Kimber Hunter

JJ-65 said:
I own more Kimber rifles that all the above posters combined. Been trying to buy a bad one for years, no dice. Can't imagine being baffled by a pair of Mag lips or a trigger set screw.
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ha ha, thats good to hear though! most r user error i believe n have witnessed myself.. hold it different, she shoots different.. hold yer tounge n keep yer eye open ey haha!

Weatherby Fan said:
I own and have owned several Kimbers, mostly Montana’s, if your wanting a lightweight hunting rifle imho the Montana is one of the very best rifles for the money you can buy.
Not to mention they are a great platform for a custom build.

I have not owned a Hunter yet but my gunsmith hunts with one so I’m guessing they’re not all that bad !

Of the four new Kimbers I have owned 3 Montana and one KMA as soon as I received them I had my gunsmith Bed the action, lighten the trigger and he would ensure the mag box was free of binding on the action.
Every one has shot amazingly well with factory ammo.

Every company seems to have customer service issues, Weatherby.......if you have a cpl hours I could tell you a story and this rifle was 3 times the cost of a Kimber Hunter ! Fierce, Remington, Christiansen Arms is another notorious company for terrible customer service but continue to gain in popularity ?
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Yeah thats awesome to hear, im gettin all hot an sweaty thinking about my 84m 7mm-08 an my new Exo mtn pack.... mmmmm
elKrusto said:
It's been about ten months since I got the hunter 308, and have had it to the range several times now. I am able to shoot 300 meter 3 shot groups in the 2 5/8" to 3" size range. I can't ask for anything more than that in such a light rifle, using factory ammunition.
I like packing the rifle so much, that since I got it I have sold off most of my previous collection. I can't figure out why I spent so many years lugging around big heavy rifles...............
I recently bought a used Mountain Ascent in 270 Win. and have had it to the range once just to see if it functioned properly. It does, and with the one brand of factory ammo I used that day, I managed to get 1 1/4" groups. They can be fussy but that is a good starting point.
Kimber has changed how I view hunting rifles. Infact, it has probably saved me a lot of money, as now when I check the EE, if it doesn't say Kimber on the ad, I rarely look at it.
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Bro awesome to hear you;re into the kimbers an having some success on on the Factory ammo side of life! i reload and find it fussy for sure...like ya say, find the load an its fairly happy days.. :) enjoy mate
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I have a factory montana 308win chambered barrel in my possesion too..... its super tempting..
 
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Rob said:
What is the rumor?...what sort of stock? Blind mag?
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This is the pattern I am basing it off of only a blind mag .I will be sending it and a Remington mountain rifle to Stuart at Wildcat in the new year.He thinks he can make the stock a lot lighter than the Montana/Mountain accent stock.They are around 26 oz
I know he is super busy so not sure when he will have time to make the moulds .

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Interesting. You’d only need a mag box, spring, and follower to convert a hunter. Will the Canadian distributor sell those direct?

G.E.FLACH said:
This is the pattern I am basing it off of only a blind mag .I will be sending it and a Remington mountain rifle to Stuart at Wildcat in the new year.He thinks he can make the stock a lot lighter than the Montana/Mountain accent stock.They are around 26 oz
I know he is super busy so not sure when he will have time to make the molds .

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G.E.FLACH said:
This is the pattern I am basing it off of only a blind mag .I will be sending it and a Remington mountain rifle to Stuart at Wildcat in the new year.He thinks he can make the stock a lot lighter than the Montana/Mountain accent stock.They are around 26 oz
I know he is super busy so not sure when he will have time to make the molds .

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Crossing my fingers that this will happen, just found a bunch of cracks in my montana kevlar stock :(
 
G.E.FLACH said:
This is the pattern I am basing it off of only a blind mag .I will be sending it and a Remington mountain rifle to Stuart at Wildcat in the new year.He thinks he can make the stock a lot lighter than the Montana/Mountain accent stock.They are around 26 oz
I know he is super busy so not sure when he will have time to make the molds .

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That’s got to be a new year’s resolution!,kelly
 
I have a 308 Hunter and love it. I adjusted the trigger down to my preference of 1.5lbs, zero overtravel. I can't believe how good the trigger is actually--mine can be adjusted to not being safe/functional. Mine never had any feeding issues, but 308 is not a feat to get feeding. I actually sold the stock and magazine on the EE and fit it into a Wildcat Rem 700 short action BDL stock with a Kwik Klip bottom metal. It was a little tricky, but the end result is sub 5lbs with metal bottom metal, feeds properly. I've only ever made handloads for it with 150 gr SST's and 168 Berger Classic Hunters. With both I've found loads that get 5 round groups at 100 yards that are 5/8"-7/8". I've got my scope in QR rings so I can pop a red dot on it when there's no long shots. I can't say enough good things about that gun.
 
7055steved said:
I have a 308 Hunter and love it. I adjusted the trigger down to my preference of 1.5lbs, zero overtravel. I can't believe how good the trigger is actually--mine can be adjusted to not being safe/functional. Mine never had any feeding issues, but 308 is not a feat to get feeding. I actually sold the stock and magazine on the EE and fit it into a Wildcat Rem 700 short action BDL stock with a Kwik Klip bottom metal. It was a little tricky, but the end result is sub 5lbs with metal bottom metal, feeds properly. I've only ever made handloads for it with 150 gr SST's and 168 Berger Classic Hunters. With both I've found loads that get 5 round groups at 100 yards that are 5/8"-7/8". I've got my scope in QR rings so I can pop a red dot on it when there's no long shots. I can't say enough good things about that gun.
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Really cool build I was wondering why I was seeing the hunter stocks for sale as there are very few aftermarket options for kimber
 
Rob said:
Does anyone know a Canadian source for Kimber Hunter 84M magazines?
They are for sale at many places in the USA but no one can or will send to Canada.
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I was looking for a while, next to nothing out there at the moment.
Lucked out finding a couple at a small shop in Sask, but that was it.

Really enjoying my Hunter in 257 Roberts. Nice handling rifle, and a pleasure to shoot.

 
remington jim said:
Just bought a used Kimber Hunter in 30-06 - it has the Black KIM PRO 11 finish which is now discontinued ! Only supposed to have shot 18 rounds tru it . I'm Hoping it will be a Good Shooter - any one have one with this KIM PRO finish - Has it stood up WELL to the Outdoors ? Thxs RJ
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I have one in the KimPro finish and Realtree camo stock. So far it seems to be holding up OK, but I'd actually prefer they just left it stainless. I've had a couple of Kimber handguns with the KimPro and they definitely don't hold up as well as a Glock's finish.
 
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