Remington 700

Building a 300 Winchester Magnum Precision Rifle

September 18, 2014 Bill Marr 0

I am a huge 300 Winchester Magnum fan. I took a hacksaw and Sawzall to one in 300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16″ 300 Win Mag? And if that wasn’t ridiculous […]

Re-chambering a barrel: 243 Winchester to 6×47 Lapua

September 14, 2014 Bill Marr 0

Often high-volume shooters will re-chamber or set back a used barrel. Most do it to change calibers or give a worn throat new life. You need to have enough barrel shank to set back a […]

Custom Remington 700 223 Wylde

August 6, 2014 Bill Marr 0

When my friend let me cut up his rifle for 223 Remington/5.56 NATO, velocity versus barrel length: A man, his chop box and his friend’s rifle, I also agreed to help him rebuild it. We used […]

Remington 700 offset external bolt stop installation

July 20, 2014 Bill Marr 0

Remington 700 offset external bolt stop installation: Method 3 In our first post on installing an external bolt stop for an M700, we made a step cut into the receiver above the bolt stop. In the second […]

Building a Custom Precision Rifle: Deviant 6.5×47 Lapua

July 4, 2014 Bill Marr 0

Precision rifle competitions seem to be rapidly expanding in popularity. Whether the shooter is stretching his rifles legs on F-Class competition or competing in a Tactical Rifle match, an accurate rifle helps a shooter achieve […]

Gunsmithing

Remington Arms “One at a time” 1969 Manufacturing Video

July 4, 2014 Bill Marr 0

I found this great video on YouTube. It tours the Remington factory in 1969 and shows many of the steps used to manufacture the Remington Model 700 rifle and the 870 and 1100 shotguns. It’s […]

223 Remington/5.56 NATO, velocity versus barrel length: A man, his chop box and his friend’s rifle

April 19, 2014 Bill Marr 0

Hey man, can I cut up your rifle? I knew that our 300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16″ 300 Win Mag? article would be popular, but it has really exceeded […]

How to bed a rifle scope base

January 17, 2014 Bill Marr 0

An important part of building an accurate rifle is eliminating stress in the various components. On the Remington 700, once piece scope bases can often require bedding in order to get the most out of […]

Does size matter? Custom Remington 700 16.5″ 300 Winchester Magnum follow up

January 13, 2014 Bill Marr 0

Our article 300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16″ 300 Win Mag? became a pretty big hit on the net. If you didn’t see the article, its worth a look. We cut back […]

300 Winchester Magnum: How Does Barrel Length Change Velocity- A 16″ 300 Win Mag?

December 25, 2013 Bill Marr 0

Introduced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1963, the 300 Winchester Magnum (300 Win Mag) is based on the 375 H&H case shortened to fit a standard length action and necked down to 30 […]