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Anyone shooting a Kimber rifle. Thinking of buying one. Good or Bad.

I wouldn't take one for free on a dare...but they do have a lot of fans here...and a lot of detractors.
Theres a reason we call buying one " Kimber Roulette"....

Love mine, 0-issues, would buy another without hesitation. Haters gona hate.

I own 7 of them and haven't been rabid bit yet like some claim they have been. All are shooters out of the box. And Kimbers are not the only rifles I own by far, so I can compare side by side.

I'll buy another one when the right one comes along - like a Montana 280 AI. Just haven't seen one yet in my AO.

Disregard the overzealous bad opinions. Some folks have to hate what others have to stay credible in their minds. It works that way with rifles and a lot of other toys also.

I am, and I like mine.......a lot. As has been stated before though, Kimbers aren't designed to be Benchrest rifles. They are designed for the hunting fields (and mountains).

I'm with Ingwe....as long as there are T3's and a Nosler Patriot I will have no need/want for one.

I won a 338 Federal at an NRA dinner. I tried several bullet weights and powders, all to no avail.

I called one well known gun maker that advertised accurizing, was told they no longer accepted Kimbers for work.

Finally, sent to another custom shop and they couldn't get it to shoot. Suggested re-barreling. I selected a Krieger (sp?) chambered to 257 Roberts. It now shoots lights out and is a pleasure to use.

Some suggested that I should have returned it to Kimber. Maybe so.

In any event, this is my Kimber rifle story.

You gotta be fishing, there is no shortage of Montana threads

Somebody gave me a Kimber Montana and it shoots very well.





Travis

Nothing negative to report about my Montana....

I have two - both purchased used. I haven't had any trouble getting them to shoot well, but have developed the impression they tend to be a little picky about the loads they prefer. I had to try quite a few different loads to find the "right one", but then haven't tinkered with either to really dial them in. I'm satisfied with mine, and appreciate their light weight more every year.

I think this is deja vu all over again.

Sorry no fishing here. Just a simple question is all. If you fell I am fishing then their really is no need to answer my simple question.

Wife bought me a Montana in 300wsm for my 50th. And so far it is a shooter. 180gn TTSX hand loads, which will be making the trip to Idaho this fall.
Bud of mine just picked up a 7-08 we will see how it does sometime next week.

I have one. It's a 84 M Classic .308 Win. Works great, shoots great.

Looks great too.

I've got a Montana in 243AI. Seems to shoot alright.

I've got a Montana in 308. It shoots 150 ABs over Varget sub MOA and 150 TTSXs under MOA. Good 'nuf.

I have a 7mm-08 Montana, which I bought used. After fooling around with it, I eventually sent it to Pac-nor for a barrel, asking them to match length & contour, with a 1 in 9" twist tube, with poly rifling.



So far, it seems to shoot well. Last weekend the best 3 shot group at 200 yards went into 1.05". And more importantly, the POI holds whether the barrel is hot or cold.

I also have a .257 Roberts Classic Select, that I bought from a family member. So far it seems to shoot decently well, though I haven't worked with it, much. It may go deer hunting this year, depending on how it shoots.



Kimber makes some really neat designs, both pistol, and rifle, and sometimes they really shoot well. And sometimes they cut corners and put chit components on them, like the crap barrel on my 7mm-08.

YMMV. But they are pretty, and feel good