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Welcome to The Precision Report
Dive into real-world custom rifle builds, expert gunsmithing techniques, precision reloading tips, and deep-dive guides from a working shop in Chandler, MN. Whether you're a hunter, competitive shooter, or builder, this blog is built for you.
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Accuracy Guarantees Explained What They Actually Mean - And What They Don’t
“½ MOA Guaranteed.” You’ve seen it everywhere. It’s printed on rifle websites. Quoted at gun counters. Repeated online until it sounds like a universal truth. But ask ten shooters what an “accuracy guarantee” actually means and you’ll get ten different answers. That’s not an accident. In the firearms industry, accuracy guarantees are one of the most misunderstood and most abused marketing tools . Not because accuracy isn’t real, but because the way it’s presented often leaves
Brandon Lolkus
Feb 115 min read


When a Rifle Suddenly SHOOTS BAD (Why my rifle won’t group)
Picture This You’re at the range. Heart rate steady. Dope dialed. Wind checked. First shot perfect. Second shot still good. Then the group opens up like a shotgun pattern. Frustration hits. “Barrel’s shot out,” you mutter already pricing replacements, scopes, maybe a new stock. Stop. Most rifles don’t die overnight. Something changed and 9 times out of 10, it’s not the barrel. At Redleg, we’ve seen shooters waste thousands of dollars chasing the wrong problem. That’s why we
Brandon Lolkus
Feb 34 min read


🔬 The Science of How We Perform Rifle Barrel Cleaning | Redleg Precision Guns Chandler, MN
The True Measure of a Rifle Isn’t How It Shoots Dirty It’s How It Shoots Clean. Every precision shooter eventually learns the same painful truth: Barrels don’t lose accuracy overnight. They lose it one careless cleaning at a time. At Redleg Precision Guns in Chandler, Minnesota , we build and maintain rifles that live at the intersection of craftsmanship and science. We chamber, bed, and tune rifles for PRS, F-Class, ELR, and precision hunting and we’ve scoped, measured, and
Brandon Lolkus
Dec 4, 20256 min read


The Ultimate Guide to Thermal Scopes in 2025
Command the Dark Picture this: It's 2 AM on a sub-zero night in southwest Minnesota. The wind bites through your gloves, and the only sound is the crunch of frost under your boots. Suddenly, a coyote's heat signature blooms on your scope like a ghost rising from the snow. That's the power of thermal optics turning the hunter into the unseen predator. At Redleg, we've seen how these tools revolutionize night hunting, but only when matched with precision craftsmanship. The Ther
Brandon Lolkus
Nov 19, 202510 min read
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