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Homemachining a rifle barrel

machining a rifle barrel

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Turning a sporter contour rifle barrel from a blank

January 25, 2016 Bill Marr 0

Sporter contour rifle barrels have a radius cut by the shank (“E” in the diagram below).  This is different from straight tapered barrels typically encountered on match rifles.  Sporter contours are frequently used on hunting […]

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Refreshing a poorly machined Remington 700 action

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SHOCKING SHOCKWAVES: Rem TAC-14 v. Mossberg 590 SHOCKWAVE review, part 2

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Brownells AR-15 10 Round Magazines

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What’s in your range bag?

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Custom Remington 700 223 Wylde

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308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28" to 16.5")
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
6.5 Creedmoor- Effect of Barrel Length on Velocity: Cutting up a Creedmoor!
Completing an 80% 10/22 Select Fire LLC RAZOR Semiautomatic Receiver
223 Remington/ 5.56mm NATO barrel length and velocity: 26 inches to 6 inches
Howa 1500 Review
Ruger American Rifle Predator 223 Review
6.5 Creedmoor- Effects of Barrel Length on Velocity 2019
Review: Howa MINIACTION 7.62x39
USMC M40A5 Build- Part 1: Gathering the Parts

308 Winchester H4895 Reduced loads, 168 SMK and 150 Pro-Hunter

Building (machining) an AR-15/M16 M4 barrel from a blank

Aimpoint T1 Micro 2MOA Review

1911 Front sight Installation


 

 

 

 

 

Review: Modular Driven Technologies (MDT) LSS Chassis for Savage Model 10

March 7, 2016 0

Cerakote Firearm Refinishing

November 3, 2012 0

300 Winchester Magnum load development: Sierra .308 195 gr. Tipped MatchKing (TMK) REVIEW

November 15, 2016 0

Gunsmithing: replacing a curved steel butt plate with a rubber recoil pad

November 25, 2020 0

Easy cosmoline removal

February 4, 2018 0

Mosin Nagant Bolt Handle Modification

June 28, 2020 0

Building a custom Howa 1500 in 6.5 Creedmoor

November 1, 2017 0

Building a custom 308 Winchester precision rifle: Howa 1500 action & MDT ESS chassis

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Building a custom 7mm Rem Mag Hunting Rifle-PART 1

June 25, 2022 0

Chamber Reamers

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