Winchester had a consistent track record of making ho-hum rifles for decades, and that's coming from a guy who likes them. They sure made it hard. This last incarnation from FN seems like they finally got their act together.For now.
Kimber Montana vs tikka t3
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Winchester had a consistent track record of making ho-hum rifles for decades, and that's coming from a guy who likes them. They sure made it hard. This last incarnation from FN seems like they finally got their act together.For now.
Lol ok relax I wasn't questioning your abilities. I don't know you. So I was suggesting because as I said they guarantee sub MOA. So if you didn't have success it was just a fluke. And as I said I have all wood stock tikkas not the lite. That would be the same for any rifle in heavy caliber that is light. You need the weight behind it.
I had a look at the tikka super light but didn't see one in a 300wsm. Im going to have a look at a Winchester model 70 extreme today as a comparison to the kimber. I used to have one in 308 and it was superbly accurate. I made the mistake of selling it a couple years ago.
Another better option than the T3
Added bonus of a hinged floor plate instead of the blind magazine on the Kimber.
pete dobinson
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/Users/Linda/Desktop/th_Image.jpg not good at getting my pictures on this site so here goes, this target is from my kimber mountain ascent, these are the firsts groups i,ve shot after barrel break in. the smaller group was my 2nd group. The chambering is 270 win.
pete dobinson
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sorry guys it didn't work for me.
You can't post like that from your desktop - you need to first download the picture to Photobucket or some other hosting site. And then from there you can use the method you tried.
BTW, how do you like your Mountain Ascent? Have you shot it without the brake?
BTW, how do you like your Mountain Ascent? Have you shot it without the brake?
Jordan Smith
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Strongly disagree.
The Weatherby S2 is a superior rifle. The Tikka stock is flimsy and I could feel it flex when i squeezed it' the Weatherby is very strong reinforced fiberglass that does not move at all. The Tikka is too light for any meaningfully strong round; the Weatherby is heavier while still being comfortable. The Tikka mags are expensive while the Weatherby has a dump box. Tikka's stocks ahve crappy checkering while Weatherby has grippy material in the right places. I could go on, but basically I'm totally sold on the S2 and couldn't be happier I bought it instead of the t3.
Tikka's are cheap junk with an accurate barrel and a nice stainless finish. They're too light for the offered chamberings, and other rifles are just as accurate. My S2 will shoot with any Tikka.
pete dobinson
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I love my Mountain Ascent. I haven't shot it without the brake yet but don't feel it will be a problem. i have a montana 7mm wsm and the recoil doesn't bother me. Anyhow, I,m happy with both of my Kimbers, they're accurate. The 2nd group I shot with my mountain ascent all 3 shots were touching. You can't get better than that from a rifle that weighs 5lb 5oz. I like light weight rifles, maybe Im getting old, LOL. Cheers Pete.
Great groups Jordan and dogleg. I know with the best rifle on the market I couldn't shoot that well lol...Id still be leery about dropping that kind of cash on a Kimber. For a few bucks more you can be in a Cooper.
Cheers!!
Cheers!!
Too bad that few dollars more that you spent on your Cooper couldn't get you an ultralight rifle as they simply have no offering or interest in that market segment. When you start dropping into the sub 6lb scoped realm you had better have a firm grasp of the fundamentals if you hope to shoot small groups. I suspect Cooper doesn't want to go there for this very reason,and I know that a good many of the reports of accuracy problems from Kimbers come from folks with flawed technique off the bench expecting that 6-7lb rifle to make itty bitty groups like their 8lb-9lb Remchester sporter does off the hood of the Chevy.
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pete dobinson
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I was jealous about your 284 NULA, I guess now we are even, but I still do like your 284. LOL. Cheers pete....and I hate you out of pure jealousy!
Funny thing about that is I have a couple of Coopers. In the case of one the price approachs twice, and the other hovers around 3-4 times what I have in most of my Kimbers. In almost every way I'd still take the Kimbers.
The Ascent is the "new king" (to quote Gatehouse) of the ultralights, and even old Mel would have to acknowledge that fact.
The only thing that keeps the NULA around besides the .284win chambering is that I feel the stock design fits me slightly better.
I can make three touch @100 every now and again when the stars and planets align, but the majority of the time if I'm shooting for groups they usually end up looking awful close to the various Montanas I've owned...somewheres north of around an inch or so.
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Just got my Kimber Montana 300 Win Mag. Mounted a 3-9x40 leupold canadian edition in a set of Talley lightweights. Total weight is 7.46 Lbs. Not too bad for a 300. Points very nicely, hopefully will be able to get out and try it out.
