I will try that with the can storage thingTriple Se7en. Perhaps they were lubed too much. I did put the hand cleaner on kind of heavy.

I know why the groups got better. There were less rounds being fired to make the measuredgroups, andwhen I first started, I was having trouble picking up my POI. I was using the Remington targets. That large green circle is all fine and good, but that off white center I could not see. I finally put a piece of bright yellow tape in the center. When I added some colored tape that I could then use as a standard reference point, it made all the difference in the world.

I use a full open 6 o'clock hold, placing the bull or tape on top of the front site. When I had an off color that I could actually distinguish, the hold became much easier. I will lube some strips up and then store them in a plastic zip lock bag. The moose milk patches I was using today were wet with no prior lube on them. In fact I swear I heard one sizzle when I set it on that hot muzzle barrel. But I think I must have been hearing things as that could not happen in most likely hood.

70 grains of powder??? I never shot a load that light as I remember. I do want to try some KIK 3f out of the rifle. Maybe next time.