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6.5 Creedmoor

Review: Sig Sauer 6.5 Creedmoor 140 gr. OTM Match Grade Rifle Ammunition

October 23, 2017 Bill Marr 0

Review: Sig Sauer 6.5 Creedmoor 140 gr. OTM Match Grade Rifle Ammunition Not everyone reloads.  This is especially true within the rapidly expanding popularity of the precision rifle market.  The demand for match grade ammunition, […]

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Short barrel 16.5 inch 308 Winchester load development

January 8, 2017 Bill Marr 0

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 […]

6 Creedmoor

Sierra 6mm 110 SMK, 6 Creedmoor and 6×47 Lapua: initial impressions/load development

December 18, 2016 Bill Marr 0

Game changer?  Sierra’s new 6mm 110 grain MatchKing #1575 When Sierra Bullets introduced the new 6mm (.243″) 110 grain MatchKing (SMK) a few weeks ago the 6mm shooting community was excited.  With an advertised G1 […]

Bullet Selection

308 Winchester load development: Sierra 168 gr. MatchKing with IMR 4064 and VARGET

December 6, 2016 Bill Marr 0

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 […]

6.5 Creedmoor

6.5 Creedmoor load development: 142 grain Sierra MatchKing with Reloader 17 and W760

October 5, 2015 Bill Marr 0

6.5 Creedmoor load development: 142 grain Sierra MatchKing with Reloader 17 and W760 The Sierra 142 grain MatchKing is a popular bullet for 6,5mm shooters.  According to Sierra, the 142 grain SMK has a sectional […]

6.5 Creedmoor

6.5 Creedmoor reloading: Effects of cartridge overall length (OAL) on 142 gr Sierra MatchKing

September 7, 2015 Bill Marr 0

I’ve had great luck with the 142 grain Sierra MatchKing (SMK) in my custom rifle chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor.  A few posts I’ve read on various forums reported exceptional accuracy with short cartridge lengths placing […]

6.5 Creedmoor

6.5 Creedmoor 123 Sierra MatchKing (SMK) HPBT load development with H4350 and Varget

August 25, 2015 Bill Marr 0

I worked up some loads for my custom 22″ barrel 6.5 Creedmoor precision rifle using Sierra’s 123 Grain MatchKing (SMK) HPBT with Hodgdon Varget and H4350 powder. According to Sierra, the 123 grain SMK has a […]

6.5 Creedmoor

6.5 Creedmoor 142 Sierra MatchKing (SMK) H4350 Load Development

August 6, 2015 Bill Marr 0

I worked up some loads for my custom 6.5 Creedmoor precision rifle with a 22″ barrel using Sierra’s 142 Grain MatchKing (SMK) HPBT and Hodgdon H4350 powder.     According to Sierra, the 142 grain […]

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Aimpoint T1 Micro 2MOA Review

Carbine Basics
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Chambering a rifle for an Ackley Improved Cartridge

Gunsmithing
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6.5 Creedmoor 136 grain Scenar-L OTM Load Development, H4350

6.5 Creedmoor
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Building a custom Savage Model 10 in 6.5 Creedmoor

6.5 Creedmoor
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McMillan’s stock making and gunsmithing videos

Gunsmithing
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308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28" to 16.5")
6.5 Creedmoor- Effect of Barrel Length on Velocity: Cutting up a Creedmoor!
223 Remington/ 5.56mm NATO barrel length and velocity: 26 inches to 6 inches
300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16" 300 Win Mag?
Ruger American Rifle Predator 223 Review
Review: Mossberg MVP Patrol 5.56mm NATO (223 Remington) and 7.62 NATO (308 Winchester)
Remington Model 4, 742, 7400 disassembly notes
Sig Sauer MPX Review
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
223 Ackley Improved (223AI) loads and review: A better 223?

Shotgun Duckbill Review: Paradigm’s GATOR

Building a custom Savage Model 10 in 6.5 Creedmoor

Building a Custom 308 Precision Chassis Rifle- PART 3- Cutting the chamber, final assembly and test fire

7mm Remington Magnum load development: 197 gr and 183 gr Sierra MatchKings (SMK)


 

 

 

 

 

Texturing a fiberglass stock

February 1, 2017 0

6 Creedmoor barrel length versus muzzle velocity (31 to 17 inches)

January 22, 2017 0

Remington 870 barrel work: remove rifle sights, cut and crown

August 17, 2015 0

What is a gunsmith?

February 4, 2018 0

Building a custom Remington 700 hunting rifle

October 26, 2015 0

Browning Citori spring and firing pin replacement

May 27, 2019 0

Sling swivel stud installation

September 9, 2018 0

Easy cosmoline removal

February 4, 2018 0

Customizing the 1911: machining a golf ball pattern slide

November 7, 2016 0

Remington 700 bolt handle void

December 13, 2017 0

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