Its been a really long time since ive fired a fullsize ar, and let me tell you, it just felt right. While there are plenty of parts mentioned that can be substituted with. This book was the original ar15 accuracy book and its popularity today is undiminished. By gary anderson, dcm emeritus cmp competition rulebooks that will govern all cmp sponsored and sanctioned competitions in 2019 have now been approved by the cmp boards rules committee and posted on the cmp website. The ar15 is americas favorite semiautomatic rifle for a reason, and its modular, easily customized build makes it a favorite modern sports rifle. Com is the worlds largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiats of all types. He wanted an honest, wellinformed answer, not just sales pitches. Sep 14, 2014 many folks have different ideas about accuracy. While runandgunners can shoulder most any semiauto rifle for competition, a rifle purposebuilt for the task is what you really, really want. While starting with others published loads is a great starting point, reloading accurate rifle ammunition always requires some experimentation. A heavy creepy trigger can open groups right up and is the number one contributor to flinching. He knows that good machinist skills lead to good parts and he shows how he does his work in this book. Christensen arms is a relatively new contender in the 3gun rifle world, but they have been making barrels for over two decades.
Criterion barrels releases accurizing ar15 video series. Discuss hardware, techniques and principles for obtaining the highest degree of accuracy from your weapon jump to content. Accurate shooter releases voodoo accuracy ii book daily bulletin. Ruger is offering a 1022 competition rifle from their custom shop. That doesnt happen unless you fire a single shot, although just the same, the ar15 rifle may be an accurate platform. How to build an ar 15 rifle in detailed stepbystep instructions with photos and instructional videos are here at midwayusa. What parts on an ar can really affect accuracy such as freefloating handguards, barrels, bolts, bolt carriers. History of the ar15 in competition shooting sometimes interesting, but quite repetitive author is clearly trying to sell the ar as a competition platform, which reminds the reader that this is a 10 year old book.
If you are shooting with the equivalent of iron sights on your ar 15, with practice you will be able to achieve relatively good accuracy at short ranges, but youll see your effectiveness tapering off after a couple hundred yards. Derrick lays it all out in this book, none of that inane proprietary information crud from him. However, it is still very accurate, and not really set up with a big scope to get tiny groups at long distances. Zediker is known as an early ambassador for using accurized m16s in service rifle competition, but he is vastly experienced with and still a proponent of the m14m1a. To some, this seems very light when first used and less experienced hunters will have fears of the trigger going off before they are ready to shoot. That included two of the top 10 finishers in the prs and 1 of the top 10 shooters in the nrl.
Theres a perfect ar15 out there for you and well help you find it. Jun 03, 2009 it maybe a possibility that all the 12 moa ar15 stuff may not be truthful. The mosinnagant is a rifle designed in 1891 and was the primary russian service rifle of the day. Product may require minor trimming at the base for an ideal fit. Discuss hardware, techniques and principles for obtaining the highest degree of accuracy from your.
An increasing number of nra high power rifle shooters test their marksmanship skills in a kind of rifle devolution. A majority of high power shooters start with a service rifle. I dont know what is holding ar15 shooters back but with the 1 or better accuracy you cite you should be able to clean up in either production or hunting rifle class. Building a high performance ar15 can prove to be a bit trickier. Ive read articles on here about the gas piston, about the trigger group, about this, about that. The bench manual is more than a parts guide, however. It would be a great thing for our association given their popularity. This is the most up to date book on benchrest shooting, and possibly the best one ever written.
For others, the adrenal thrill of 3gun competition is their ballistic raison detre. Just dont buy it expecting to learn much about accurizing todays ar. The utg ar15 accurizing wedge will improve upper and lower fit, and improve accuracy. Ten major sections and one hundred separate segments detail all aspects of developing and producing ammunition for high power rifle. Builders guide is the third book in a series by glen zediker that has set a new standard for technical information. From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiats, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm.
