What is your take on Kimber Montana 84 and 8400
- Thread starter Borcagu
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CGN Regular
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- Manitoulin Island, Ontario
I had a 300 WSM in the Kimber 8400 and it was the most accurate rifle I have ever shot. The workmanship was very nice. I would say I preferred it to the Sako I had before but they where close.
I have had one in 270 wsm for some time now, very accurate rifle indeed, especialy for a factory job. I found the original bedding of the recoil lug a little shoddy, but after bedding the complete action and re-floating the barrel, its a definite sub moa rifle that carries, points, and shoots very nicely.
RockChucker
CGN frequent flyer
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- Whitehorse, Yukon
From what I've seen and heard.............Over priced, under achievers!
RC
RC
Hardly
spoken like a guy who's never owned one...typical.
You could ask my wife, she used Nugget's Montana in 338 Federal to get her first deer , does she ever like that little gun. One shot at 190yds and it was all over. Likely would get her one in 7-08 and she'd be set for life.
I know of another fellow who has one in 270 WSM and he really likes his as well.
I know of another fellow who has one in 270 WSM and he really likes his as well.
338 winmag
Member
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- Prince George BC
I think its a great gun for the price considering you get a CRF action , pillar bedded and a kevlar stock.My 308 Montana comes in at 5 lbs , hard to beat that.
archie_james_c
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Dah Soo,ON
You're right on that one. It always seems the 3-4 horror stories about rifles always get posted on the web, never the hundreds of stories on how well they shoot.
When someone buys a rifle and is happy with it, they go out and shoot the damned thing. When someone has a problem, they hop on the web and write up a post complaining about it.
I had an 84m in 308, I wish I'd never sold it.
Pretty accurate, took me a while to get a good load but when I did it held up. The gun was very lively in my hands, it handled it like a nice SXS shotgun. It was the best rifle I've ever owned at shooting offhand, weirdly enough for a light gun.
Like I said, I wish i'd never sold it, although I don't really feel the CRF was a feature that made a lot of sense on a 5 lb 308.
Pretty accurate, took me a while to get a good load but when I did it held up. The gun was very lively in my hands, it handled it like a nice SXS shotgun. It was the best rifle I've ever owned at shooting offhand, weirdly enough for a light gun.
Like I said, I wish i'd never sold it, although I don't really feel the CRF was a feature that made a lot of sense on a 5 lb 308.
Just bought my third one. Awesome design, portable, packable, loveable little rifle. 1st one a 7-08 didn't shoot good. After re-bedding, recrowning , over a thousand rounds of most everything, can not get it to shoot any better than 2" @ 100yds.. barrel pooched, you can feel tight and loose spots throughout the length of the barrel when cleaning.
2nd one is a 270 win, very accurate shooter and am very happy with that rifle.
Third one is my second 7-08 to replace the 1st one. Just got it the other day, haven't had a chance to test it out yet, hopefully better luck the second time around with this one.
2nd one is a 270 win, very accurate shooter and am very happy with that rifle.
Third one is my second 7-08 to replace the 1st one. Just got it the other day, haven't had a chance to test it out yet, hopefully better luck the second time around with this one.
This is what bothers me. You never hear of these issues with Sako, Cooper or other "higher" models. IMO for the $$ you are spending on these, they should be flawless...
Oscar, did you contact Kimber about your barrel? What are you doing with it?
I have to disagree. With a standard sporter from Remchester running a thousand bucks, the difference in price is easily made up with just Kimber's Montana stock.
I'd love to have a 84M Classic Stainless, but I can't bring myself to roll that dice...
My Remingtons might not be the best thing out there, but when I can pick up a used one for $650 and it shoots under an inch with more than one load, I don't mind dropping another $500 on a McMillan, because I already know it shoots.
If I dropped $1500 on the Kimber I want, and it doesn't shoot worth beans, then what? Drop another $800 into a barrel job, or shoot 1000 rounds through it like Oscar, looking for that load that never shows up?
I think these are a sweet little rig...
My Remingtons might not be the best thing out there, but when I can pick up a used one for $650 and it shoots under an inch with more than one load, I don't mind dropping another $500 on a McMillan, because I already know it shoots.
If I dropped $1500 on the Kimber I want, and it doesn't shoot worth beans, then what? Drop another $800 into a barrel job, or shoot 1000 rounds through it like Oscar, looking for that load that never shows up?
I think these are a sweet little rig...
No question their QC might not be the absolute best, but I believe their problems are overblown on the internet. Doesn't mean Oscar didn't get a lemon, but I've had late model Remmie's with bum barrels too. A stainless mountain rifle in 7mm-08 I had a couple years back wouldn't beat 2" no matter what I did. Nevertheless, on any rifle I buy I expect to have to bed it and perhaps have the barrel recrowned.
How's the 250 working for you?
How's the 250 working for you?
