Author Archives for Carson Lilja

Q&A About Rifling Depth

January 23, 2015 2:09 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off on Q&A About Rifling Depth

The following was published in the 2002-2 issue of Very High Power, the magazine of the Fifty Caliber Shooters’ Association... View Article

Cleaning .50 Caliber Rifle Barrels

January 23, 2015 2:08 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off on Cleaning .50 Caliber Rifle Barrels

As a .50 caliber rifle enthusiast, handloader, and student of bullet design and ballistics I’ve looked at many of the... View Article

U. S. Coast Guard

January 23, 2015 2:06 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off on U. S. Coast Guard

The following is an excerpt from the November 2003 issue of AOPA Pilot Magazine page 123-124. The article is titled:“The Coast Guard’s... View Article

Canadian Special Forces

January 23, 2015 2:05 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off on Canadian Special Forces

New long-distance record set! (The following is from the Canadian newspaper National Post. The shooters were using .50 BMG rifles that had... View Article

6PPC Neck Turning

January 23, 2015 2:03 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off on 6PPC Neck Turning

From the June, 2000 issue of NBRSA News Like most benchrest shooters I don’t like to spend a lot of... View Article

Bullet Design

January 23, 2015 2:01 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off on Bullet Design

My interest in bullet designs started with my interest in accurate benchrest type shooting, primarily at 100 and 200 yards... View Article

Long Barrel Velocities

January 23, 2015 1:58 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off on Long Barrel Velocities

A few years ago we made some additions to our barrel making machinery that allowed us to make barrels in... View Article

A Look at Bullet Ogives and Chamber Throat Angles

January 23, 2015 1:54 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off on A Look at Bullet Ogives and Chamber Throat Angles

After ordering a new set of bullet dies recently, I began to wonder how the new ogive shape that I... View Article

Effects of Altitude and Temperature on Rifling Twist

January 23, 2015 1:49 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off on Effects of Altitude and Temperature on Rifling Twist

In an earlier article in NBRSA NEWS, we looked at the effect changing atmospheric conditions had on the ballistic coefficient... View Article

Ballistic Effects of Altitude, Temperature, and Humidity

January 23, 2015 1:47 am Published by Carson Lilja Comments Off on Ballistic Effects of Altitude, Temperature, and Humidity

At a match recently I overheard another competitor comment that the wind seemed to be blowing the bullets more than... View Article