Firearm discussion and resources from ar 15, ak47, handguns and more. Apr 12, 2018 these components are all that is needed to perform a solid accurizing job on an ar15. An ar15 and two bolt action rifles all great precision rifle choices. The 5 parts to splurge on when building an ar15 locked back. But what about an inexpensive outofthebox stock rifle. By the time youre done with this guide, youll know everything about how the ar15 works and how different configurations affect. As long as time permits and the target distance and size warrants it, i prefer to dial elevation instead of holding over with the reticle. If your ar15 isnt producing groups that meet your expectations, there are a number of assembly methods that can aid in fine tuning the accuracy potential of your ar build. Handloading for competition is a brand new book by the author and publisher of the competitive ar15. Ammo is a whole story by itself, but loads that are too hot typically shoot poorly in an ar15. Significant changes in this years rulebooks include an expansion of the cmp pistol rules to establish a new.
South carolina riflemaker kenny jarrett is one of the most revered names in rifle accuracy. Dec 06, 2017 ars violate some of the basic precepts of rifle accuracy, and if youre not aware of an ar s pitfalls, youll end up with more hail marys than hell yeahs. How to accurize an ar15 i as well use woa and have 9000 rounds on my current barrel with clamp on pri and its. Criterion barrels ar15 ammo accuracy comparison daily bulletin. The wedge is placed in the lower receiver beneath the rear takedown pin. Cmp releases 2019 competition rules civilian marksmanship. The bro competition series couples our extremely fast trigger with our proven precision barrel and match bolt, so the comp 3g is ready for any situation at any time. Guide precision rifle competition for beginners pew. Asissued vintage military rifle vmr games levels the equipment playing field, emphasizing personal skills while also avoiding the escalating arms race for more and more preciseand expensivetarget rifles and designer cartridges. Ruger 1022 competition rifle ruger custom shop sniper. Its a guide to practical precision in producing highperformance ammunition. The author likes the timney ar15 competition trigger as the whole assembly is selfcontained and pretested. The combination of battleproven durability and competitiontested performance has given rise to the fn 15 competition. This can be the difference between success at the range or in competition or hunting afield, and wretched, frustrating failure.
If youve ever fired an ar15, chances are there are parts of the rifle youve loved and parts of the rifle you wish were modified. These dvds are geared for doityourselfers as well as professional gunsmiths. Nov 16, 2017 switching to a free float barrel on your ar15 provides a nice accuracy boost with minimal cost and effort. My buddy doc540 recently asked me, how much accuracy should someone expect from a cheap ar15 rifle set up. The single most important addition or upgrade to a rifle is a quality optic. In the early days of attempting to improve the ar15 in accuracy, most authorities were on record with the opinion that it would nver accomplish much beyond 200 yards. If you want accuracy out of an ar15, avoid overly hot loads. Some rifle owners never do more than stand and deliver. Building an accurate ar robert whitley explains what works. In this book, like his many others, zediker goes beyond the basics and goes indepth to find out exactly what constitutes championshiplevel performance. The new 2018 book chambering rifles for accuracy is an extremely detailed. Cmp competition rulebooks that will govern cmp sponsored and sanctioned competitions in 2020 have now been approved by the cmp boards rules committee.
The first book to come to market on the ar15, black magic is authored by a distinguished marksman, and very successful ar15 shooter. Accurizing ar15 ar15 forum california predators club forums. There are some pearls in there, but nobody trying to build an accurate ar15 today would do it they way this book describes. Much of the subject matter in this book is intended for professional gunsmiths with complete machine shop capabilities.
Significant changes in this years rulebooks include dividing the former service rifle and pistol rulebook into two separate rulebooks, the establishment of a new program to. At the heart of these saint rifles is an m16 bolt carrier group, with a carpenter 158 steel bolt that has been shotpeened and magnetic particle tested to meet the most demanding durability requirements. Complete buyers guide 2019 august 2, 2019 3 comments. Once you learn to recognize these 8 overlooked mistakes, you will see better results on target. Given its popularity in nra high power rifle competition, ill use the ar15platform for the majority of service rifle comparisons. Many factory rifles out of the box will deliver consistent moaorbetter groups. The author likes the timney ar15 competition trigger as the whole. All four rulebooks are posted below so you can download your copies. The reason is simple in my minddepending on target size, if youre off by.
