Just fooling around this AM before work and between rain.

Not an official entry by any means but folks have been curious in the past on light barrels opening up when hot and Kimber Montana's all together. This one in 223 I had set back and punched Ackley Improved, Leupold 3.5-10 VX3 with M1 elevation turret. The first load of CFE 223 and a 55 gr NBT Moly'd in Lapua brass with a CCI 41 primer. Fire forming loads.

I fired 3 shots to get on paper, then 10 more to dial the scope in then let the barrel cool long enough to walk down and hang the official target on the board and commenced to shooting 20 shots single loaded as fast as I could acquire the target and squeeze the trigger, had to be at work by 10.

The range
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The gun and setup
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The target
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Got to the shop and the first group measures 1.248, the second, 1.978, (1.375 without the called flyer).

Not bad for a punched factory Montucky that weighs 6.5 lbs scoped, first load tried and with a half blind man shooting. I have to go get my eyes checked, almost out of adjustment to focus the reticle.