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Tuning Your Sandbag Hardness — Tech Tip by Speedy
Over the years, noted gunsmith and a Benchrest Hall-of-Fame inductee Thomas ‘Speedy’ Gonzalez has learned a few things about “tuning” rear sandbags for best performance. On his Facebook page, Speedy...
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Hammerhead Dual-Caliber, Multi-Discipline Bench Gun
We first ran this story a couple seasons back. Since they we’ve received many questions about this gun, so we thought we’d give readers another chance to learn about this truly innovative,...
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BYOB — Build Your Own Bench with 14 FREE Designs
Building your own portable shooting bench is a great do-it-yourself project. You can build a sturdy bench for well under $100 in materials. Compare that to some deluxe factory-built benches which may...
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Using Barrel With 100,000+ Rounds, Joe Sets New ARA Record
Click to zoom image. Some folks think you need a new (or nearly-new) barrel to win a benchrest match. That may be true in the centerfire game, but in the world of rimfire benchrest, things are...
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Bullets.com Takes Over as Distibutor of March Scopes
Starting June 1, 2015, Bullets.com will take over distribution of March Optics scopes in North America, replacing Kelbly’s. You will soon be able to order March scopes from Bullets.com, which now has...
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.300 WM Aussie Style — Most Popular 1000-Yard Benchrest Video
Here’s a true “Blast from the Past”, a video featuring our friend Stuart Elliott of Brisbane, Australia. This 2011 video has now racked up nearly 680,000 views, making it probably the most-watched...
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Novice Shooters Learn Quickly with Truly Accurate Rifles
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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Wind Flags in Slow Motion — You’ll Be Surprised
Photo of Aussie Wind Flags courtesy BRT Shooters Supply. Our Aussie friend Stuart Elliot of BRT Shooters Supply recently filmed some interesting videos as the QTS range in Brisbane, Australia. Stuart...
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Hammerhead Stocks for Long-Range Benchrest
We know that many of our readers have never seen a “Hammerhead” benchrest stock before. This is a design with an extra wide section in the very front, tapering to a narrow width starting about 6″...
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IBS Seeks Editor for Match Reports and Shooter Profiles
Would you like to be a gun-writer and see your work published here on AccurateShooter.com? The International Benchrest Shooters (IBS) is looking for an Editor to assist with match reports, competitor...
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IBS Match Report: Bud Pryor Memorial Match, 100-200-300
Here’s the early morning view, looking down-range through Orland Bunker’s 6X Hunter Class scope. 21st Annual Bud Pryor Memorial Match: June 12-14, 2015 Match Report by Richard Grosbier for IBS It was...
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A Look Inside the Kelbly’s Manufacturing Facility
Want to see new-born Pandas? No, not the furry kind — rather Stolle Panda actions produced with state-of-the-art CNC machinery. If you’ve ever wondered how precision benchrest, long-range, and...
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Big Bore Breakthrough — 30 Dasher for Group Shooting
Roy Hunter’s Brace of Two 30 Dashers by Jeff Stover, IBS President Short range benchrest at 100 and 200 yards is the domain of the 6PPC. Since 1978 that has been the case. Yes, an occasional 30BR, the...
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Six Tips for Better Results at Club Matches
Every summer weekend, there are probably 400 or more club “fun matches” conducted around the country. One of the good things about these club shoots is that you don’t have to spend a fortune on...
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Match Report: 2015 IBS Group Nationals in Pennsylvania
IBS Group Nationals — July 13-18, 2015 Report by IBS President Jeff Stover The ancient benchrest alchemists once predicted a perfect storm for small groups. The recipe is: one part near ideal shooting...
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IBS Range Spotlight: Deep Creek Rifle Range in Montana
Deep Creek 1000-yard line: 46°55’35.03” N 114°14’45.40” W, elevation 3355′. The International Benchrest Shooters (IBS) welcomes the Montana NW 1000 Yard Benchrest Club as a newly-affiliated club...
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Lou Murdica Wins Sniper King Benchrest Match in Tacoma
As far as we can tell, the first-ever formal benchrest shooting match took place in 1944 at the Tacoma Rifle & Revolver Club in Tacoma, Washington. Known today as the “Sniper King Competition”,...
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Nice Suhl 150-1 Rimfire BR Rig with Home-Built Stock
Forum member Evan K. (aka “Katokoch”) has crafted a nice rimfire benchrest rig using a Suhl action fitted into a handsome home-built cedar and carbon fiber stock. This shows what a skilled hobbyist...
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St. Louis Club Hosts NBRSA and World Benchrest Championships
The NBRSA short-range Group Benchrest Nationals commenced this week at the St. Louis Benchrest Club Range in Wright City, Missouri. This will be followed, next week, by the World Benchrest Shooting...
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Blast from the Past — Setting Benchrest Records in 1955
Barney M. Auston of Tulsa, OK with rifle he built to break NBRSA record and win $250 cash award from Sierra Bullets. (From cover of Precision Shooting magazine. May 1956). Way back in 1955 Sierra...
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