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Lapua Now Offers 6.5 Creedmoor Cartridge Brass
Here’s great news for mid-size cartridge fans, and especially PRS and tactical shooters. Lapua just announced it will produce 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge brass, which should be available in the first...
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6.5 Creedmoor — Velocity and Barrel Length — What to Expect
What do you get when you cut a 6.5 Creedmoor-chambered barrel down to just over 16 inches? A lot more velocity than you might think. Our friends at Rifleshooter.com recently did a barrel cut-down test...
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Savage Turns to the Dark Side — Introduces AR-Type Rifles
Savage Arms has joined the black rifle bandwagon with its new MSR Series of gas guns. Savage will offer four AR-style semi-automatic rifles in 2017. Savage will offer a variety of buttstock...
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6.5 Creedmoor Load Data from Sierra Bullets
Sierra Bullets has just released very complete load data for the popular 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge. This medium-sized cartridge has become one of the most popular chamberings for tactical and PRS...
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Lapua 6.5 Creedmoor Brass Has Arrived at Graf & Sons
The most hotly-anticipated cartridge brass, the new-for-2017 6.5 Creedmoor cases from Lapua, arrived late last week at Graf & Sons. With the strength and uniformity for which Lapua brass is...
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Hornady Match Ammo Reviewed by Brownells
Photo courtesy AmmoSquared.com sales. Each week, Brownells releases a new product video. This week’s review spotlights Hornady match bullets and factory ammo of interest to PRS and tactical shooters....
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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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6.5 Creedmoor — Norma’s Cartridge of the Month
6.5 Creedmoor (right) shown with .308 Win (left) and .243 Win (center) for comparison. Though most popular for competition applications (PRS and XTC), the 6.5 Creedmoor is also a capable hunting...
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SHOT Show 2017 Special on Shooting USA TV Tonight
If you watch just one episode of Shooting USA TV this year, it should probably be this week’s hour-long SHOT Show Special. Tonight, March 1, 2017, enjoy a full hour of SHOT Show coverage. Jim...
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6.5 Creedmoor Ammo from Norma Tested in Ruger Precision Rifle
Quality Factory Ammo for 6.5 Creedmoor by Gavin Gear, UltimateReloader.com Norma is known for its high-quality brass and ammunition. I’ve used Norma brass for precision reloading in calibers like...
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Six-Five Smackdown: The .260 Remington vs. 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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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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Ringing Steel at 1500 Yards — With a Little Help from AB Kestrel
It’s not easy to place a first shot on target at 1500 yards. You must measure the wind speed with precision, know your exact muzzle velocity, and have a sophisticated ballistics solver. In this short...
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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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New Savage Model 10 GRS — Very Impressive Factory Rifle
Savage has a new flagship field rifle — the Model 10 GRS, fitted with a superb GRS rifle stock from Norway. We shot this rifle at SHOT Show Media Day and liked it better than many of the metal-chassis...
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SOCOM Considers New 6.5 mm Chamberings for Semi-Auto Rifles
Cartridge photo courtesy Rifleshooter.com. According to Military Times, the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is considering replacing the 7.62×51 NATO in semi-auto sniper rifles with a mid-size...
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Howa Barreled Actions in 6.5 Creedmoor (and More) at Brownells
Planning a new tactical or hunting rifle project? You may want to consider a Howa barreled action for your new rig. Brownells has a large supply of these well-made Howas in a variety of chamberings,...
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At Long Last — Hodgdon Shipping H4350 Powder This Week
Say Hallelujah. These are pallets of Hodgdon H4350, something that’s been very hard to find recently. Check with Bruno’s, Graf’s, Midsouth and Powder Valley very soon. Hodgdon H4350 has been the Holy...
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MPA Chassis Finds Favor with PRS and Tactical Competitors
According to a Precision Rifle Blog survey, the MasterPiece Arms (MPA) chassis system is the second most popular stock in the PRS game, and it’s gaining ground fast. MPA was second only to Manners...
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NEW Federal Factory Ammo Loaded with Berger Bullets
This is a very interesting development. Federal will produce a line of Federal Gold Medal ammunition loaded with Berger Bullets match projectiles and GM Match primers. The new Gold Medal Berger ammo...
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