In my opinion, there aren’t many guns cooler than a short bolt action rifle. I think my fascination started back in the 90s, before the proliferation of precision rifles, with an advertisement in the Shotgun News […]
In the days before the 175 gr. Sierra MatchKing (SMK), the 168 SMK ruled supreme in the 308 Winchester. Back then it was sometimes referred to as a “heavy match” bullet since it was a […]
Sierra .308 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) load development: 308 Winchester and VARGET In Sierra .308 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) REVIEW and load development: 308 Winchester and IMR 4064, we had a first look at […]
Sierra 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) REVIEW and load development: 308 Winchester and IMR 4064 Sierra recently expanded the Tipped MatchKing (TMK) line with the introduction of a 195 grain .308 diameter bullet #7795. […]
The .243 Winchester (.243 Win) is a popular cartridge that is can be loaded with a wide variety of bullets making it a useful varmint and big game cartridge. First chambered in the lever-action Winchester […]
The Savage Axis (originally branded the Savage Edge) is a budget rifle with a strong following. While it is has similarities to the Savage Model 10/110, features of the Axis are geared toward selling the rifle for […]
6.5 Creedmoor 16.5″ barrel load development for the 123 grain Sierra MatchKing (SMK) and 140 grain Sierra MatchKing (SMK) When I rebuilt my Savage 10 FCP-SR into a custom 6.5 Creedmoor, I settled on a […]
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 […]
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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