Browning hells canyon or kimber mountain accent

Slimbo said:
I love my mountain ascent but I sure wouldn’t pay current retail for one. I got mine for 1800 when they first came out and Montanas were still 1300.

I’d be tempted to just get a stainless tikka and put it in a wildcat. Real light, usually real accurate and half the price of a mountain ascent if you finish the stock yourself.
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Yeah, the cost of everything has gone nuts, powder at 70+ per pound is insane...:(
 
Slimbo said:
The wildcat ultralight is the way to go for the tikka. Super stiff, super light. Very cost effective if you do the work yourself, and still cheaper than a mcmillan or manners if you get a smith to finish it.

Id also consider a Montana over a mountain ascent. The unfluted bolt of the Montana is generally quite a bit smoother than the MA, and the soft touch coating on the MA wears off extremely quickly. The barrel flutes on mine are also not indexed properly, which is purely cosmetic but still drives me nuts. I also have no use for muzzle brakes, so my threads are actually being cut off as we speak.
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Interesting, thank you I will look up on the tikka again, I don’t mind spending a few coins to make it better because I’m planning on keeping the rifle for a long time.
 
I was extremely underwhelmed with the accuracy of my Montana, though fit and finish were good. Warranty support was also poor. I would either go custom (deviant anTi) or modded tikka if I was going to go back down the ultra light route. Way better bang for buck.
 
pete dobinson said:
Another option is the kimber hunter, same action and barrel as a montana but with a cheaper stock. I think they are listed at around $1100 -1200.
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Solid suggestion pete!
I played around with one when they were first released and closer to the 1000$ mark and my example in .308 was a fantastic rifle for that price bracket.
Here's a thread I posted on it...https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1527962-Some-Kimber-Hunter-photos-and-info-here?highlight=kimber+hunter
 
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I have a hells canyon in 30-06. Its a sweet rifle in my opinion. I am no rifle guru, and my experience is limited to recreational shooting and hunting. I don't have issues with the trigger, it adjusted to my liking. The cerakote isn't chipping off either .. . . weird.
 
What do you guys think of the Tikka t3x hunter in 30-06? 20 inch barrel weighting in at 6.1 lbs. I could not convince myself to buy the t3x lite due to the ugly stock but with a wood stock i think this changes my mind. Also i like the 20 inch barrel since i will be walking in a lot of thick brush. Now to decide... stainless or blued.....
 
jer1123 said:
What do you guys think of the Tikka t3x hunter in 30-06? 20 inch barrel weighting in at 6.1 lbs. I could not convince myself to buy the t3x lite due to the ugly stock but with a wood stock i think this changes my mind. Also i like the 20 inch barrel since i will be walking in a lot of thick brush. Now to decide... stainless or blued.....
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That rifle will kick like a mule, and with a 20" barrel will be loud! I'd stick with your first 2 choices...
 
ForealBoreal said:
Or just buy a Montana and call it a day
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Let's not forget, unlike the Montana, the MA has a premium Douglass barrel, aftermarket barrels aren't cheap..
I could be happier with my kimber.. light , dont carry anything else..
Cant vouch for the 3006 version.
But my 280Ai is a tack driver.. easy load development..

I agree is a pretty penny.. but look at what you get!!
good isnt cheap, AND cheap isnt good..

Good luck choosing, heck you only live once
 
A hunting partner of mine just bought a Tikka Hunter in 30.06 for this years hunting season it beat his shoulder up pretty good sighting it in. It is a very nice rifle though !
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jer1123 said:
What do you guys think of the Tikka t3x hunter in 30-06? 20 inch barrel weighting in at 6.1 lbs. I could not convince myself to buy the t3x lite due to the ugly stock but with a wood stock i think this changes my mind. Also i like the 20 inch barrel since i will be walking in a lot of thick brush. Now to decide... stainless or blued.....
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Thanks everyone, This is become quite the task lol. So many good rifles out there it’s really impossible to narrow to the right one. I appreciate all the feedback! I’ll drop by the gun shop to look at them again...
 
I was just doing a bunch of googling on the barrel subject and someone said that Bergara makes the barrels for the Kimbers. That makes sense to me, as I’ve heard before that Bergara is a big supplier of barrels to several gun manufacturers.
 
I believe the YouTube "backfire" did a review on both of these recently, seems if of you value weight savings for the extra $ then the kimber is the way to go. Another poster mentioned the Kimber hunter has the magazine you seemed to find as an asset and is much lower in price.
Personally when I shoulder them they do not fit me I would recommend trying to get your hands on one and see what you think before dropping the money on one. My hunting partner loves his.
 
I was underwhelmed by the kimber Adirondack. Compared side by side to a hunter or Montana (which I own one of each)it wasn’t with the extra money to me, since sold it. Handle all three in the kimber lineup. Because the actions are identical you can start with a lower model and upgrade it the next version down the road if a plastic stock is something you really don’t like or want a muzzle break. The fluting on the MA barrel is definitely more cosmetic than weight savings imo.

As the op is in Ontario. You could buy a used Montana 84l. Have a smith rebarrel it in a 6.5 (6.5-06, 6.5rpm, 6.5x55) and have a awesome province wide gun for just north of $2000
 
As a browning fan (they are very practical and light), even I would recommend a serious look at the Kimber. OPs original post suggests to me that OP wants a high quality singular rifle and does not want to have a collections of hunting rifles. This to me means getting the best will satiate any need to upgrade later. I unfortunately fell into the pit of collecting and modifying and am trying to get out of that cycle and focus on fewer but high quality setups. Right now I’m building a stainless M70 with Wildcat ultralight stock. It still won’t be Kimber weight class but will cost me a lot less and that’s the attractive part of buying used guns and rebuilding it into customs.
 
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