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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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Custom 1911 Project: Part 6- flat top and chain link top of slide

1911 gunsmithing
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Ruger Precision Rifle Suppressed Load Development: Hornady 147 ELD-Match and H4350 with THUNDER CHICKEN

6.5 Creedmoor
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Custom Mossberg 590 SHOCKWAVE build

Gunsmithing
August 24, 2017 0

Bipod rail installation (Atlas bipod adapter)

Gunsmithing
September 28, 2014 0

Hart XM3 barrel

Gunsmithing
March 15, 2015 0
6.5 Creedmoor- Effect of Barrel Length on Velocity: Cutting up a Creedmoor!
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
223 Remington/ 5.56mm NATO barrel length and velocity: 26 inches to 6 inches
Ruger American Rifle Predator 223 Review
6 Creedmoor barrel length versus muzzle velocity (31 to 17 inches)
308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28" to 16.5")
Building a Custom Ruger American Rifle
338 Lapua Magnum: Barrel Length Versus Muzzle Velocity (30-17 inches)
Howa 1500 barreled action review: Howa 1500 versus Remington 700
Howa 1500 Review

Knight’s Armament URX 4 forend: Initial thoughts

Shooting the FBI Pistol Qualification Course

Mossberg 500: Cut, Crown and Choke Tube Installation

Tactical Shotgun Build: Back Boring a Barrel and Lengthening a Forcing Cone to Increase Performance


 

 

 

 

 

AR-10/ 308 AR Barrel nut removal

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CYBER MONDAY DEALS AT BROWNELLS!

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Customizing the 1911: machining a golf ball front strap

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Howa 1500 v Winchester 70 action comparsion

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Short Barrel 338 Lapua Magnum Load Development Results

September 26, 2014 0

Howa 1500 barrel removal

November 13, 2017 0

Building a Custom Ruger American Rifle

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Howa 1500 v Winchester 70 action comparsion

April 29, 2018 0

Remington 870 ejector spring replacement

April 6, 2019 0

Remington 870 3-Gun Competition Shotgun Conversion

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