Kimber Classic Select with French walnut stock
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Northern Boater
CGN Regular
- Location
- Northern BC
Don't have the Select but like my Classic, light and reasonably accurate.
I have an 8400, 30-06 in Classic Select. Wood is nice, fit and finish are good. Over all a very nice rifle. Accuracy is acceptable for a hunting rifle, but this rifle is not a tack driver. It is light in weight with a slim contour barrel.
I had feeding problems with it straight out of the box. A call to Kimber and they sent me a new mag spring with follower immediately, problem solved. I bought it during the very first Obama scare when there were gun and ammo shortages like now. The new M-70's were out but near impossible to find, the wait time when I ordered the Kimber was 18 months but it arrived in 6. Because of the circumstances I paid way to much for it, and will never recoup the investment in my life time. I have since acquired three of the new M-70's and prefer them over the Kimber, so the Kimber will eventually be passed on to my grandson.
I had feeding problems with it straight out of the box. A call to Kimber and they sent me a new mag spring with follower immediately, problem solved. I bought it during the very first Obama scare when there were gun and ammo shortages like now. The new M-70's were out but near impossible to find, the wait time when I ordered the Kimber was 18 months but it arrived in 6. Because of the circumstances I paid way to much for it, and will never recoup the investment in my life time. I have since acquired three of the new M-70's and prefer them over the Kimber, so the Kimber will eventually be passed on to my grandson.
joeyclimbing
Regular
- Location
- Vancouver Island
joeyclimbing
Regular
- Location
- Vancouver Island
Good fit and finish. Here's mine in .243 win. For some reason I don't use it much.
Joe
Joe
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
I'm skeptical of the motivation for matte-blued finishes. I prefer a deep blued finish on my rifles. My guess is that matte finishes were born of economy - less time invested in polishing.
But those rifles do look pretty nice.
But those rifles do look pretty nice.
I look at matt bluing and oil finish as more of a subdued, working type of look. Highly polished bluing is like a mirror. I guess I see these finishes as a half-way between a utilitarian SS-synthetic stock rifle and a highly polished rust blued rifle with a exhibition grade Turkish walnut stock.
I see the usefulness of the trend towards synthetic and SS, but there sure is something to be said about a nice blued + walnut stocked rifle.
Dogleg - mighty fine shooting there!
bearkilr
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nowhere, ......just past the middle
I've found that matte bluing isn't nearly as durable as gloss and I'd have to agree with BUM that it's done due to cost, especially on guns like many Kimbers and Coopers which generally have nice wood.
I believe you are right. I've gone full circle from mirror blue, to matte and am now starting to favor the brightly blued again. If nothing else a polished surface doesn't give rust a toe hold. Besides, if the deer didn't see my Santa Claus suit I don't think a shiny rifle is going to give me away. Having said that I do like an oil finish on nice walnut.
I've got enough heartless, stainless and glass rifles for rough work.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
The Old Man has a custom 7mm Wby built on a BSA action that he's has since 1969. It was his only hunting rifle and was dragged all over Northern BC while he worked in Granisle. The rifle has a beautiful California-style walnut stock and rust-blued metalwork. The stock shows a few bumps and dings but the metal looks like the rifle has been a safe queen all it's life. There must be something to it.
I have been using a Classic in 270 WSM for a number of years now, the rifle is very attractive with a light blond
stock and it is a joy to carry and shoot, it has been fed a steady diet of 140 Accubonds and it likes them
very much, if I take my time I can squeeze 3 shots inside 3/4" at 100yds. The rifle has taken two nice whitetails
with one shot each, I could not ask for more when a light long range rifle is required. I am a pre64 M70 lover so naturally
the CRF action also attracts me greatly. I also have a Montana in 300 Win.Mag. that puts 3 under an inch, great rifle.
BB
stock and it is a joy to carry and shoot, it has been fed a steady diet of 140 Accubonds and it likes them
very much, if I take my time I can squeeze 3 shots inside 3/4" at 100yds. The rifle has taken two nice whitetails
with one shot each, I could not ask for more when a light long range rifle is required. I am a pre64 M70 lover so naturally
the CRF action also attracts me greatly. I also have a Montana in 300 Win.Mag. that puts 3 under an inch, great rifle.
BB
