This morning at dawn it was -13, but the sky was clear. After the sun was up some, the sky was a very pretty blue, and there was little breeze. It seemed one should go shoot rifles. So i did.


































Two rifles were in the truck loaded and ready to go. They both had been fired a few times, and weren't clean. It seemed instructive to shoot 5 shots from each, and see if they could manage any kind of a group having their barrels go from -13 to warm. The target ended up at 99 yard. The load was 115g BH, 270g Deep Curl, Harvester Sabot, and STS primer. The rifles were Accura, one old, one new. One was scoped, the other had a peep sight. Two shots were fired from each rifle, then one shot from the other, then one shot from the other until 5 shots fired.





A quick weather change occurred during the shoot. It was -4 when the shooting started, and 4 when it ended. The 10 shots were fired about as fast as one could load and shoot without hurrying. The first 2 shots from each rifle grouped together as usual. It has been my opinion, for some time now, that the first 2 shots from all my rifles make a group of themselves just about every time i go out and shoot. It doesn't seem to matter if the barrel is clean or dirty.

Some times, i think i am imagining these 2 shot groupings.

Many times i have had 2 shots from all my rifles, make a good grouping. I have even gone so far as to quit shooting then, and return on succeeding days, to shoot the same targets. If i can manage to get the same range, and the breeze isn't much different from day to day, the rifles have managed some great 4 shot groups. Six shot groups made on 3 different days have been iffy, but still reasonable.