Some Great New Hunting Rifles - With A Poll!

Steyr or Kimber?

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  • Poll closed .
RPgunguy said:
Some people still shoot 270s?
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sgt.rock said:
why oh why can't the Kimber be a .308? It would be a half pound lighter if it was. Really, though, does anyone shoot .270 these days?
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YES!!! One guy a friend of a friend last I heard had 3 out of 4 sheep for his grandslam and a big grizzly with 160 gr.Nosler partition out of his .270 and not .270wsm. I have 2 .270's with one Remington made in 1948 that shoots well!!!
 
I had a bit of trouble deciding actually.

The Kimber has sleeker lines as the Steyr stock just behind the grip area looks clunky. The Kimber camo pattern sucks too though.

It was a bit unfair to pit two different calibers against one another, especially if they each could be had in the same caliber. I owned a .270 many years ago but never a .308 (I've got a 30-06 instead). So for variety, I'd probably lean towards the .270 now (with a different paint job).

The Steyr would be the choice for anticipated quality.

I voted for the Kimber by a hair.
 
After seeing my friends 14yr old daughter do a 2'' group at 300yds when shooting a Steyr in 243 for the first time......sold on steyr
Plus the Steyr is much more affordable and all have a reputation for being shooters.....Kimber on the other hand seem to be hit and miss
from one to another
 
I just sold a Kimber Montana in .338 Fed.... I'm seriously regretting it. At 5.5 pounds, plus I put a 1.5-4.5 Nikon Monarch on it... It was light and tight. So much so that the sling just seemed to be in the way. I just one hand carry'ed. While the Steyr will be a great product, it's just a normal rifle. It's heavy, bulky and if you bush hunt... it's no cooler than any other heavy beast. And I'll hear "bla bla bla 7.7 pounds isnt heavy bla bla bla man up". Well, since then my lightest was my Blaser at 6.5 pounds plus a 3-9... it's not as nice to carry. So I bought a Savage Light Weight in a longer range caliber, and put the same scope on. I missed the light rifle that much....

I agree though, go .308 so it's short action, drop it to 5 pds, and THAT'S a rifle for bush or mountain carry!

The Steyr isn't "cool". It's just a heavy rifle like all the rest, with a better than normal trigger. And my Kimber had a damn nice trigger as well....
 
Looks like the Steyr won! The online staff are going to gloat all the way to the bank with our winnings here :D

The next Steyr to sell gets a free box of some super nice stuff to put through it. The next Kimber to sell gets a free box of some super nice stuff and the tears of the retail shop.

Cheers,
Daniel
 
I am a sucker for stainless..cause I am lazy. Also I am semi considering a 270 for this seasons deer hunt for no real reason I can come up with right now.


Ian
 
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