Founded in the early 1970s by Tom Volquartsen, Volquartsen Firearms was born from a love for building quality firearms. Fast-forward to the 2020s, and Volquartsen Firearms is owned and operated by Tom's two sons, expanding on their father's company. Today we highlight a neat rifle from Vol … Read more

In my opinion, the laser rangefinder has been the single most important technical contribution to accurate long-range shooting. The first laser was built in 1960, with the term being an acronym for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation." A laser differs from other light … Read more

The Guns and Guitars YouTube channel, owned by Dan Thompson, has some great content related to, you guessed it, guns and guitars! Besides guns and guitars, Dan also reviews knives, flashlights, optics, and a plethora of audio equipment. Dan's Channel features budget-minded gear reviews or … Read more

When I first got into the precision rifle game, I looked for a rifle that would take AICS magazines and cost less than $1000. I needed an accurate rifle that shot the legendary 6.5 Creedmoor, had a decent trigger and had to feed from an AICS-style magazine. The availability to run an AICS … Read more

I was browsing my YouTube feed recently and saw a video titled “How Good Is A $10,000 Rimfire Rifle?” courtesy of our very own Ryan McLean. Curiosity engaged, I immediately had two questions: What does it take to build a $10,000 bolt-action rimfire rifle? How accurate is a $10,000 bolt-act … Read more

Editor's Note: This is a Three Part Article. Part 1 and Part 2 can be found here.The best part of building a semi-custom rifle is seeing the results. In part 2 of the series, we left off with a completed sniper-inspired rifle, which you can read about here.Since then, I have put rough … Read more

Bryce M Towsley, from NRA Shooting Illustrated, recently wrote a neat article that highlighted a complete 6.5 PRC precision rifle build using a Savage 110-style action with a magnum bolt face and an MDT XRS Chassis System. In the article, Bryce takes the reader through the complete build p … Read more