Brandon Lolkus

Quick Answer: A custom .270 Win rifle build starts with a proven action, a match barrel, and the precision handwork most factory rifles never get. This one is a blueprinted Remington 700 wearing a Bartlein barrel, an H-S Precision stock, a TriggerTech trigger, and a Silencer Central suppressor, chambered for the 130gr Nosler AccuBond. It shoots a confirmed 3,240 fps with a 10.1 fps velocity SD. The cartridge is the same .270 your grandfather trusted. The accuracy is not. Right side of the...

Parkerizing is a zinc or manganese phosphate conversion coating applied to steel firearms at 185-195°F. The coating bonds directly into the metal surface, not on top of it. Surface preparation with aluminum oxide blast media is mandatory. Skip that step or polish the metal first and the coating will be thin, uneven, or fail to form entirely. Who This Is For This is for gun owners who want to understand the parkerizing process, restore a worn military or working firearm finish, or evaluate...

Quick Answer To settle the .270 Winchester vs 6.5 PRC argument honestly, we loaded the identical Sierra 140 grain Tipped GameKing in both cartridges, then loaded both hot, and ran the numbers from a confirmed Redleg build. The result: a hot .270 matches the 6.5 PRC on energy with the same bullet inside 500 yards, but it never catches the PRC on wind drift, because the 6.5mm bullet carries the higher ballistic coefficient. Inside 400 yards the .270 is still one of the best hunting cartridges...