a USMC M40A3: Cloning the Marine Corps Sniper Rifle from 1999-2009

January 4, 2016 Bill Marr 0

In this post Rifleshooter.com will build a clone of the United States Marine Corps M40A3 Sniper Rifle. Replacing the M40A1 in 1999, and used by the Marines until 2009, the M40A3 is characterized by its […]

Precision Rifles

Custom Left-Hand Remington 700 in 308 Winchester Precision Rifle

August 3, 2015 Bill Marr 0

This is a custom Remington 700 precision rifle I built with my friend.  It is a collection of old and new parts. New parts purchased were a Remington 700 Left-Hand short action receiver with .308 bolt […]

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Creedmoor Ammunition Review: 308 Winchester 175 Grain Scenar

July 10, 2015 Bill Marr 0

Creedmoor Sports, located in Anniston, Alabama, is a company well known in the high power rifle competition circuit.  Recently, they began producing their own line of ammunition.  While there are plenty of companies offering loaded […]

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) […]

Precision Rifles

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 […]

Barrel length

308 Winchester Barrel Length and Velocity: Winchester 147 grain FMJ

January 24, 2015 Bill Marr 0

Introduction I cut back a 28″ barrel 308 Winchester one inch at a time, to 16.5″, and recorded velocity data for four different cartridges.  The data was summarized in 308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length […]

Barrel length

7.62x51mm NATO (308 Win) Barrel Length and Velocity: IMI Samson 150 grain FMJ

January 24, 2015 Bill Marr 0

Introduction I cut back a 28″ barrel 308 Winchester one inch at a time, to 16.5″, and recorded velocity data for four different cartridges.  The data was summarized in 308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length […]

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308 Winchester Barrel Length and Velocity: Federal 168 grain Gold Medal BTHP

January 24, 2015 Bill Marr 0

Introduction I cut back a 28″ barrel 308 Winchester one inch at a time, to 16.5″, and recorded velocity data for four different cartridges.  The data was summarized in 308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length […]

Barrel length

308 Winchester Barrel Length and Velocity: Winchester Super X 180 grain Power-Point

January 24, 2015 Bill Marr 0

Introduction I cut back a 28″ barrel 308 Winchester one inch at a time, to 16.5″, and recorded velocity data for four different cartridges.  The data was summarized in 308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length […]

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

Precision Rifles
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Modular Driven Technologies (MDT) HS3 Chassis Review: Initial Thoughts

Precision Rifles
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Konohawk stock review

Precision Rifles
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Customizing a Savage B.Mag Target Rifle

Gunsmithing
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Daewoo K2, DR-200/DR-300 barrel removal

Gunsmithing
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308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28" to 16.5")
6.5 Creedmoor- Effect of Barrel Length on Velocity: Cutting up a Creedmoor!
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?
308 Winchester/ 7.62x51mm NATO Short barrel length and velocity- A six inch 308 bolt gun?
223 Ackley Improved (223AI) loads and review: A better 223?
M24 Sniper Rifle Review
Building a 9mm Bolt Action Rifle
7.62x39 mm Russian: Effect of barrel length on muzzle velocity
6.5 Creedmoor- Effects of Barrel Length on Velocity 2019

Review: Grayboe Renegade stock

1911 Front sight Installation

Iron sight adjustment made easy

Savage B22 Precision Rimfire Rifle Review


 

 

 

 

 

Remington M24 Trigger

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7.62x51mm NATO (308 Win) Barrel Length and Velocity: IMI Samson 150 grain FMJ

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Review: Lithgow Arms LA102 Crossover Centerfire rifle

August 2, 2017 0

6.5 Creedmoor load development: Sierra 107 TMK and Varget

February 10, 2018 0

Parabellum Armaments AKARS Holds its Zero

September 17, 2012 0

Cerakote firearms finishing: Quick trick to coat screws

November 14, 2013 0

Remington 700 Rebuild: Transforming a Factory 700 AAC Rifle to a Custom Precision Rifle

November 29, 2013 0

Custom Tikka T3 6.5 PRC build

June 10, 2018 0

Removing a stuck pull-through cleaning kit

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Remington Model 4, 742, 7400 disassembly notes

December 15, 2019 0

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