I was a little distressed last time I took my sweet little kimber .308 out for a spin.
She was not near as good as she had been since i bought her.
I think I poseted here that I discoverd my cleaning had not been up to par. So I spent about 45 minites scrubbing the bore.
Took it out to my favorite spot in the woods yesterday , and after cleaning up targets from some sob who left about 6 of them all over the place, i paced off about 85 yards from my truck to a stump upon witch I hung my targets.
I was happy to see the groups shrink back down to less than an inch.
That was with A Sierra 150 grain flat base over IMR 4064 and I already chronied this load at 2850 ish.
But I also had a load with the same bullet over IMR-3031. I was happy to see that of the 10 I fired 8 were in about an inch. 1 opend the group up to 2 inches and there was one called flyer.
I was suprised to see the 3031 load group printed at the same elevation
but 2 inches right of the 4064 load with the same bullet.
I might have predicted a elevation change but not a windage change.
But the 3031 load was exactly where I want them to be for hunting.
2 inches high at 85 yards is just about right.
before I left I shot 3 Hornady flat base ILs i had left over.
They did .50 exactly.
I am about ready with loading for my next shoot. I just put 10 ,150 grain accubonds on top of 44 grains of IMR 3031, and I think I will try the same powder with some 150 grain E-tips.
...tj3006
She was not near as good as she had been since i bought her.
I think I poseted here that I discoverd my cleaning had not been up to par. So I spent about 45 minites scrubbing the bore.
Took it out to my favorite spot in the woods yesterday , and after cleaning up targets from some sob who left about 6 of them all over the place, i paced off about 85 yards from my truck to a stump upon witch I hung my targets.
I was happy to see the groups shrink back down to less than an inch.
That was with A Sierra 150 grain flat base over IMR 4064 and I already chronied this load at 2850 ish.
But I also had a load with the same bullet over IMR-3031. I was happy to see that of the 10 I fired 8 were in about an inch. 1 opend the group up to 2 inches and there was one called flyer.
I was suprised to see the 3031 load group printed at the same elevation
but 2 inches right of the 4064 load with the same bullet.
I might have predicted a elevation change but not a windage change.
But the 3031 load was exactly where I want them to be for hunting.
2 inches high at 85 yards is just about right.
before I left I shot 3 Hornady flat base ILs i had left over.
They did .50 exactly.
I am about ready with loading for my next shoot. I just put 10 ,150 grain accubonds on top of 44 grains of IMR 3031, and I think I will try the same powder with some 150 grain E-tips.
...tj3006