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Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle – PART 2- Barrel preparation and threading

February 16, 2022 Bill Marr 0

This is the second post in a three-post series about building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle, the first post, can be found here: Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle- PART 1 In part […]

Barrel length and velocity

6.5 Creedmoor Barrel Speed: Can shorter barrels shoot faster?

November 25, 2019 Bill Marr 0

Barrel Speed: 6.5 Creedmoor Bartlein vs. Factory barrel muzzle velocities In addition to gunsmithing and reloading content, rifleshooter.com is well known for the barrel length vs muzzle velocity experiments. Over the years I’ve tested all […]

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6.5 Creedmoor- Effects of Barrel Length on Velocity 2019

March 10, 2019 Bill Marr 0

“We do it right because we do it twice!” Greg Wagner, Wildlife Photographer Background The 6.5 Creedmoor has become one of the most popular center-fire cartridges in the precision rifle world. Not only does the […]

6.5 Creedmoor

6.5 Creedmoor Load Development: Short barrel (16.5″) suppressed and non-suppressed load development, 147 ELD and H4350

December 2, 2018 Bill Marr 0

I’ve written quite a bit about short barrelled precision rifles.  On this blog, I’ve built a variety of 308 Winchester, 223 Remington, 243 Winchester, 338 Lapua and 6.5 Creedmoor rifles with barrels in the 16-17 […]

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Ruger Precision Rifle Suppressed Load Development: Hornady 147 ELD-Match and H4350 with THUNDER CHICKEN

October 4, 2018 Bill Marr 0

Ruger Precision Rifle Suppressed Load Development: Hornady 147 ELD-Match and H4350 Suppressors are here to stay.  What was once a novelty in the precision rifle world has grown increasingly common.  You’d be hard pressed to […]

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Reloading for the Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) 6.5 Creedmoor

September 30, 2018 Bill Marr 0

Reloading for the Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) 6.5 Creedmoor Not only does the Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) introduce many shooters to long range shooting, it also introduces a lot of the same folks to reloading.  […]

Precision Rifles

Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) Review (GEN III) 6.5 Creedmoor

September 23, 2018 Bill Marr 0

Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) Review (GEN III) 6.5 Creedmoor Ruger deserves a lot of praise for the Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR).  Introduced in 2015 the RPR was the first purpose-built chassis-style precision rifle available from a […]

Precision Rifles

Starline 6.5 Creedmoor SMALL RIFLE PRIMER Brass Endurance Testing- firing the same cases 12 times

August 12, 2018 Bill Marr 0

This is my second “brass endurance testing” post.  Part 1, Starline 6.5 Creedmoor Brass Endurance Testing- firing the same cases 15 times, gave an overview of how and why I conducted the test.  I suggest reading […]

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6.5 Creedmoor load development: Hornady 147 ELD with H4350 and H4831SC

July 27, 2018 Bill Marr 0

6.5 Creedmoor load development: Hornady 147 ELD with H4350 and H4831SC Hornady bullets are popular with the 6.5 Creedmoor crowd.  While I’ve mostly been shooting Sierra, a few readers have asked about the Hornady.  I […]

Precision Rifles

Starline 6.5 Creedmoor Brass Endurance Testing- firing the same cases 15 times

July 16, 2018 Bill Marr 0

It is an expensive sport Let’s face it, shooting precision rifles is an expensive sport.  The cost of a rifle, optics and ancillary equipment adds up quickly- and that’s well before you fire any rounds […]

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AK Bolton Gas Block Installation

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Remington 870 Receiver Scratch Removal

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