Ballistic Coefficient Is Not Constant

Recently in one of my videos on The Real Gunsmith YouTube channel I mentioned that BC is not constant for any bullet.  Some naysayers said I don’t know what I am talking about. That is their right for sure. But before they lay claim to their wrong-headed notion, they need to read what Dave Emary … Read more

Best Elk hunting cartridges, elk rifles and elk scopes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Best elk cartridge,elk rifle and elk scope recommendations I’ve hunted elk for 53 years.  The elk have been taken with many different bullets in every desirable caliber and from distances of 25 yards to 700 yards.  I’ve hunted for my own elk, with family, friends, … Read more

ON TARGET: OUR FREEDOM

Randy's Custom Rifles

It’s about Freedom This country is in a terrible shape and it could get a lot worse. It is time to stand up and defend the Constitution and our country. Socialists [read Democrats in fact] want to bring illegal citizens into this country, and those people would vote Democrat-give-me-free-stuff. There is an out of control … Read more

ON TARGET: 6.5 MM debate

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ON TARGET: 26 Nosler or 6.5×55 Imp.

26 Nosler Not Up to Standard of 6.5×55 Imp. This case is way over-bore.  P. O. Ackley determined 50+ years ago that the 6.5×55 Imp. is the correct size case for the 6.5 caliber. In my 45 years of custom rifle building in every caliber bears his observation to be true.  I’ve built 6.5x.300 Wby’s … Read more

ON TARGET: Proper rifle bedding

Accuracy and properly bedded rifle action or just “bolt together to a bedding block?” I read where someone says that they don’t need to bed their rifles using a bedding block. First off, this has been stated by someone who is not an experienced rifle maker or accuracy specialist.. I have nearly 50 years of … Read more