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New Equalizer Scoring Reticle for Score Matches
No doubt you’ve heard the term “reticle” before, but it probably brings to mind the cross-hair you see through a rifle-scope. This term “reticle” can also describe an optical aid used to score...
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Legends of Accuracy — The Secrets of the Houston Warehouse
From the late ’70s through 1983, a huge, concrete-walled warehouse in Houston was used for benchrest testing. Virgil King and Bob Fisher set up a bullet-catching backstop at the end of a 30-yard-wide,...
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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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Bart Goes High-Tech: LabRadar at a Benchrest Match
Bart Sauter of Barts Custom Bullets has acquired a LabRadar chronograph. He was curious to see how his loads performed in actual match conditions, so he brought his LabRadar to a match and set it up...
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Ernie’s Got A Gun… the “Batman” Benchrest Pistol
Click Photo to View Larger Image Here is Ernie Bishop’s pride and joy, a specialty pistol nicknamed “Batman” because the black carbon-fiber stock looks like the Batmobile. This is one sophisticated...
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Check Out the Legendary .009″ Group By Mac McMillan
.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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How to Succeed at Club Matches — Six Tips
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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IBS Report: 30th Anniversary 2016 Boop Memorial Tournament
Nate Boop Memorial Match 2016, By Hal Drake, IBS Group Committee Chair This year marked the 30th anniversary of the Nate Boop Memorial Tournament. 60 shooters from the USA and Canada traveled to...
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Kelbly’s Super Shoot Draws World’s Best Benchrest Shooters
It’s Super Shoot time. The “Top Guns” of Point Blank Benchrest are battling for prizes and glory at Kelbly’s Rifle Range in North Lawrence, Ohio. This annual event, held May 25-28 this year, draws...
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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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Nightforce 42x44mm Competition Scope Review by James Mock
Nightforce’s 42x44mm fixed-power Benchrest scope mounted on James Mock’s 6mm Dasher. Nightforce 42x44mm Comp Scope for Benchrest Shooters, by James Mock Among long range shooters the name Nightforce...
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How Long Will Your Barrel Last? Dan Lilja Offers Some Guidelines
Barrel-maker Dan Lilja’s website has an excellent FAQ page that contains a wealth of useful information. On the Lilja FAQ Page as you’ll find informed answers to many commonly-asked questions. For...
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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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Accuracy Woes? Multiple Shooters Can Rule Out ‘Driver Error’
When a rifle isn’t shooting up to it’s potential, we need to ask: “Is it the gun or the shooter?” Having multiple shooters test the same rifle in the same conditions with the same load can be very...
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Build Your Own Shooting Bench Using FREE Plans
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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IBS Report: 22nd Annual Bud Pryor Memorial Score Match
22nd Bud Pryor Memorial Match by Dick Grosbier Saturday June 11th was the 148th running of the Belmont Stakes in New York, and the 22nd running of the Bud Pryor Memorial Match at Thurmont, Maryland....
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Benchrest Perfection: New Awards for IBS Score Shooters
For the International Benchrest Shooters (IBS) by Frank Danisienka The IBS Executive Board has voted to create two new awards. These awards recognize the significant performance of a select number of...
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The Amazing 6mm Dasher: 10 Shots in 4.554″ at 1000 Yards
How well can the 6mm Dasher perform at 1000 yards when conditions are good, and the shooter is riding a hot streak? Well here’s a shot-by-shot record of Scott Nix’s 4.554″ 10-shot group shot at...
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Groundhog Fun Shoots — Crowd-Pleasing, Affordable Competition
Harold Seagroves’ 3-time Hickory Ground Hog Match-Winning Rifle At clubs across the country, varmint fun shoots (also known as “groundhog matches”) are becoming more popular every year. In these...
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IBS Report: New York State Benchrest-for-Group Championships
New York State IBS Benchrest Championships Camillus Sportsmen’s Club, July 9-10, 2016 IBS Match Report by Kenneth Frehm The International Benchrest Shooters (IBS) held its New York State Championships...
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