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Shot the .32 Kibler today

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Eric Krewson:
I was thinking about selling my unshot Kibler SMR at the Alabama long rifle show on the 11th at Wheeler lodge but decided I would regret it later, so I decided to break it in.

I had never shot a .32 before but found it would really stack them in. I did have a problem with the groups walking to the left the more I shot. I adjusted the sight to center the group, fired a few more shot and off to the left it went again. It appeared to have settled in on about my 20th shot and was right down the middle to stay.

I can't see sights worth a hoot with my 71 year old eyes but still managed to shoot some nickel sized groups at 25 yards.

I did find the little .32 cruds up quite a bit after a dozen shots or so and started flashing the pan even with wiping after every shot.

I was shooting 25 gr of 3F, a .31 ball and a .012 ticking patch. A friend who has shot more that most people on the planet suggested I try 15 gr and go up if that doesn't shoot better than the load I was shooting.

She is a sweetheart;

chamookman:
Had a .32 Percusion Gun a while back - lots of fun to shoot, and amazingly accurate  :-M ! Bob

mullet:
That's a pretty little streamlined rifle. I bet it is fun to shoot.

Eric Krewson:
At the narrowest part of the swamped barrel I can circle the stock/barrel area with my finger and thumb and the circle will be only slightly bigger than a quarter, the gun is very slender and has a 46" barrel.

Hawkdancer:
My understanding is that the smaller bores crud up quickly, until They settle in, then not quite as bad, depending on the weather.  I don't have anything smaller than .45, though.  At a match, I swab after every relay, sometimes more.  Sweet looking rifle - look out, squirrels! >:D
Hawkdancer

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