Neither of those rifles were close. The Model 70 will average perhaps 1.25 for long term and the Kimber-which was a .338Fed at the time-could hit 1.25 on a good day. Usually it was more. It was a wonderful woods rifle, but just kicked to much to play around with and bounced around to much on the bench for me to be consistent. Hitting Deer sized targets in the Eastern hardwoods there are few situations that it would matter that it was on average 1.5 plus from the bench.
Horses for courses as the saying goes.
Most accurate rifle I own is a .308W with a No.3 Bartlain. The LR experts here could make that rifle dance I'm sure. It may no longer be so in that it was front heavy and uncomfortable in the hand. Combined with a short LOP to compensate for heavy clothes it was out of whack. GS just called and said I can pick it up. The barrel now is a little more than 20inches.
Last edited by battue; 03/01/13.
