Kimber
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Kimber a show in Carp Ont April
http://http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/manitou210/100_3126.jpgSome beauitfull gun the Kimber the dealer was asking $1300 gun was in 30.06 in very nice condition.
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http://http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/manitou210/100_3126.jpgSome beauitfull gun the Kimber the dealer was asking $1300 gun was in 30.06 in very nice condition.
http://http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/manitou210/100_3122.jpghttp://http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/manitou210/100_3128.jpg
Apparently not in the case of Kimber- Reading threads on 24 hr campfire on Kimbers, it seems a decent split of those that love them and those that hate them...
Just like any other brand of rifle...guys like or hate Remingtons or Rugers or any others for that matter.
I checked out the HS Precision lightweights this am fully believing that brand to be really good and much to my amazement I read tons of negative comments.
I'd like to find a nice light 300 Mag either Win or WSM, something I can pack for sheep hunting.
Perhaps, but you may want to check ou the threads there....I think that due to the cost of the rifle, there are some expectations not being met.
Again, I've never seen one, so I have no opinion, just read the threads, which are often better indicators than gun mags or company advertising.
Here is one:
http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/1504955/page/0/fpart/1
It starts out like:
finally confirmed what I said from day one when i got my rifle. Kimber advertises Pillar and Glass bedding in these rifles. I from day one said no frigging way but many of you said it just looked unbedded because of the paint over the bedding. Bull.... I finally called the factory today and got the truth that the stocks are made on a "master" barrelled action. So no, your barrelled action is not a true glass bedded fit to your stock. I have been battleing this gun for a while now and it is always the exact same thing every load, every bullet. 3 shot group, 2 bullets hit within 1 inch or less and one flyer left or right about 1-1.5 inches out from the next closest.
Through my trials i noticed that the flyer was usually not the last shot, so a heated barrel is not the problem. usually the flyer is the second shot and the third shot goes right back to the first.
So here is my theory, every shot i take the action jumps to the opposite side of the inlet and action bedded area, and that would mean that in a 3 shot group every other shot will be next to the first.
One more thing that makes sense is this. 2 times i noticed that the first 3 shot group i took after putting in the action and tightening the screws to 70 in Lbs, I shot the best group ever and then the gun goes back to the same thing. My thinking is with a freshly tightened action screws the action holds tight for a few shots they loosens up.
I hope to cure this with a skim bed of epoxy and will let you all know but in the meantime... Your gun is not "factory glass bedded" as you think it is, painted over or not. Hell, i could tell that by looking at the pressure point in the paint right down the middle of the stock and there shouldnt be that on a true bedding job.
And then, in typical internet fashion, goes for 4 pages...4 lonng pages!
Again, I've never seen one, so I have no opinion, just read the threads, which are often better indicators than gun mags or company advertising.
Here is one:
http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/1504955/page/0/fpart/1
It starts out like:
finally confirmed what I said from day one when i got my rifle. Kimber advertises Pillar and Glass bedding in these rifles. I from day one said no frigging way but many of you said it just looked unbedded because of the paint over the bedding. Bull.... I finally called the factory today and got the truth that the stocks are made on a "master" barrelled action. So no, your barrelled action is not a true glass bedded fit to your stock. I have been battleing this gun for a while now and it is always the exact same thing every load, every bullet. 3 shot group, 2 bullets hit within 1 inch or less and one flyer left or right about 1-1.5 inches out from the next closest.
Through my trials i noticed that the flyer was usually not the last shot, so a heated barrel is not the problem. usually the flyer is the second shot and the third shot goes right back to the first.
So here is my theory, every shot i take the action jumps to the opposite side of the inlet and action bedded area, and that would mean that in a 3 shot group every other shot will be next to the first.
One more thing that makes sense is this. 2 times i noticed that the first 3 shot group i took after putting in the action and tightening the screws to 70 in Lbs, I shot the best group ever and then the gun goes back to the same thing. My thinking is with a freshly tightened action screws the action holds tight for a few shots they loosens up.
I hope to cure this with a skim bed of epoxy and will let you all know but in the meantime... Your gun is not "factory glass bedded" as you think it is, painted over or not. Hell, i could tell that by looking at the pressure point in the paint right down the middle of the stock and there shouldnt be that on a true bedding job.
And then, in typical internet fashion, goes for 4 pages...4 lonng pages!
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Appreciate your thoughts Mr. G, always nice to read comments and experiences from a source other than a biased gun magazine / writer.
I'm really not too excited over any particular brand or make, and I threw the Kimber name out to see what sort of response it would bring.
As I said before I'm looking for an accurate, lightweight 300, not choosy about make as long as its dependable.
Having turned 61 a short while back, I'm beginning to think strongly that a lighter rifle will be much more enjoyable going both uphill and down.
I also considered the New Ultra Light Arms models, but it sounds as though they're almost impossible to get into Canada.
I'm really not too excited over any particular brand or make, and I threw the Kimber name out to see what sort of response it would bring.
As I said before I'm looking for an accurate, lightweight 300, not choosy about make as long as its dependable.
Having turned 61 a short while back, I'm beginning to think strongly that a lighter rifle will be much more enjoyable going both uphill and down.
I also considered the New Ultra Light Arms models, but it sounds as though they're almost impossible to get into Canada.
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Try a Tika T3 and see if that suits your fancy. I have one in 7mag and it has been the best out of the box factory rifle I have ever bought. Light and accurate.
I cannot comment on the dependablity as I have ony had it for a year but I did use it all season from September 17 to November 30 and took 3 deer with it. The last day buck was in -20 and half mile from the road in knee to waist deep snow. I dropped it in the snow 3 times that day and it still went boom when it was time to shoot (10 yard shot when he was beded ) I was highly impressed with it all season.
I cannot comment on the dependablity as I have ony had it for a year but I did use it all season from September 17 to November 30 and took 3 deer with it. The last day buck was in -20 and half mile from the road in knee to waist deep snow. I dropped it in the snow 3 times that day and it still went boom when it was time to shoot (10 yard shot when he was beded ) I was highly impressed with it all season.
Hey, don't let me dissuade you from a Kimber, just letting you know the feedback. A NULA rifle woudl tickle me dirty....
I usually see rifles when they have a problem. I have seen some Kimbers and they did have problems. One WSM just plain did not feed. A22-250 had achamber so rough it was almost impossible to extract a spent shell. That it was possible at all says something for the extractor anyway.
I think the Kimbers are a nice concept poorly executed. The quality control is so varied that it is a bit of a gamble when you buy one. The stock shape (wood stocks) is not bad but the finish is often ugly. One piece I saw looked like it had been checkered with a knife and fork. All in all, I don't think a lot of them. The 300 WSM is short. And fat. If these are attributes you find attractive, you will like it.Regards, Bill.
I think the Kimbers are a nice concept poorly executed. The quality control is so varied that it is a bit of a gamble when you buy one. The stock shape (wood stocks) is not bad but the finish is often ugly. One piece I saw looked like it had been checkered with a knife and fork. All in all, I don't think a lot of them. The 300 WSM is short. And fat. If these are attributes you find attractive, you will like it.
Regards, Bill.
