Brandon Lolkus

How to zero a rifle for hunting: let the animal pick your zero. A working gunsmith on maximum point blank range, the 100 yard method, and the tall target test.

.17 Remington on top, .17 HMR below, drawn to the same scale from published cartridge dimensions. Same .172 inch bullet. The Remington is about 60 percent longer overall and sits on a much larger case head, and that extra powder capacity is the whole difference between these two rifles. Quick Answer: The .17 Remington and the .17 HMR both fire a tiny .172 inch bullet, but they are not competing options. The .17 HMR is a rimfire. It is cheap, simple, and deadly on small game and varmints...

Cerakote is a ceramic polymer coating applied in 9 phases: disassembly, degreasing, masking, sandblasting, racking, gas-out, coating preparation, spraying, and curing. The finish lasts because of what happens before the coating is ever sprayed. Skipped prep steps are the reason most Cerakote jobs fail. A properly applied Cerakote finish on a firearm will outlast bluing, parkerizing, and any spray-on finish applied without correct surface preparation and cure. Who This Is For This is for gun...