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New Project Rifle — Our 6-6.5×47 + 6.5×47 Switch-Barrel
After much anticipation, we finally rolled out our latest project gun, a Bat-actioned 6-6.5×47/6.5×47 Lapua switch-barrel benchrest rifle. Equipped with two (2) Bartlein 30″ 5R barrels, the gun was...
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Barnard for Long-Range Benchrest? — You Betcha'
Our lead story on AccurateShooter.com this week features Varmint Silhouette Matches at the Ojai and Pala clubs in Southern California. The Ojai Valley Gun Club Varmint Silhouette match starts off with...
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Novice Shooters Learn Quickly with Truly Accurate Rifles
On the web’s general shooting forums, self-declared “experts” commonly advise new rifle shooters to stick to low-end factory rifles. These “experts” (many of whom don’t own a single really accurate...
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300m Centerfire Competition at the ISSF World Championships
At the 50th ISSF World Championship, most of the media attention has focused on air rifle, smallbore rifle, and trap (shotgun). However, the world’s top 300m centerfire shooters are also competing in...
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Evans Sets UK Benchrest Records with Accuracy Int’l Tactical Rifle
Forum member Darrel Evans from the UK pulled off a remarkable feat recently. He set multiple 600-yard UK benchrest records shooting a true, military-type tactical rifle, an Accuracy International AW...
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Comparative Specs for Various 6XC Brass Sources
German Salazar, a top small-bore and centerfire shooter, uses the 6XC cartridge in some long-range matches. German has tried a variety of different types of brass for this cartridge, including...
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6.5 Creedmoor for High Power and Tactical Shooters
While the 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge was devised primarily for High Power and Across the Course shooters, it has also found favor with tactical shooters looking for a highly accurate round that feeds well...
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Complete 6.5×47 Benchrest Rifle Build — Start to Finish on Video
This video, produced for the folks at S&S Precision in Argyle, Texas, shows a full custom 6.5×47 bench rifle being crafted from start to finish. It is a fantastic video, one of the best precision...
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Alliant Reloder 15 Vs. Norma 203B — The Numbers Tell All
In response to our Bulletin story about the availability of Norma powders at Midsouth Shooters Supply, one of our Forum members asked: “I’m having trouble finding Reloder 15 for my 6.5×47 Lapua —...
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Aussie Sets Southern Hemisphere 1K Record with Borrowed Rifle
We recently wrote about a spectacular 2.6872″ ten-shot group shot at 1000 yards in Montana. Well Australian Peter Varley recently turned in another amazing group at 1000 yards — this time 2.010″ for...
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Mid-Sized Cartridge Comparison
We are often asked “what’s the difference between the 6×47 Swiss Match, the 6XC, and the 6.5×47 Lapua necked down to 6mm?” All three cartridges have 30° shoulders and fit a .308-sized boltface....
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The “Long Dasher” Cartridge, Plus a Trick Rangefinder Mount
Forum member Scott S. (Sunbuilder) has built a sweet long-range varminter based on the 6.5×47 Lapua cartridge necked down to 6mm and then improved to 40 degrees, with slightly less body taper. Scott...
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Which is Better: .260 Remington or 6.5×55 Swedish?
The .260 Remington and the 6.5×55 Swedish (aka 6,5x55mm SE) are both very popular cartridges with hunters and target shooters. The 6.5×55 has a long military heritage and a great record as a hunting...
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New 6.5×47 Lapua Cartridge Guide from AccurateShooter.com
AccurateShooter.com has released the most complete discussion of the 6.5×47 Lapua cartridge ever published. Our new 6.5×47 Cartridge Guide is packed with information. If you own a 6.5×47 rifle, or are...
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Tactical Transformer: .243 Win Becomes a 6-6.5×47 Lapua
Article by Bill, Editor of Rifleshooter.com A few years ago I built a custom switch-barrel Remington 700 on an AICS Chassis chambered in .243 Winchester and .308 Winchester. I found the .243 Win...
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6.5×47 Lapua — Accuracy to Spare for Tactical Applications
We recently published our comprehensive 6.5×47 Lapua Cartridge Guide, researched by the 6.5 Guys. In case you’ve been wondering what kind of accuracy is possible for a tactical-type rifle chambered...
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Records Broken at 2015 High Power Silhouette Nationals
With so much action going on at Camp Perry, Ohio this August (including the Fullbore Worlds), you might not realize that another NRA rifle championship was taking place simultaneously in Pennsylvania....
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Alliant Reloder 15 Vs. Norma 203B — The Numbers Tell All
In response to our Bulletin story about the availability of Norma powders at Midsouth Shooters Supply, one of our Forum members asked: “I’m having trouble finding Reloder 15 for my 6.5×47 Lapua —...
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In Praise of the .30-06 —‘The Old Warhorse Ain’t Dead Yet’
This article first appeared in 2014. We are reprising it at the request of many readers who are fans of the .30-06 cartridge. The “Old Warhorse” .30-06 Springfield cartridge is not dead. That’s the...
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6.5mm Cartridges — Eight Options to Consider
Chart created with Ammoguide’s Visual Comparison Tool. Visit Ammoguide.com to learn more. One of our forum members was looking for a very accurate, mid-sized 6.5mm cartridge for target working and...
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