Category Archives: Competitive Shooting

Sierra Introduces New 6.5mm 107 gr Tipped MatchKing Bullet

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Sierra Bullets

Sierra Bullets is proud to announce another addition to our popular Tipped MatchKing® line. In 2014, Sierra Bullets crowned the MatchKing® with an acetal resin tip that lowers the drag by improving the ballistic coefficient. We continue to expand this … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitive Shooting, Reloading | Tagged 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 Tipped MatchKing, bullets, handloading, new bullet, reloading, Tipped MatchKing, Tipped MatchKing bullets | 13 Comments

Sierra Introduces New 6.5mm 150 gr MatchKing Bullet

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Sierra Bullets

Sierra Bullets is proud to introduce a new addition to the legendary MatchKing® line. Shooters around the world will appreciate the accuracy and extreme long range performance of our new 6.5 mm 150 grain HPBT (#1755). A sleek 27 … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitive Shooting, Reloading | Tagged 6.5 Creedmoor, 6mm 150, bullets, handloading, new bullet, reloading | 32 Comments

Standard Deviation – How Valuable is it?

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Sierra Bullets

Written by Sierra Bullets Ballistic Technician Rich Machholz Okay, you and I are at the range testing loads. You have a new hunting rifle in a bolt action platform and I have my newly rebarreled IBS 1000 yard light gun. … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitive Shooting | Tagged extreme spread, guns, lower standard deviations, shooting, standard deviation, target practice | 12 Comments

The M118 LR Chamber: The .223 Wylde of the .308 AR World

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Sierra Bullets

Guest blog from our friends at Criterion Barrels, Inc. A typical AR-10 or other .308 AR pattern rifle will normally come standard with a SAAMI specified .308 Win chamber. While this configuration is designed to accommodate a wide range of … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitive Shooting | Tagged .308 Winchester, 223 Wylde, custom gun barrel, gun barrel, new gun barrel, SAAMI | 7 Comments

Long Range Load Development

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Sierra Bullets

Written by Sierra Bullets Product Development Manager Mark Walker [First published July 3, 2014] Since I just put a new barrel on my F-class rifle this spring, I figured it might be a good time to discuss load tuning for … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitive Shooting, Reloading | Tagged F-Class Rifle, load development, load testing, load tuning | 3 Comments

Gun Stuff 101

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Sierra Bullets

Written by Sierra Bullets Chief Ballistician Tommy Todd I have shot several disciplines of shooting competitions over the years and have learned a few things regarding ammunition and bullet function during this time. Below I will describe a few of … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitive Shooting | Tagged accuracy problems, cartridge case variation, case variation, gun cleaning, problems shooting, shooting problems | 3 Comments

Missouri State Champion FTR

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Sierra Bullets

Written by Sierra Bullets Chief Ballistician Tommy Todd Greg Meredith (right) of the Missouri Shooting Sports Association presenting the State Champion Award for F-Class FTR division to Sierra Bullets Chief Ballistician, Tommy … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitive Shooting | Tagged competition shooting, F-Class, F-Open, Missouri Sports Shooting Association, MSSA, Shooting Competition | 1 Comment

Velocity Increase In New Gun Barrels

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Sierra Bullets

Written by Sierra Bullets New Product Development Manager Mark Walker In a previous post, I discussed a couple of methods to tune a load to your barrel to help achieve the best accuracy possible. People most often work on load … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitive Shooting | Tagged accurate shooting, bullet velocity, handloading, muzzle velocity, new barrels, new gun barrels, reloading, shooting accuracy, velocity | 9 Comments

Sierra Introduces New MatchKing Bullet

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sierra Bullets

Sierra Bullets is proud to introduce a new addition to the legendary MatchKing® line. Shooters around the world will appreciate the accuracy and extreme long range performance of our new 7mm 197 grain HPBT (#1997). A sleek 27 caliber elongated … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitive Shooting, Reloading | Tagged 7mm bullet, new bullet, new MatchKing, Tipped MatchKing | 5 Comments

Sierra Introduces New 6mm 110 gr MatchKing Bullet

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Sierra Bullets

Sierra Bullets is proud to introduce a new addition to the legendary MatchKing® line. Shooters around the world will appreciate the accuracy and extreme long range performance of our new 6mm 110 grain HPBT (#1575). A sleek 27 caliber elongated … Continue reading →

Posted in Competitive Shooting, Reloading | Tagged 6mm 110, bullets, handloading, new bullet, reloading | 1 Comment