I just screwed a new Proof carbon fiber 6.5 Creedmoor barrel on a rifle of mine and the groups shrank noticeably with each five shots. The first group measured 2.165 inches, group two measured .922 ...

Changing of a rifle barrel can give an old rifle new life or even a new chambering. There are quite a few rifle barrel makers and prices can range from as little as $250 to four times that much.

His rifle is a Remington Model 700 BDL Mountain Rifle in .270 Winchester with a pencil-thin barrel, a low-density walnut stock, and rotary dovetail scope mounts. Basically, it’s a common big-game rig ...

As muskets were developed, their barrels were relatively long and rather thin walled. Pressures from black powder loaded from the muzzle are relatively low, compared to today’s smokeless powders.

The barrel is 30 inches long, but it was originally a foot longer. That’s because, as John Munroe aimed this musket at British troops, it backfired and split the barrel. “The mark here shows where it ...

"Pulling one of those out of the ground, being able to hold it in your hand knowing the last person to touch this musket ball was ramming it down the barrel of their gun on the morning of April 19 ...

BAKER, Nev. - A 132-year-old rifle was the last thing Great Basin National Park officials were expecting to wander across. In November, park archaeologists discovered a Winchester Model 1873 Rifle.

Musket balls from "Shot Heard Round the World" found in Massachusetts 02:15. CONCORD – Archaeologists in Concord, Massachusetts found five musket balls they say were fired on April 19, 1775 at ...