I am in the market for a new rifle and looking around at quite a few I am drawn to the Kimber classic. I like the walnut with the blued finish it looks good to me. I have not decided on 84 or 8400 as of yet. There is probably a few people here that own Kimbers and I would like to know what your overall experence with Kimber is.
Kimber Rifles
- Thread starter Stevekoozer
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I have an 8400 in 300WSM. I like it a lot. The fit and finish is excellent, and it has very nice wood. It also shot less than MOA with factory ammo right out of the box.
It's more expensive than an entry level Remchester, but is worth it IMHO.
Here is a picture:
Here is how it shoots:
It's more expensive than an entry level Remchester, but is worth it IMHO.
Here is a picture:
Here is how it shoots:
I have an 8400 in 300WSM. I like it a lot. The fit and finish is excellent, and it has very nice wood. It also shot less than MOA with factory ammo right out of the box.
It's more expensive than an entry level Remchester, but is worth it IMHO.
Here is a picture:
Here is how it shoots:
Now that is one ###y looking rifle makes my trigger finger all stiff
the factory ammo group speaks for it's self.I have the same rifle as above 
and I love it. I wouldn't trade it for anything. The worst part of it is that I feel guilty for buying additional rifles because I love that kimber soooooo much! I even went and got a kimber .22 hunter, and I have a 84m in french walnut in 7mm-08 on order. The prices have gotten a little more resonable now than when I got my 8400 classic .300wsm. I like my kimbers so much I named myself after them!
and I love it. I wouldn't trade it for anything. The worst part of it is that I feel guilty for buying additional rifles because I love that kimber soooooo much! I even went and got a kimber .22 hunter, and I have a 84m in french walnut in 7mm-08 on order. The prices have gotten a little more resonable now than when I got my 8400 classic .300wsm. I like my kimbers so much I named myself after them!
I have an 84m in 308, same as above, nice wood, fit and finish is very good, the magazine rails are prtty sharp and mark up brass a fair bit. It took me a while to find a really good load for whitetail, but when I did it is very accurate. Mine with the leupold kimber rings and bases, a 6x42 Nikon Monarch scope and a full belly weighs less than 7 lbs. Recoil is fine, it's a nice rifle.
I would already own a montana in 7-08 if it didn't have a blind magazine.
I would already own a montana in 7-08 if it didn't have a blind magazine.
Good news for all you Kimber lovers out there P&D in Edmonton will be Canada's newest direct Kimber account for 2008 and beyond. If there is something special that you want the initial order is being placed shortly, same with HS Precision. FS
very nice....was this the best group of a bunch of groups?
What would the rifle average with this ammo for ,...say 3 or 4 groups?
Did you chrony this ammo?
Yes, this was the best group from a number of groups. Still, the Federal factory Accubonds consistently shoot under an inch. I also shoot Federal factory TBBC in this gun, and although not quite as accurate they still shoot around MOA.
I have not chronographed these loads as I don't own a chronograph. I haven't tried any other factory ammo either.
Why would I?
I have not chronographed these loads as I don't own a chronograph. I haven't tried any other factory ammo either.
Why would I?
That is the same problem I had when I was looking into getting a Kimber as there accuracy and quality control is hit or miss and there can be multiple problem in getting it fixed and having the rifle sent back multiple times to Kimber. Research this on 24hourcampfire and you will see especially as there is no authorized repair depot in Canada and just try shipping a rifle to the Us for repairs which is why I went with a Sako 75 Finnlight
There have been lots of reports inthe campfire where rifles have been sent back mostly over accuracy issues more than once. I think some guys also have unrealistic expectations some times on ultralight rifles, mine is a bit tricky to shoot well off a bench so my groups suffered for quite a while. When I figured out my problem it shoots one ragged hole at 100 yards.
I shoot 150 gr btips over 46 gr of reloder 15, everytime it's come up on a whitetail there ends of being a nice big hole in the deer. 5 shots, 5 bangflops. I regocnize not the rifle, but it is a really easy rifle t0 shoot offhand at least for me.
I like mine, the fixed 6 power scope is a great combo on the 308...I wish I had bought a 7-08 though...just because.
I think if I didn't, or worse couldn't, own all the stuff I have to shoot and had to have a couple of rifles only, pretty sure my main gun would be a Kimber, probably a 7mm Rem Mag. I really like the light weight, and before I get a scolding about the caliber needing more weight, I'm gonna say that I'm not particularly recoil sensitive. Heck, I shoot 500 gr TSX's at around 1600 fps out of my .45-70 XLR and the scope only lowers my IQ via the forehead/eyebrow smack maybe 1 out of 5 (we figure that loads's creating somewhere around 70-75 ft/lbs, along the lines of a hot-loaded .458 Magnum. (And no, I don't feed them into the tube mag - they don't fit - so she's a single shot. But what a shot.)
About a year ago I heard there was problems with some of the Montana stainless barrels. I'm sorry I don't remember all of the details, but I seem to recall there was a place in Alberta that was authorized to replace these "problem" barrels.
The 7mm mag kimber isn't lightweight, the long action Kimber's are all 7 lbs+.
The same can be said for some of our other domestic mfg's I don't think I need to say any names. I have no problem spending some time working with a rifle to find a load it will shoot well. If I have issues outside of ammo and my shooting skills getting the rifle to shoot to where I would like it too, I can take it to a smith and have it looked at and have them tell me what needs to be done.
Thanks for all the replies guys great info here.
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