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I recently got my paws on a modified Kimber 84M Montana alongside a Kimber Mountain ascent and took quite a few photos and weights to see how they stacked up against each other.
Check it out here and let me know what you think:
http://www.thealaskalife.com/featured/kimber-rifles/
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Nice write-up and thanks for sharing.
The Kimber rifles are nice, I have handled several but not that model. The first thing that comes to mind when I see those rifles is the Remington Model 7.
The light weight .308 is a great hunting tool. For you guys in AK, I would think with all of the bears you would carry a larger caliber.
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Yep, the Model Seven is a great little rifle as well. I picked up a stainless synthetic version for my wife in .308. My brother has had one for years but since they discontinued the SS/syn version in 2006, they've been pretty hard to come by.Originally Posted by SkiDevil
I hear ya on having a heavier caliber for teeth and claws. That said, I took the 7th largest grizzly bear in B&C with a .30-06 and my brother has claimed a few griz with his model seven as well. Bigger is definitely better when you're chasing those fur covered tanks though...
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It is a shame that Remington discontinued the Model 7 in stainless steel. I see them on occasion and they are usually commanding a premium for a clean used rifle. The last one I saw was $1,200.00 with a Leupold scope.
The Kimber is a nice alternative though. What kind of accuracy does that 82M yield with the shortened barrel?
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I don't know exactly but certainly MOA. My brother carries it in the field for more days than most, and if it wouldn't get the job done, I know he'd leave it home. I believe last year he spent something like nearly 100 days in a tent...
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Your brother is a lucky man!
I would be interested to know how those rifles shoot. I only know of three people who have owned Kimber rifles and two of them had to be "re-barreled" at the Kimber factory due to poor accuracy (that is the only description the owners received). From what I can gather Kimber's customer service has been outstanding and both rifles shot well after their trip back to the factory. I am curious though because here in the south, where mature whitetail does are 110lbs I think one of the lightweight Kimber's in .243win would be just the ticket for putting meat in the freezer.
Thanks for the write-up by the way.
Last edited by longball; 04-26-13 at 22:43.
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Lucky indeed! He's currently living the dream!
I know Kimber had a spell where the out of the box accuracy left something to be desired. He 'rolled the dice' and got a good one. I am under the impression that that era has ended and that Kimber rifles are no longer plagued by this...
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That very well could be the case. Both of the guns that exhibited accuracy issues were "new, old stock rifles". Probably meaning 3 plus years old.
About 6 months ago I spoke with a very talented and knowledgeable gunsmith who has owned a couple Kimbers and referrers to them as "the shit" for a lighweight factory rifle. He is a regular competitor at 1,000yd matches and a hell of a shot so I suspect his accuracy standards in a hunting rifle are fairly strict. Thanks for the info.
"These skills, just like the fundamentals, are not received on birth. They must be taught, understood, and practiced to maintain proficiency. And like martial arts and copulation, they aren't learned from the internet, a video game, or a magazine article." - Failure2Stop
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Out of the box lightweight...he's absolutely right. Anything comparable on the custom market would start at $3,000. My brother and I broke it down like this; if you buy one and it doesn't shoot, sell it for a $250 loss. You can do that quite a few times until you find one that shoots and STILL be a few thousand dollars ahead...
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True statement. Even if you didn't want to sell it for a loss, in my experience Kimber's CS is outstanding. One of the owners of the rifles I knew of brought it to me complaining it wouldn't shoot. I hear that so much I automatically assume shooter or optic error. After a short discussion about different Leupold/Zeiss optics he had tried and the factory/handloaded ammo he had shot through (complete with proof in the way of targets) it it was clear the gentleman knew what he was talking about. He sent it back to Kimber and in three weeks the had a new barrel and gun that shot to his liking.
"These skills, just like the fundamentals, are not received on birth. They must be taught, understood, and practiced to maintain proficiency. And like martial arts and copulation, they aren't learned from the internet, a video game, or a magazine article." - Failure2Stop
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