This book is for the shooter who has some basic mechanical aptitude, not just for the experienced gunsmith. Simply buy a free float barrel, which usually comes with a barrel nut, and swap out the triangle front sight with a low profile gas block. Sep 23, 2010 the accuracy of rifles available today has never been better. Tom mchale is the author of the insanely practical guides book series. I have been doing extreme accuracy gunsmithing since 1987, with an almost total emphasis on experimenting, testing, and finding the very best techniques to accurize rifles and build extremely accurate competition and hunting rifles. Discussion of various components and configurations for building a suitable competition ar. If your rifle is fed with detachable magazines, make sure theyre clean and working well, too. Read full criterion barrels ar15 ammo comparison test. The ruger mini14 is one of americas favorite general purpose semiauto rifles. This woa ar15 match rifle upper has all the features needed for the hp competitor without the compromises of mass produced uppers or the steep price of a custom one. Sportsmans guide has your colt ar15 match target accurized, semiautomatic, 5. The near custombuilt rifle, tested on the firing lines of the 2015 3gun nation finals, features an 18inch alloysteel, cold hammerforged and chromelined match grade barrel with surefire procomp556 muzzle break make for.
A few years ago, i was the proud owner of a precision, boltaction. Best ar15 buyers guide 2020 step by step to choose your first ar15 by norman turner last updated april 17, 2020 if youre currently on the market for your very first ar15 rifle, it will be hard to know what to look for. To help answer the questions of what to get and what to do, this book features detailed segments on a dozen different project rifles. Shooting at a bullseye can get a little boring for even the most seasoned competitor and the skills carry over well to precision rifle.
Top 5 ar15 upgrades to shoot tighter groups primary. Theyve expanded their collections to include specific rifles for competition. Jan 02, 2019 the precision ar15 build is designed to keep doubletaps within an inch at 10 yards while maintaining 1moa accuracy at 100 yards. This guide proveds some 300 pages of insiderlevel information on how to wring the ultimate in accuracy out of both an ar15 and its ammunition on both the target range and the varmint hunting fields. Shooting sports usa match versus service riflewhich is.
In fact, matthew brousseau won the prs for the second year in a row, and he was using a krieger barrel. In our shooters forum, one member posed the question. These components are all that is needed to perform a solid accurizing job on an ar15. We have articles on reloading, handloading, ballistics, benchrest, fclass, gunsmiths, and varmint hunting. Criterion barrels has published an interesting ammo comparison test, shooting seven 7 different varieties of.
Josh and mike detail a number of these processes in our accurizing ar15 video series. Quick links take you to products needed to complete your build. Best site for precision rifle accuracy and accurate shooting for benchrest, fclass, tactical, varmint, high power precision shooting. Best ar15s for 3gun competition across all budgets pew. Jul 18, 20 building an accurate ar robert whitley explains what works. This product can expose you to lead, which is known to the state of california to cause cancer and birth. Tips on making your m1 garand more accurate bearing arms.
This is an oftenoverlooked aspect in most ar references, hastened by the misconception that the rifle being milspec means slaponand. Especially if you have less than 2020 vision, your ability to actually see the. Competitive ar15 the ultimate technical guide, zediker books. The quality of factory ammo has been improved to the point that much of it is better than most handloads. Since were mentioning gas blocks, an adjustable gas block is an excellent way to reduce an ar15. Learn from outdoorhub how to maximize your rifles accuracy potential up to. Different shooters prefer rifles that are designed differently because no two bodies are exactly the same. Duffs book the m1 garand owners guide, and his own book, the m1 garand complete assembly. The author likes the timney ar 15 competition trigger as the whole assembly is selfcontained and pretested. Josh describes in detail why he selected the various accessories and components for the accurizing the ar15 video series. The bro competition series pushes the performance envelope to deliver a fast, lightweight and accurate rifle while maintaining the reliability and lifetime of use you expect from black rain ordnance. The resulting rifle is built around their signature carbon fiberwrapped stainless steel barrel and uses.
