Building the Ultimate Hunting Vehicle is a real challenge. Like building a precision rifle, virtually every decision dominos, impacting something else. Our UHV build process transformed a used 2012 Jeep JKU Rubicon, but the transformation is ongoing. What I learned...
1000 Yard Clay Pigeon Shoot – Precision Rifle Class with Bill Davison at Tac Pro Shooting Center
It's like owning a Ferrari but knowing next to nothing about driving a stick shift. Try owning a finely built precision rifle whose job is long range hunting, but knowing next to nothing about getting the bullet to hit the target 1000 yards downrange. That's more than...
SWR Silencerco Specwar 7.62: Quiet Roar for 300 WIN MAG
"Seriously?" "That's it?" "I'm retiring my old suppressor..." All that gushing followed a single pull of the trigger on our custom rebuilt Remington 700, now chambered in 300 Winchester Magnum and sporting an SWR Specwar 7.62 silencer. Work the bolt. Shoot again. Six...
Long Range Precision Rifle Boss – Building with King”™s Arsenal
If you add up all the parts in the Grandpa's Gun Reborn project, it would amount to a stack of cash. But if there was ever an occasion where "The sum of the parts is greater than the whole" was true, this rebirth of the old Remington 700 as a tactical long range...
Proof Research – Carbon Fiber-Wrapped Precision on Our Long Range Rebuild
Everything about our tactical long range precision rebuild is top tier. With names like Nightforce, Cadex Defense, and SWR Suppressors in the mix, we carefully weighed our barrel choice options. There are many barrel makers with outstanding reputations in the shooting...
Grab More Rail – Stability, The Foundation of Tactical Long Range Hunting
When we started the tactical long-range precision rifle build from Grandpa’s Remington 700, we knew a bipod had to be part of the picture. What we discovered along the way is that little things make a big difference, right down to the mount. We also discovered big...
Tactical Long Range Precision Rifle Seeks Cutting Edge Chassis – Enter the Cadex Defense Strike Dual
It's built like a tank, maximizes accuracy, is modular, uniquely mitigates recoil, and if looks could kill there'd be no need for a barreled action in it. It is the Cadex Defense Strike Dual chassis. Yes, I know, it sounds like propaganda. But seriously, when we set...
Nightforce NXS with MOAR Reticle Brings Tactical Precision to Part 3 of the Grandpa’s Gun Reborn Project
What a difference! If you've been following our Tactical Long Range Precision build - Grandpa's Gun Reborn - you know we've selected the Nightforce 3.5-15×50 NXS with MOAR reticle and Zero Stop as the optic of choice. Why? Well, it was originally designed for military...
Grandpa’s Gun Reborn Part 2 – Trigger Time with Timney Triggers
An involuntary grin hits me as we're filming the documentary for this Grandpa's Gun Reborn project. No doubt the idea was cool, and the top tier companies that have signed on to be a part of turning a bland bare bones bolt action into a seriously top tier precision...
Grandpa’s Gun Reborn – From Dust Collector to Long Range Precision Rifle Part 1
Loaded question: What if the law of the land prevented you from shooting, training, hunting or even owning an AR-15, an AK-47, or the highly anticipated Israeli Tavor? What if semi-automatic guns and full capacity magazines got banned? Or maybe these great parts of...