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Match Report: IBS 200/300 Yard Score Nationals in NC
Report by Clint Johnson, ACWLC The 2015 IBS 200/300 Yard National Championships were held September 12-13 at the Ashe County Wildlife Club (ACWLC) outside Jefferson, North Carolina. Fifty shooters...
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IBS Match Report: 100/200 Score Nationals in Maine
IBS Report by Randy Jarvais The 2015 IBS 100/200 Score Nationals were held August 22-24 in Augusta, Maine at the Capitol City Rifle and Pistol Club. By all accounts, the 2015 Score Nationals event was...
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How It Works — SEB NEO Rest Design Features & Operation Tips
Photo by R.J. Hamilton. At the 2015 F-Class National Championships, nearly three-quarters of the F-Open shooters were using SEB coaxial front rests. And the man who makes them, Sebastian Lambang, was...
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Canadian Website for Benchrest Shooters
Did you know that, since 2009, Canada has had its own dedicated website for short-range benchrest: www.Benchrest.ca? Founder/webmaster Rick Pollock notes: “As Benchrest up here in the great white...
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TECH TIP: Use a Block to Maintain Front Bag Shape
Here’s a simple solution for lumpy front sandbags. Cut a small block the width of your fore-end and place that in the front bag between matches. You can tap it down firmly with a rubber mallet. This...
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New Speedy-Designed Competition Stocks from Shurley Brothers
Benchrest Hall-of-Famer Thomas “Speedy” Gonzalez has teamed up with the Shurley Brothers on a new ARK series of wood laminate competition stocks. Speedy has combined the best features of various...
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IBS Match Report: “Mainville Mania” in Pennsylvania
IBS Match Report by Paul Hammer The “Mainville Mania” match marked the last International Benchrest Shooters (IBS) group shoot of 2015 on September 26-27, 2015. It was held at the Mainville Sportsman...
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Blast from the Past: Sam (L.E.) Wilson, Benchrest Pioneer
Sam (L.E.) Wilson actively competed in benchrest matches until he passed. He’s shown here with an Unlimited benchrest rifle of his own design. If you’ve used hand dies with an arbor press, chances are...
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Rebecca Rules — Aussie Lady Dominates Down Under
We congratulate Rebecca Richards of Australia for her incredible shooting in the recent RBA Benchrest Grand Prix at the Sydney International Shooting Centre. Consider this, out of the five (5)...
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Fore and Aft Rifle, Rest, and Bag Positioning for Accuracy
To get the best accuracy out of any benchrest rifle, you need to find the optimal position of front rest and rear bag. The important point to remember is that each rig is different. One gun may...
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17 HMR Shoot-Out: Ruger vs. Volquartsen
If you’re thinking about acquiring a 17 HMR rifle, you should read the 17 HMR Two-Gun Comparison in our Gun of the Week Archives. This two-gun shoot-out compares the performance of a Volquartsen 17...
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Sharing the Fun of Shooting is Rewarding for Young and Old Alike
It’s important for all serious “gun guys” to share our hobby with new shooters. Sharing the fun with those new to the sport helps keep our shooting heritage alive. And going to the range is also a...
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Point-Blank Powders in Stock — PVI Has Jugs of the Good Stuff
Here’s good news for short-range benchrest shooters. The two most popular powders for the 6PPC, Vihtavuori N133 and Accurate LT-32, are now in-stock at Powder Valley Inc. (PVI). In fact, Powder Valley...
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In Memoriam: Jerry Tierney — A Great Shooter, A Great Friend
I am very sad to announce that a good friend (and a brilliant shooter) Jerry Tierney, has passed away at age 77. I have worked on this site for 11 years, and Jerry was one of the most helpful and...
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Insane Accuracy — How to Craft Record-Breaking Ammo
Rodney Wagner shot the smallest 5-shot, 600-yard group in the history of competitive rifle shooting. First measured at a mere 0.349″, then certified on the IBS Record books at 0.336″, Rodney’s group...
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Shoot BR Cases from Your PPC Action with Rebated Rims
Butch Lambert of ShadeTree Engineering provided this tip. Butch notes that many 6 PPC benchrest group shooters also enjoy shooting in score matches. But to be really competitive in the BR for score...
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Ultimate Precision: Mac McMillan’s Historic .009″ Group
.009″ — The Record That Stood for 40 Years. In 1973 Mac McMillan shot an amazing 100-yard, .009″ five-shot group in a benchrest match. The .009″ group was measured with a 60x microscope for...
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Build Your Own Concrete Shooting Bench
Who hasn’t dreamed of having a professional-quality, permanent shooting bench on their own property? Well here’s an article that can help you make that dream come true. This “how-to” feature from the...
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How to Tame Vertical Stringing — Tips from Speedy
One of our Shooter’s Forum members recently built a new benchrest rifle. He was concerned because his groups were stringing vertically. This is a common problem that all precision shooters will face...
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Great Video Shows Custom 6.5×47 Lapua Rifle Build by S&S
Here’s one of the most popular videos from the Daily Bulletin archives. If you’ve ever wondered how a top-flight, custom rifle is built, watch carefully…. This video, produced for the folks at S&S...
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