Recent content by Alex Wheeler

What Ti does well is its springy. You can flex it and it will return to its original shape. Dont think its stronger.

We did flash hole testing. It matters. I wouldnt go changing it without testing. For example. It has been kind of a rule of thumb not to do it in br. Well the reason we found is that .060 shoots but .070 doesnt. However .080 shoots. So the guys that cleaned them up from .060 probably made...

Its much harder to see in close. 600 in is kind of close but its still there if your shooting small enough.

I first became interested in PC about 15 years ago. At that time I thought I had came up with some original idea just based on what I was seeing. When I looked into it I saw that it was a very old concept. Ever since I have yet to see anything to make me think it does not work if you tune for...

I killed a lot of elk in Mt. with a 20 pound 338 edge. Funny thing is I never had a prone shot. They were all off a knee or a bipod on a jacket over a sage brush. Weight is good in every way other than packing. Some guys are willing to pack it others are not. Doesnt mean its not huntable.

When I started gunsmithing, it was in long range BR. Its still half what I do Br and F-class, the other half of my work is long range hunting stuff. I have chambered 1000s of barrels, Im on the lathe every day. I pay really close attention to any detail I can to give my customer an advantage...

Youtubers are mostly entertainers. I wouldn't go there for knowledge. The job is primarily entertaining, or influencing. So expect that.

If your after stiffness then stick to straight flutes. All fluting reduces stiffness, but the spiral and cross spiral patterns reduce stiffness much more. I did a test with different blanks including carbons where I chucked them in my lathe at the same spot on the shank and hung a weight at...

Theres two reasons to flute. You already have the barrel and want it lighter or you like the look. It does nothing for accuracy. I am less concerned with real heavy barrels but Id be careful fluting real light sporters and especially button rifled ones. I am happy to do what the customer...

My intention is not to impress you, just to say that this is not a good comparison. We dont shoot aggs with hunting rifles and all those shots are not necessary. They bring in too much noise. If the rifle is a quality one, and you can tune, and shoot, then you will know its accuracy potential...

Glenn shoots 1000, not 600. Aggs are shot accross many matches and days, not a single day in 1000. 600 does shoot an agg in a day. Glenns my friend, I build his rifles, and was at all those matches. The things Im saying are just my opinions from someone that builds these rifles as a career...

Thats not a good way to look at this. In Benchrest we are shooting very different rifles and cartridges. The formats different too. You dont get to decide when you get to shoot in competition. If its blowing and its your relay you shoot. That 10 shot agg is actually 6 or 10 10 shot groups...

The argument can always be made that a big wind switch will have more effect than the grouping ability of the rifle. However the rifle has to group in a predictable way for you to know your limits. Its needs to shoot small to make up for our lack of ability to read the wind perfectly. Heres...

Not sure what the point is? Your not going to be able to predict a shot if the gun doesnt shoot small groups. A 1.5 moa rifle at 700yds is about 11". So in a zero wind condition, with a perfect shot you can only be sure your shot will be within 5.5" or your aim point. A half minute gun will...

If your getting a custom rifle or barrel built, it will most likely be saami minimum specs on the case body. The freebore is often specd differently based on the bullet choice. Theres no reason to tighten up the body and all it does is cause problems. We dont even do it in Benchrest contrary...