Finally got a decent break from the heat and wind this morning so loaded up the 4Runner and took the wife's Kimber 7/08 with a freshly mounted Vari X III 6.5-20x Leupold and the new CVA 45-70 with a fresh DNZ mount and a Burris Fullfield E1 4-14x. Ammo for the 7/08 was handloaded 150g NBTs over 46g RL17 in Winchester brass and CCI 200 Primers loaded to max mag length. Velocity was 2840fps over 5 shots. The 45-70 was factory Hornady 325g FTX and average velocity was 2000fps over 5 shots. Need to move the 45-70 up about 1" and the 7-08 down about 1.25" for a good 100y zero. All in all not to shabby from a 7# rifle and a $350 rifle. Wind started to pick up pretty good so I decided to just leave well enough alone on a good note.
