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We have two special ways to recognize the accomplishments of our customers -  9X and 10X Stickers - Shooting a 9x or 10x in a ten-shot string is an accomplishment we would like to recognize.  If you shoot a 9x or 10x at a match, send us an email and we will send you a window sticker you can proudly display on your car or truck.  To Read more...

What do Tractors and AR15s have in Common?  Nothing really, and that is kind of the point. Sometimes you need a diversion, or an escape from the day to day, or in the case of 2020-2021, you needed an escape from the Covid-inspired insanity that was overtaking the nation. As our escape, my son Ben and I decided to restore an old Steiger Read more...

Product Profile – White Oak 3-Gun Barrel Although not designed specifically for it, our rifle gas SPR barrel gets a lot of use on 3-gun competition rifle builds. The soft recoiling rifle gas system combined with great accuracy and relatively light weight make it a good choice. As good as it is, the SPR has some features that are not needed, or Read more...

Many of you are probably familiar with Derrick Martin. If not, in a nutshell Derrick shot for the National Guard team and was instrumental in developing the accurizing techniques and components they used on their competition service AR-15 rifles. In addition, he was a gunsmith and ran Accuracy Speaks out of Arizona. Back in the late 90’s Read more...

Sometimes the little nuts inside the Geissele handguard weights can be a little loose. When this happens they have a tendency to push out when trying to install the screws. This invariable happens on the last screw so you must remove all the others to take the weight out and put the nut back in. To prevent this from happening I have been very Read more...

Without getting too personal, my parents have recently entered another season of their life and with that comes sorting through the accumulation you might expect from 56 years of living in the same house. In the process we have found many interesting items from my early shooting career, including lots of early match bulletins. Most are rather Read more...

UPDATE:  We have no plans to introduce a 6mm ARC barrel.   ORIGINAL POST:  We have been getting a lot of calls and e-mails in the last week or so asking if we are chambering barrels for the new Hornady 6mm ARC. While we have not yet made a decision about 6mm ARC we are quite familiar with the various 6mm cartridges that are Read more...

The Case for Clicks By Konrad Powers When I first changed over to a scope for service rifle shooting, I had no previous experience with optical sights. I quickly realized that my method for adjusting the sights was not easily going to transition to optics. With irons, there weren't any adjustment numbers on the knobs (at least not any that could Read more...

Please see the link below to view the February 2018 Highpower Newsletter. February Highpower Newsletter Read more...

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