Wideners has been around since 1978, selling reloading equipment and shooting supplies. Known largely as a great source for powder and projectiles to reload with, Wideners also offers a wide variety of factory ammo. When you are looking for an accurate load for your rifle, you need to try different bullet weights and loads to see what performs best in your gun. Wideners makes … [Read more...]
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Precision Rifle Build on a Budget- Selecting a base rifle
My next series of articles are going to be covering the topic of building a precision rifle. I will be covering everything from putting together a relatively low cost budget build to having a high dollar custom rig built. There are many misconceptions in regards to precision shooting. One of the biggest errors I see is the idea of having to have a $6000.00 dollar large caliber … [Read more...]
Sub-Minute of Angle .308 AR for Under a Grand? Diamondback Firearms
Diamondback Firearms' DB-10 proves excellent in testing and has an price way below the competition. The group pictured was shot by Erika and consists of five, not three, rounds of Federal Match .308 from 100 yards. Everyone has an AR-15 or three, and so now we looks for something different. The AR-10 is nothing new, but has tended to be priced out of the average-shooter's … [Read more...]
Windham Weaponry .308 AR
Windham Weaponry's .308 AR is ready for large caliber fun right out of the box. If you're familiar with Windham Weaponry carbine's, then you'll know just what to expect with the .308's fit and finish. It's a light aluminum build weighing in at about 7.5lbs. The AR-10's furniture is polymer, including a telescoping buttstock and an A2 style foregrip. The 16.5in barrel utilizes … [Read more...]
BNTI Arms .308 AR Rifle: First Look
BNTI Arms was one of the stories from SHOT Show 2017 that was interesting to us, in the fact they are a Jacksonville, Florida based company that has an export permit to sell firearms to "Vetted" African Governments, Military and Police groups. As has been the case for nearly hundreds of years, the continent of African is in a near constant state of war, rebellion and chaos. All … [Read more...]
Sig Elite Performance Ammunition 168gr .308: How good is it?
"Elite Performance Ammunition" is a presumptuous name. How does it perform? Last fall Sig Sauer announced the release of their 168gr .308 ammunition. This addition to the Elite Performance Ammunition line was welcomed as Sig's ammo tends to be competitively priced and perform well. With a couple boxes for testing we recently had the chance to run it through our 26" Marlin … [Read more...]