My Bergara Carbon Ridge Wilderness was a good, dependable, accurate, and reasonably lightweight rifle from the start, but I wanted something more. The factory synthetic stock is useful and compact, but I desired a higher comb and more traditional-looking rifle stock. Boyds’ Heritage fit the bill! Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal Disclaimer: […]
Berry’s makes a pair of related, but separate shooting rests for varied shooting situations. One is intended for use atop a permanent bench or table. The other is a stand alone portable bench. So why might someone want a portable shooting rest? Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal Disclaimer: (by reading this article […]
We’re excited to give you the world’s first in-depth look at Foundation’s new lightweight hunting stock—Gideon. Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal Disclaimer: (by reading this article and/or watching video content you accept these terms). The content on this website (including videos, articles, ammunition reloading data, technical articles, gunsmithing and other information) is […]
My viewers have been asking for Tikka T3x content for years— this Ultradyne UD5 chassis upgrade is chapter one! Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal Disclaimer: (by reading this article and/or watching video content you accept these terms). The content on this website (including videos, articles, ammunition reloading data, technical articles, gunsmithing and […]
In my last video, I showed the full process of my .280 AI lightweight hunting rifle build from bill of materials to chambering on the Precision Matthews PM-1440HVT-2. I loaded test ammunition with three different bullets, the process and results of which are detailed below! Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal Disclaimer: (by […]
I had created a poll asking my viewers what hunting rifle content they wanted to see with a list of cartridges. To my great surprise, the forerunner, .280 AI, wasn’t even on the list. In this video, I’m putting together a custom .280 AI hunting rifle featuring the WOOX Superleggera and a Pristine long action. […]
Can you really use Berger Bullets for hunting? Long regarded as high-quality competition projectiles, many have posited Berger Bullets just don’t work for hunting, claiming they are erratic and don’t penetrate. What’s the truth? Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal Disclaimer: (by reading this article and/or watching video content you accept these terms). […]
Building rifles is my passion. I’ve traditionally used a few key components, but it was time for a change. This time I paired a Pristine short action with a Carbon Six 6mm barrel and Bix’n Andy trigger for a lightweight hunting rifle! Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal Disclaimer: (by reading this article […]
Piet Malan joined me from South Africa to chamber a new rifle on the brand-new Wombat action from Stiller! I also built my own .22 Creedmoor on the Stiller Predator short action. Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal Disclaimer: (by reading this article and/or watching video content you accept these terms). The content […]
