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I'm not sure where to post this so I put it here...mods, please move as appropriate. This past weekend, I had the opportunity to get introduced to some excellent Precision Shooting Training with Lowlight (Frank Galli) and Mike from MHSA in MHSA's Precision Rifle Class. These guys know what...

Some weeks ago I found and acquired a really nice RA 1903A3, ser. no. 4.1mm (late '43, I think). It both looks good and shoots even better with both HXP M2 Ball and Hornady M1 Garand Match 168gr A-MAX. I'm thinking of turning it into 1903A1, which would require the removal of the rear sight and...

I'm sure that many of you, like me, like to tinker with loads for your precision rifles. While I have had several useful loads for my Rem 7005R and Rem 700 SPS-V using a variety of 168gr match bullets, I've not yet found a useful load for 175gr MatchKings...until the other day. To make a longer...

I posted two weeks ago that I had gotten a new rifle at Mile High Shooting Accessories of Erie, CO. Yesterday I finally sighted it in at 100 yards and tested a few of my match loads that I use in my former #1 precision rifle. The new rifle is: Remington 700 5R with factory-applied Cerakote...

I just picked up a new rifle last week: . Rem 700 5R . AICS AX Chassis . 20 MOA NightForce Picatinny rail base . Nightforce Med. High (1.265") Lightweight rings . NightForce C173 3-15x56 NXS scope (SFP, NP-R1 reticle) The new scope is fantastic. I have used both Leupy and Zeiss...

While I have looked at MHSA's website and checked their services, I had never done business with them nor been to their store even though I live only 42 miles south of them. Today I took a drive and ended up taking a plunge. I currently have only one precision rifle dedicated to target and...

...that one of the guys at my LGS had gotten three weeks ago. I was struck by the obvious quality of workmanship, attention to detail and overall excellence of the build. The rifle was a Thunder Ranch model, built on a Templar action. I was thinking a TRG-22 for my next rifle; now I'm rethinking...

I recently put a new scope on a lightly modded rifle I am setting up for precision shooting. The scope is a Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 FFP mounted on Leupy STD bases and rings. I brought it over to the local range yesterday to finish sighting it in. The rifle is a Rem 700 SPS-Varmint, glass-bedded...

I went to the range every day for the last 4 days and will go again today, in all likelihood. On Monday, I was looking to square away my Winny M70 EW in .30-06 for a possible upcoming hunt. Just to warm up, I had brought a few of my standard M1 Garand match loads (47.0 gr of IMR4895 under a...

I have a chance to pick up a NIB Win M70 "Ultimate Shadow" in .308 Win for $449. I'm thinking it's a good candidate for a project for a precision rifle. I looked at the search function and there are some interesting comments there in re a few smiths, parts, etc. Another route is a new FNH SPR...

Between the sale of a little used SOCOM16 and today's sale of a couple of long-unused musical instruments, I've converted $3,300 worth of stuff into usable funds for the next rifle. I've been contemplating: . a Tikka T3 Sporter in 6.5x55 or .260 Rem . a FNH SPR A5M in .308 . a Sako TRG-22 in...

I'm seriously considering getting a Tikka T3 Sporter in either 6.5x55 SE or .260 Rem. I have some experience with the 6.5x 55 Swedish in a Ruger No. 1A that is one of my two favorite deer rifles. I realize that they are near ballistic twins and that I can load the Swede as hot as the .260 given...

and I go to the range yesterday to practice with my .30-06 Sprg hunting rifles. I decided to start with my Savage 116 FHSAK and my standard .30-06 match load of 47.0 gr of IMR 4895, CCI BR2 primers, SMK 168 gr and, in this case, R-P 2x fired brass. The target below from 100 yards at the local...

a Bell & Carlson Medalist A5 stock in tan w/ black web for my Rem 700 SPS-Varmint. I had recently put my SPS SS hunting rifle into a B&C Medalist Sporter Stock and was very pleased with the performance. Thought I'd roll the dice again. Stay tuned for photo and range test results. FH

I took a few of my hunting rifles to the local range for a practice session yesterday and, after verifying my sight-ins, went to work. The first up was my unmodified Rem 700 XHR in .25-06 w/ a Zeiss Conquest 3.5-10x44 on Leupy STD bases and rings. I was using my hand loads of once-fired WW...

is published in the current Rifle magazine (Nov/Dec 2011). Just an FYI for y'all. FH