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UPDATED 05.10
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Wahoo and Yippie Coyote! The Competitive AR15: builders guide is done! Its at the printer and will be shipping shortly. Place your order now!
I'm working hard right now on what amounts to a companion edition in The Competitive AR15 "series" for those specifically interested in ammunition.
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THE COMPETITIVE AR15: BUILDER'S GUIDE
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It's (finally) DONE!
Book is at the printer and will be ready to ship in about two weeks.
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This has sort of been done before by others but I think I did a way better job! In the past few years I can't really say that I'm not no gunnysmiff anymore. I pretty much have become one. I've gotten right handy at assembling rifles and this book talks about how it should be, and shouldn't be, done.
I've been planning out this manual and working on its content during the work on the NEW AR15 book. I can't say it will turn anyone into a gunsmith but can say it's going to give everyone a far better understanding of how the rifle's systems work, as well as point you in the right direction if you're considering parts options or upgrades.
Among step-by-step topics: complete upper and lower receiver buildup, installing a free-float tube (Service Rifle, Match Rifle, tactical), learning to quality check parts, choosing the parts, installing an adjustable buttstock, and on and on. Additionally, the better varieties of single- and two-stage match triggers are discussed, along with installation and tuning. Tools too. All you need and those you don't. I even show how to make magazines better.
It's a very good reference and it's been a lot of work getting together. I decided to make it a spiral bound "lay flat" book that can go to the shop with you.
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THE COMPETITIVE AR15: AMMUNITION
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Since I guess I slipped into my own niche, the AR15 rifle, there are a few other projects that have sort of spun off from my work on the NEW The Competitive AR15: the ultimate technical guide book.
I
have the pieces and project details in place to do
a loading book for AR15 rifles. I've built a couple
of test rifles for the project that will be
representative not only of the quality and
performance we need, but also the suitability and
practicality that will let my test results transfer
to your rifles. I'm going to do full work ups on
all the .224 match bullets I can get my hands on.
The book will follow the same process that myself
and most competitive shooters use, which is to
present the progression of performance of a
particular bullet and propellant. There will be
winners and losers, but the matter of degrees will
also be clearly shown, and sometimes overall
performance is the best indicator of
suitability.
Specifically, I have a 26-inch Krieger-barrelled match rifle built from the ground up to be a bag-rider and purchased a Bushmaster "DCM" rifle to use also. The specifications on these rifles represent the best combination, in my mind, that will provide usable data collection. 52-grain bullets, for instance, will be tested in a barrel with the appropriate twist rate.
Of
course, there are other rifles already in hand that
will provide the launching pad for more specialized
bullets and cartridges. I'll be looking at the
PPCs, the Grendel (both 6.5mm and 6mm versions),
.308 and other "AR-10" rounds, and a few others as
well. Loads will be for short range and long range
(all bullet weights).
Further,
I'm going to do some "shoot offs" to try to answer
a few questions we all ask from time to time.
Things like twist rate effect on accuracy,
pressure, and velocity. Effects of bullet seating
depths, primer types, moly coated bullets,
cleaning, and a dozen or more more. That should be
interesting.
I've
also had a lot of encouragement to do a book on
building AR15s. There have been some but, as
always, I think I can do a better job. I'd propose
to do that, of course, and I'll let you know how or
if that project is progressing. I'd like to go into
more detail from a competitive use perspective and
talk about all the different triggers, and tuning
them, and also things like installing competition
parts and float tubes and fixing magazines, and so
on and on and on. In other words: I'll follow my
routine.
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MATCHBOOK
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I
thought about and then laid out what I wanted for a
High Power Rifle scorebook or data book about five
years ago and have been testing it ever since. I
like it, and so do others who have tried it. I
don't know if the world really needs a new source
and a new product like this, but I plan to offer
them for sale soon.
It's still being figured out. I'm trying to find a way to make it work without having it be too costly. I'm also working with Gary Singley on some modifications and offshoots that will really help shooters of all levels do better across the course.
The
main difference between my book and the others is
that mine offers a means for you to actually shoot
better! It's not just a plotting page. Differences?
For one my rapid fire pages fold over each other to
see group locations. My 600-yard pages offer one of
two really simple systems to keep up with your
sight corrections from shot to shot (one of the
several "shoot better" features). My book has a way
to chart your shooting progress, and rifle, and
zeros, and load, and everything else we're all
supposed to keep up with. Mine has more room to
write and, of course, is way on better to look at
than the others. Additionally, there are really
good short courses on wind reading, match
preparation, checklists, and other things that can
be pulled and read.
Current
plans call for separate MatchBooks for the
Master/High-Master and another for other
classifications. Differences will be in the means
for plotting shots and also the target graphics.
Watch for more soon...
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OTHER
BOOKS
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I
get all sorts of ideas on things to publish, but
never know whether they're viable or not. Smallbore
Rifle, Bullseye Pistol, books specific to one rifle
(like the AR15 book), training, mental management,
or you name it. If, by the way, enough of you name
it I'd sure appreciate knowing what you'd like it
to be. E-mail or write. Give me a push in some
direction and that's liable to be where I'll
head.
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WEB
SITE
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I
want this to keep growing, and, as such, will take
steps to make it grow. The trouble is that web work
is publishing, and that takes time away from me
getting to work on the hard copy (the books). I
wish there were more of me, or more hours in the
day. However! I will continue to try to get some
materials up for you and, as always, there are
beaucoups new when something new comes out from
Zediker Publishing.
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