Which Kimber should I buy?
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Let me know which one you pass on. Those are good prices.
You can also make the hunter lighter than a adirondack by removing the stock filler.
You can also make the hunter lighter than a adirondack by removing the stock filler.
I bought the 6.5 Creedmoor Montana...hunter is nice but wasn't happy with the plastic stock...I don't mind a blind mag and the good thing is I've never yet misplaced one....
They also have a Montana in 300WM thinking I might grab that one as well and put my Winchester M70 300WM Sporter up for sale for a good price.
They also have a Montana in 300WM thinking I might grab that one as well and put my Winchester M70 300WM Sporter up for sale for a good price.
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Went though a couple that gave me grief. I know there are good ones out there but experience makes me hesitant. Part of me wants a Mountain Ascent or Adirondack but I don't have the courage to chance it again.
Fair enough. I’ve had I don’t know 7-8 now, and one was a real stinker.
I have a mountain ascent too and for the money, I’d get a used Montana and put a benchmark on it before I bought another mountain ascent. There’s a barrel contour floating out there called the mod84M and it follows the factory contour till the end of the stock then tapers slower to about .6 at 23” instead of the factory .56. That’s the way to go!
At around a dozen kimbers, I have yet to find one that won’t shoot. All have had bergara barrels.
The mountain ascent really isn’t worth the extra money though I do have one.
The hunter stocks are lighter once you pull the 8oz of rubber out and will hold up to a lot more abuse compared to the fiberglass stocks.
Benchmark won’t do the 84m contour on anything over .30cal. I tried and instead was given a custom contour for my 338-06 84L.
The mountain ascent really isn’t worth the extra money though I do have one.
The hunter stocks are lighter once you pull the 8oz of rubber out and will hold up to a lot more abuse compared to the fiberglass stocks.
Benchmark won’t do the 84m contour on anything over .30cal. I tried and instead was given a custom contour for my 338-06 84L.
I’ve never examined mine to find out who mfg the barrel. How can you tell?
I believe savage and faxon both tried their hand at supplying kimber with barrels but ended in failure on both accounts. I’m uncertain wether these barrels ever made it to the public. My kimber knowledge is based fully on hunters, adirondacks, montana’s and mountain ascents.
Trouble Montana’s were the earliest ones mostly 7 mm and 25 cal. I have seen more stinker Sako’s and Remington 700s than Kimber’s .New ones are fine just the odd bedding issue nothing major .Even if it did not shoot just rebarrel it ,you get a good action ,stock and trigger for less than the cost of a custom action .
