As guns grow old, rubber recoil pads start to degrade. Vintage rifles and shotguns with steel plates didn’t have this problem. Early signs of degradation include abnormal hardness, cracking or crumbling of the pad material. […]
Over the past decade precision rifle matches have gained an overwhelming amount of attention. The two most notable organizations, the Precision Rifle Series and Competition Dynamics paved the way for national level matches and inspired […]
In this post, we’ll build a custom Remington 700 chambered in 6.5×47 Lapua. First, a little history on this project. My buddy managed to score a great deal on a used McMillian HTG stock inletted […]
If you’ve been following Super Short Precision Rifles: Is there such thing as a 16.5″ .308 Tactical Bolt Action Rifle? and Short Rifle, Long Range: Testing our 16.5″ 308 Remington 700 out to 635 yards, you’re well aware […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Building a custom rifle allows the shooter to end up exactly with what he wants. Any barrel length, any cartridge, any contour, you name it… you are only limited by your imagination. Many custom rifles […]
Performance of our Remington 700 chambered in 308 Winchester that had its 1:10 twist #6 Shilen barrel cut to 16.5″ was impressive with factory ammunition at 100 yards (see “Super Short Precision Rifles: Is there […]
We keep cutting barrels and they keep getting shorter! Life is a series of choices involving some sort of compromise- just like building a rifle. When configuring a bolt action rifle, many compromises must be […]
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