To make the most of your riflescope, you must know how to adjust it properly. That said, even if you have experience with a scoped rifle, there are some adjustments that you may not know about and these can help you be more effective with your riflescope. In fact, some of these are...
I have a few reasons that I like to make my own bullets – I listed one of them above. But, cost aside, bullet casting is a hobby that goes along with my shooting and enables me to shoot more. Here are some reasons why I cast my own and also some uses that I find for t...
Tyria's next top rifle 118 members have voted 1. Which animation is/was the best? Hip Shot - (One Bullet) 9 Rifle Burst - (Two Bullets) 12 Rifle Burst - (Three Bullets) 71 Just make it a shotgun lol 26 Pleasesign inorregisterto vote in this poll. ...
“Only accurate rifles are interesting.”~Townsend ‘Townie’ WheelenHave truer words ever been spoken? Perhaps. I would not say every rifle has to be accurate to be interesting, after all, I am sure that several of you, like me, are fans of the AK-47 rifle. For all of the AK-47...
This die has a punch that is the right shape to match the point form ogive curve, and just gently finishes the lead tip to perfection. And here are the steps to make a paper patched rifle bullet, or a hollow base wadcutter pistol bullet, or any similar all-lead bullet regardless of ...
Muzzle-loading rifles were the most common rifle used by soldiers throughout the Civil War. The most common was the Springfield and the Enfield Rifle. The basic steps to load the rifle are the same. They shot a bullet, known as a minie ball and proved very effective through the Civil War...
Rifles are high powered firearms typically used to hit targets at long distances. Rifles are designed to be fired from the shoulder. Grooves, called rifling (hence the name rifle), are cut into the barrel of a rifle. Rifling makes the bullet spin as it leaves the muzzle, making the bullet...
Consistency does start with the rifle, but it does not end there. You can have great form but if your rifle isn’t set up properly, it will make it harder than it needs to be to be consistent. The consistency I speak of has multiple layers. When I think of consistency, I think of...
While shots can be missed at any distance, the further the shot is, the harder it is to make due to a broader range of influences.
speed (300 m/s or 1000 ft/s is typical in a handgun). It's only the bullet that fires from the gun; the rest of the cartridge stays where it is. It has to be ejected after firing (sometimes manually, sometimes automatically) to make way for the next cartridge—and the next shot....