308 Winchester

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]