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The Color Purple — A Father’s Gift to His Daughter
“My daughter’s favorite color is purple, so I built her a purple rifle….” Here’s a feel-good story about a family that shoots together, and a dad who did something very special for his daughter. All...
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The Best-Performing Cartridge Types For F-Class Competition
Cartridge Choices for F-Class Competition By Emil Kovan Kovan Match Rifles LLC, www.matchrifles.com There are hundreds of cartridge types capable of winning in F-Open. For F-TR you can shoot either...
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Powder Temp Stability: IMR Enduron vs. Hodgdon Extreme
PrecisionRifleBlog.com (PRB) recently published results from a field test PRB conducted to quantify the temperature stability of the popular Hodgdon H4350 and Varget powders and compare those to IMR’s...
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Amazing 2.856″ 10-Shot Group at 1000 Yards — Potential Record
Yes, there are ten (10) shots. In the lower left (7 o’clock) of the group, two shots overlap! Stunning 1000-Yard 10-Shot Group You’re looking at a stunning feat of rifle accuracy. That’s a sub-3″,...
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Novice Shooters Deserve Accurate Rifles Too…
On some internet shooting forums, self-declared “experts” advise new rifle shooters to stick to low-end factory rifles. These “experts” (many of whom don’t own a single really accurate rifle), claim...
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Forum Faves — February’s ‘Pride and Joy’ Rifles
Forum member Bill Goad’s 6XC II Hunter Rests in a Whitetail Rack taken this past year. One of the most popular items in our Shooters’ Forum is the ongoing “Pride and Joy” thread. Since 2009, Forum...
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6.5 Creedmoor vs. Other Mid-Sized .264-Caliber Cartridges
6.5 Creedmoor vs. Other Mid-Sized 6.5mm Cartridges The 6.5 Creedmoor is a very popular cartridge with the tactical and PRS crowd. This mid-size cartridge offers good ballistics, with less recoil than...
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Nosler 6.5mm Match Bullets Just $20.49 per 100
Do you shoot a mid-sized match cartridge, such as the 6.5×47 Lapua, or 6.5 Creedmoor? Then here’s a great deal for you. Right now you can get 123gr Nosler HPBT match bullets for just $20.49 per...
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Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor Brass Performs Great in Tough Field Test
The verdict is in — Lapua’s new 6.5 Creedmoor brass is ultra-tough and very consistent. So sayeth the 6.5 Guys, who recently field-tested the brass, loading it to very stout levels. Even after 20...
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Tactical Twins: Micarta-Stocked PRS Rigs for SFC Brandon Green
What does a two-time High Power National Champion choose for PRS comps? A set of twins. Twin rifles that is. SFC Brandon Green of the USAMU is one of America’s best marksmen. He’s excelled in Service...
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Custom 6-6.5×47 Varmint rifle with BAT Action and Krieger Barrel
With all the noise lately about the 6.5 Creedmoor, it’s easy to forget that before we had the Creedmoor, we had another accurate, efficient mid-sized cartridge, the 6.5×47 Lapua. Just as the 6.5...
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Lyman Releases Long Range Precision Rifle Reloading Handbook
Lyman Products is offering a new reloading resource, the Lyman “Long Range Precision Rifle Reloading Handbook”. With the growing interest in Precision Rifle Series (PRS) events and Extended Long Range...
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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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6.5×47 Tactical Tack-Driver — The Non-Creedmoor ‘Six-Five’
A couple seasons back we 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...
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Kevin Nevius Wins 2018 NRA Long Range Championship
Our friend Kevin Nevius, best known for his smallbore skills, went head to head against the nation’s top long-range aces this past week, and emerged on top. Besting the likes of past multi-time Long...
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The Three Amigos — Los Tacticales!
Jerod’s Tactical Trio Many guys are lucky to have just one accurate tactical rifle fitted with a custom barrel and high-end optics. Well forum member Jerod (aka Stinnett1981) has three! Jerod calls...
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The “Batman” Pistol — Wicked XP-100 in 6-6.5×47 Lapua
Click Photo to View Larger Image Here is Ernie Bishop’s pride and joy, a specialty pistol nicknamed “Batman” because the black carbon-fiber stock looks like the Batmobile. This is one sophisticated...
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Sunday GunDay — 6-6.5×47 Lapua Varmint Slayer
Soon after Lapua released the 6.5×47 cartridge, wildcatters recognized the potential of a necked-down 6mm version of the case. The 6-6.5×47 has emerged as a great, do-it-all cartridge that performs...
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Sunday GunDay: The Color Purple — Dad’s Gift to Daughter
“My daughter’s favorite color is purple, so I built her a purple rifle….” Here’s a feel-good story about a family that shoots together, and a father who did something very special for his daughter....
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Sunday GunDay: New 6GT Cartridge Tested in 3 Tactical Rifles
The New 6GT Cartridge for Precision Rifle Competition Report by Vu Pham Earlier this year I was ready to build a 6 Dasher when I saw a lot of buzz on the interwebs about a new caliber George Gardner...
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