This comprehensive, must have guide covers in detail how to buildor rebuilda competitive ar15 rifle. There is skill involved in all types of shooting, but generally, rifle accuracy from a bench rest is about consistency and eliminating outside influences that limit the guns capabilities. Nov 02, 2017 if you shoot an ar15, or even shoot a. I dont think all hunters that shoot rifles are great bench rest shooters. Possessed of light weight, nimble handling and classic styling, they remain a viable choice for anyone who for whatever reason does not want americas other rifle, the ar15.
Getting the most from your black gun requires extra finesse behind the trigger. How to accurize the mini 14 rifle the survivalist blog. Squaring the receiver in his article barrel installation. Wade through the limitless accessories market and discover the upgrades the pros use with gunsmithing the ar15 building the performance ar. Discuss hardware, techniques and principles for obtaining the highest degree of accuracy from your weapon. He details accurizing a stock rifle into a stick fit for serious service rifle competition. The upper and lower dosent match, and there is plenty of movement between the two. The competitive ar15 builders guide by glen zediker if you read this site often, you are no stranger to articles written by high power rifle expert and student of david tubb glen zediker. Sweeney also covers the intricacies of building or upgrading the rifle, ensuring a safe, precise and functional firearm in the end. Want to start a new accurate ar15 build or trying to diy accurize an existing. That having been said, i learned a good bit about the platform by reading about how accurizing was done a quartercentury ago. This book provides very specific, exacting advice and analysis of all thats necessary to wring the last ounce of accuracy and ontarget performance from the ar15. You also see the occasional visitor from the pure accuracy sports.
Still, accuracy is an elusive quality that many shoo. Finally, the active competitor will pick up tips to update their own competitive program. Krieger barrels had another strong showing, with 10% of these shooters using one of their barrels. Adaptive target rifle receiver assembly right hand david tubb t7t twostage trigger fits remington 700 style actions right hand standard weight. This book is nearly 300 pages and has over 300 photos, illustrations, and tables, 7x10 size. Dvds on various extreme accuracy gunsmithing and long range shooting topics by gordy gritters will soon be available through this website and at gordys precision gunsmithing shop. Absolute accuracy is, of course, all shots in a single hole matching the diameter of the bullet. The gun is great all around, whether you plan to use it for sports shooting, home defense, tactical deployments, competition shooting, or hunting various game. Colt ar15 match target accurized, semiautomatic, 5. In short, the answer to the readers question is that while propellant choice and charge caveats do apply to the m1a, the m1a is much less susceptible to damage than the m1 garand. Learn high accuracy rifle building and accurizing techniques from one of the top longrange custom rifle builders in the world. For directions on installing glass bedding in a rifle, kuleck said he recommends scott a.
The mini14 is robust, dependable and easy to use, all great qualities for any rifle. The best 3gun competition rifles barrel must disperse heat well so it will maintain the same point of impact and retain its accuracy whether the bore is icecold or redhot. Ars violate some of the basic precepts of rifle accuracy, and if youre not aware of an ars pitfalls, youll end up with more hail marys than hell yeahs. Criterion barrels ar15 ammo accuracy comparison daily. Voodoo accuracy ii contains chapters on all major forms of competitive shooting, from 25m air rifle to ultralong range tactical competitions. Just as with shooting pistols, reliability and rifle accuracy are both aided with a clean, welloiled, and caredfor gun.
We know that ar15 rifles can be finetuned to be very accurate bench rest rifles. Competition rulebooks civilian marksmanship program. This book, including over 400 detailed photos, takes the reader through the steps of accurizing todays bolt action rifles including. Turns out that doc540 had a new one for us to test. The 26 barrel is turned from a match grade wilson 1. Criterion barrels ar15 ammo accuracy comparison to determine group sizes, extreme spread center to center and average to center measurements were calculated with ontarget software.