Author Archives for Carson Lilja

The Geske Action

January 23, 2015 2:28 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

Gerry Geske was born in Saskatchewan, Canada farm country. An area that’s home to big whitetail deer, too. Perhaps it... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:27 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

Recently Dave Brennan and I were discussing the number of new custom-made actions available, and he suggested that the readers... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:25 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

Lilja Rifle Barrels has been making true match-grade rifle barrels since 1985 and 50 caliber barrels since the early1990’s. Dan... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:21 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

To those not familiar with the 50 caliber BMG round, their first impression upon seeing a loaded round is; hey,... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:19 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

Bullet velocity is a very important ingredient of successful long-range shooting. This is especially true if that bullet also has... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:18 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

The throat of a rifle barrel is often an overlooked part of the chamber. The throat, however, is very important,... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:17 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

In this article we will take a look at the rigidity or stiffness of fifty caliber rifle barrels. Barrel stiffness... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:16 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

My friend Jim and I had been contacting each other all winter about an upcoming rock chuck hunting trip we... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:16 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

There is, in my estimation, a shortage of accuracy minded gunsmiths capable of, and willing to chamber 50 caliber rifle... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:13 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

This article was prompted by a desire to look into the differences in materials used in making solid, monolithic-construction, fifty... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:12 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

A common problem encountered with fifty caliber rifles intended for shooting beyond 1000 yards is not having enough vertical scope... View Article

January 23, 2015 2:11 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off

This article was published in the 2001-3 issue of VERY HIGH POWER, the publication of the Fifty Caliber Shooters’ Association... View Article