I got a chance to shoot the kimber this weekend. I recently fitted a barrel bushing from EGW in an effort to tighten the gun up. It worked, but I had my doubts about the reliability. I'm happy to say the gun gets a clean bill of health. 100rds of PMC 230gr FMJ followed by about half a box of Hornady TAP 230gr JHP slipped in and out of the gun without issue. As for the results of the tightening, I don't have a picture, but I'm happy to report the gun was noticeably more accurate. I was averaging 8-12" at 7 yds with the majority of holes in the 6" range with the old bushing. This time I ran the target out to ten yards and averaged closer to 6" with the main group even tighter. I am pleased.
I also got to take the Stag out. First time I've shot this one. Shot about 60rds with two failures to fire. Light strikes on hard primers. I have JP yellow springs in the gun and this combined with bulk walmart federal is likely the culprit. Absolutely no failures of any other kind. The gun ran like a top. At 50 yards I put 5 in just at 1.75" which looked a bit like this:
After that I ran the target out to 100 yards. This was a serious test for my poor eyes, lack of trigger time and open sights. I managed to hit the target:
Had a great time as usual. Maybe this weekend I'll get some more trigger time in with the Stag. I feel very compelled to tighten those groups. Stay safe.
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