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Anyone here own or has owned aKimber 8400 classic .270 ? I am thinking of buying a deer rifle and I spotted aKIMBER at the store and I know little about the rifle. Any tips or suggestions. I am open to suggestions but it must be a .270. Thanks:canadaFlag:
 
Hey grandpa, I don't own a Kimber but almost bought one in 325 wsm. Kimber makes a excellent rifle and I don't think you can go wrong buying one.
 
I've yet to shoot my 8400 Montana because of a Base mix up with S.I.R.

Looking at this rifle it appears to be very well made. The rifle came out of the box flawless. The trigger is as crisp as my T3's and Sako 75's.

The waiting is killing me. I want to get to the range weeks ago!!:mad:

I chose a Kahles AH in 3-9x42 TDS for this very light rifle.
 
Generally the attraction of Kimber rifles is the fact they are very light, both the wood and synthetic version of the short action calibres are under 6 lbs. The long action version's however are fairly heavy, 7.25 or 7.5 lbs before mounts. My Kimber is a nice gun, accurate for a 308 that weighs under 7 lbs scoped and loaded, but I wouldn't accept 1.5 inch accuracy from only 2 loads in a standard weight gun.

I wouldn't buy a Kimber for the money that was standard weight, I would definitely buy a Sako instead and with all the 75's on sale I would chase one of them down.
 
I have a Kimber 8400 Classic in the 270 WSM and love it...waiting on my new Kimber Montana in another 270 WSM to arrive.

Nice guns, smooth actions and the one I have is very accurate. I did have a minor issue with feeding but Corlane fixed that quickly for me. Now it feeds beautifully.
 
martinbns said:
Generally the attraction of Kimber rifles is the fact they are very light, both the wood and synthetic version of the short action calibres are under 6 lbs. The long action version's however are fairly heavy, 7.25 or 7.5 lbs before mounts. My Kimber is a nice gun, accurate for a 308 that weighs under 7 lbs scoped and loaded, but I wouldn't accept 1.5 inch accuracy from only 2 loads in a standard weight gun.

I wouldn't buy a Kimber for the money that was standard weight, I would definitely buy a Sako instead and with all the 75's on sale I would chase one of them down.
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I would pick the Kimber over the Sako in a heartbeat.
 
I have both Sako and Kimbers, both are excellent rifles, depending on what you want. One is not necessarily better than the other.
 
mylesrom said:
I have both Sako and Kimbers, both are excellent rifles, depending on what you want. One is not necessarily better than the other.
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Like I said above, both are really different rifles, but the only thing my kimber does better than any of the Sako's I have owned or own now is put a smaller dent in my shoulder from the sling. They are about the same price, IMHO the fit and finish of all the Sako's(5) is bettter than my Kimber, they are all significantly more accurate and way less finicky to load for, the triggers are very similar(I couldn't say which is better). The only conceivable thing that might be better is the idea of CRF, but since Kimber doesn't make a rifle in a Dangerous game calibre that is irrelevant.
 
I have 2 sakos (older ones) and a kimber montana
for a hunting rifle the kimber wins hands down
for a target gun and a varmiter the sako is the way to go
 
martinbns said:
Like I said above, both are really different rifles, but the only thing my kimber does better than any of the Sako's I have owned or own now is put a smaller dent in my shoulder from the sling. They are about the same price, IMHO the fit and finish of all the Sako's(5) is bettter than my Kimber, they are all significantly more accurate and way less finicky to load for, the triggers are very similar(I couldn't say which is better). The only conceivable thing that might be better is the idea of CRF, but since Kimber doesn't make a rifle in a Dangerous game calibre that is irrelevant.
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I've never handled a Kimber, but hear mostly good things about them, and Sako pretty much speaks for itself...I'd probably go wiht a Kimber on a hunting rifle, since I prefer CRF rifles....

However, wiht the price tag for both of them well over a grand, I often wonder if a guy shouldn't just spend another $400-$500 and get a custom rifle, built to his exact specs.:)
 
Dogleg said:
Martinbns,
Actually, they make a .375 now though I haven't seen one in the flesh yet. $3500 US more or less.
When are you leaving for your safari?
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I am leaving July 3rd, returning July 20th. How did the Campfire buff hunt go?
 
todbartell said:
personally I would build a custom rifle built the way I want, for the price of either a Sako or Kimber :wave:
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Yes, you would have to shop around for some used parts though.

What I say here applies to the rifle I purchased.

All things equal, you'd be hard pressed to build a quality rifle as light as the Montana for the same price. Trigger would have to be upgraded. Ultra light stock like a Wild Cat would have to be found (Montana stock is under a pound). On a Remmy you would probably have to flute to shed weight unless you bought a Ti(not cheap). That all adds up before you even send it all to the smith. New parts, not even close. New rifle or custom action, new fluted barrel, new ultra light stock, trigger upgrade or work, labour etc...

I know 280Ackley said a couple of months back that I could build a Remmy or M70 for just about the same or close. What he listed was a bunch of used parts and a new custom barrel. Used rifle action, used take off stock. Basically that's just a used rifle with a fancy barrel. Apples and oranges.

The action on the Kimber 8400 WSM is as close to custom as it gets. It was built with exact specs to the WSM line. Not the standardized to fit all short action rounds.

Really, you get your money's worth for $1300 unless you are looking for something completely different.

Clarke is realistic in saying it would cost $400-500 unless building one the way you like it is a down grade to the Kimber Montana...but again that's apples and oranges.
 
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