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338 Lapua Magnum: Barrel Length Versus Muzzle Velocity (30-17 inches)

March 5, 2017 Bill Marr 0

338 Lapua Magnum: Barrel Length Versus Muzzle Velocity One of the decisions we make when we build or buy a rifle is how long the barrel should be.  Like everything else in life, barrel length […]

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243 Winchester load development: 70 SMK, 95 TMK and 107 SMK

July 25, 2016 Bill Marr 0

The .243 Winchester (.243 Win) is a popular cartridge that is can be loaded with a wide variety of bullets making it a useful varmint and big game cartridge.  First chambered in the lever-action Winchester […]

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Short Barrel 338 Lapua Magnum Load Development Results

September 26, 2014 Bill Marr 0

Designed to bridge the gap between 308 Winchester/7.62 NATO and 50 BMG, the 338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70) has developed an impressive following with long range shooters.  When I built mine, I settled on a 22″ barrel, […]

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Badger Ordnance M16-Style Extractor Installation on a Remington 700

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Charter Arms Pitbull .45 ACP Review

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Closing screw holes on a shotgun receiver with a TIG welder

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Review: TAC II Portable Two Position Wireless Turning Target System

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Back when Sears sold a Mauser: The J.C. Higgins Model 51

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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!
Budget precision rifle: Customizing the Savage Axis
Howa 1500 Review
Ruger American Rifle Predator 223 Review
338 Lapua Magnum: Barrel Length Versus Muzzle Velocity (30-17 inches)
Forster CO-AX reloading press: REVIEW- Is it the best press for precision rifle?
223 Remington/ 5.56mm NATO barrel length and velocity: 26 inches to 6 inches
M24 Sniper Rifle Review
7mm Remington Magnum (7 Rem Mag) Barrel Length Versus Velocity

6.5 Creedmoor loads: 6.5 mm 150 gr. Sierra MatchKing (SMK)

Remington 700 8-40 scope base conversion

How do rifle suppressors affect muzzle velocity?

Custom 338 Lapua Magnum Precision Rifle Build


 

 

 

 

 

Shortening a shotgun stock and fitting a recoil pad

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6.5 Creedmoor load development: 16.5 inch barrel, 123 SMK and 140 SMK

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Colorado Shooting Sports AK Lightning Bolt and AK Lightning Lever Review

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Removing pinned and welded muzzle devices

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Machining front cocking serrations on a Glock slide

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Winchester 70, 30-06 Retro Build

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Quick rifle bedding tip: Easy removal of bedding material from pillars

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5 Reasons to consider gunsmithing as a hobby

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Cerakote firearms finishing: Quick trick to coat screws

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Scattergun Technologies Track-Lock II Ghost Ring Sight Installation on a Remington 870 Police Magnum

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