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223 Remington/5.56mm NATO Barrel length versus Velocity- Short Barrels- 6 to 14 inches

November 18, 2015 Bill Marr 0

In 223 Remington/5.56 NATO, velocity versus barrel length: A man, his chop box and his friend’s rifle, we cut the barrel of a factory Remington 700 chambered in 223 Remington back one inch at a time […]

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British SS109 5.56mm Ammunition: Cartridge, Caliber 5.56mm, Ball, L2A2 (United Kingdom)

January 26, 2015 Bill Marr 0

British SS109 5.56mm Ammunition: Cartridge, Caliber 5.56mm, Ball, L2A2 (United Kingdom) Under STANAG 4172 (standardization agreement)5.56x45mm NATO is the standard intermediate cartridge chambering for NATO forces.  SS109 NATO (known as M855 in the United States) […]

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6.5 Creedmoor
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Removing a stuck pull-through cleaning kit

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Making a cleaning rod rack

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Custom 1911 Project: Part 7- machining ball cuts on a 1911 slide

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308 Winchester Load Development Part-2: 175-grain Sierra Matchking, Varget and Reloader 15

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Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
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16.5 Inch 308 Winchester Precision Rifle: Summary of a Short Rifle
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308 Winchester/ 7.62x51mm NATO Short barrel length and velocity- A six inch 308 bolt gun?

308 Winchester 175 Sierra MatchKing and IMR 4064 load development

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

243 Winchester- Effect of barrel length on velocity

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

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Badger Ordnance M16-Style Extractor Installation on a Remington 700

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Cut and Crown a Winchester 94 30-30

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EOTech Integrated Fore-End Light (IFL) Review

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Custom 1911 Project: Part 5- milling the slide for low mount sights

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Remington 870 Police Trade-Ins: Good and Ugly!

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Jewell trigger installation on Winchester 70/FN Special Police

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Custom 1911 Project: Part 2-undercut trigger guard

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Gunsmithing basics: Tapping a blind hole

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AK Bolton Gas Block Installation

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