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Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? #10210010 07/28/15 Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,199 Bushmaster1313 OP Campfire Regular OP Bushmaster1313 Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,199

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10210046 07/28/15 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! ? looks okay to me. Not great, but better than plain wood. This one has gathered many compliments from others. No, it's not flame burled, feathery, or marbled, black or circassian walnut, but it's reasonably good looking and quite strong. "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10210428 07/28/15 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,591 Northern Ca S sidepass Campfire Tracker sidepass Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,591 Northern Ca Don't see a problem with the way it looks. Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10210558 07/28/15 Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 194 T TheBlueMountainApe Campfire Member TheBlueMountainApe Campfire Member T Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 194 Looks oogly to me. Then again, I like the figure of the stock on the Montanas. ------------------------------ The APE "But resist we much...we must...and we will much...about...that...be committed." - the "Reverend" Al Sharpton

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? TheBlueMountainApe #10211748 07/29/15 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,736 Minnesocialism B bigwhoop Campfire Ranger bigwhoop Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,736 Minnesocialism It boils down to what's in a name. Select Kimber French is usually pretty plain and may be Circassian instead. Wood graders are going to get a premium for better grained wood so Kimber isn't going to get much of that. My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? TheBlueMountainApe #10211760 07/29/15 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,003 Cave Creek, AZ Blacktailer Campfire Tracker Blacktailer Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,003 Cave Creek, AZ I have also been unimpressed. The wood on my M70FWT looks better than most of the Kimber Selects I have seen. I am continually astounded at how quickly people make up their minds on little evidence or none at all. Jack O'Connor

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10212004 07/29/15 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,170 29376 R ringworm Campfire Ranger ringworm Campfire Ranger R Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,170 29376 Looks fine new. But 20 years from now that oil finished soft hunk is gonna look chain beat. TRUMP- GABBARD 2024

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10212070 07/29/15 Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 3,327 The swamps of SW Wyoming B BayouRover Campfire Tracker BayouRover Campfire Tracker B Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 3,327 The swamps of SW Wyoming I'd much rather own the stock in the picture that the OP posted than have 99% of the wood found on other factory rifles. It's official. I missed the selfie deadline so I'm Maser's sock puppet because rene and the Polish half of the fubar twins have decided that I am. ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ μολὼν λαβέ

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10212130 07/29/15 Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,364 The West Mountain P Poconojack Campfire Tracker Poconojack Campfire Tracker P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,364 The West Mountain Awful straight grain on the OP's stock.... "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10212144 07/29/15 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,571 The Claw, WA D Dogshooter Campfire Tracker Dogshooter Campfire Tracker D Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,571 The Claw, WA French Walnut..... horrible for rifle handles..... but still excellent for White Flag handles..... You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10212716 07/29/15 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,437 Tennessee T TNrifleman Campfire Tracker TNrifleman Campfire Tracker T Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,437 Tennessee Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... μολὼν λαβέ

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10212960 07/29/15 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,399 Likes: 1 Helena, MT J JGray Campfire Tracker JGray Campfire Tracker J Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,399 Likes: 1 Helena, MT They do vary in figure - luck of the draw, I 'spose...

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? JGray #10214172 07/29/15 Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,237 MS B bt8897 Campfire Regular bt8897 Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 2,237 MS I looked around and was able to find one that looked decent, but I agree some dont look any better than standard to me.

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10214658 07/29/15 Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,199 Bushmaster1313 OP Campfire Regular OP Bushmaster1313 Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,199 To me the problem is the color of the wood. Too light, a bit pinkinsh and the figure/grain does not stand out.

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10214698 07/29/15 Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 129 Charlotte, NC R RJC58 Campfire Member RJC58 Campfire Member R Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 129 Charlotte, NC My recollection is that Select is a grade above plain with straight, contrasting grain with no figure. That's what I see in OP. Last edited by RJC58; 07/29/15.

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10214942 07/29/15 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,643 North Flint Hills O oldtrapper Campfire Ranger oldtrapper Campfire Ranger O Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,643 North Flint Hills Wish it looked more like the new Win. Super Grades. https://postimg.cc/xXjW1cqx/81efa4c5 Soli Deo Gloria democrats ARE the plague.

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? tex_n_cal #10217482 07/30/15 Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 7,128 Texas S StrayDog Campfire Tracker StrayDog Campfire Tracker S Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 7,128 Texas Originally Posted by tex_n_cal ? looks okay to me. Not great, but better than plain wood. This one has gathered many compliments from others. No, it's not flame burled, feathery, or marbled, black or circassian walnut, but it's reasonably good looking and quite strong. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When I was in my twenties I liked feathery. 30's I liked marbled, now I am 70 and love the quarter sawed pattern like your picture, it is very appealing. And the layout has the grain perfectly located running through the grip area. Last edited by StrayDog; 07/30/15.

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? StrayDog #10218008 07/30/15 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,438 South Florida Homesteader Campfire Regular Homesteader Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,438 South Florida StrayDog - food for thought..would we be having this discussion IF the topic was "select synthetics" instead of some really great looking walnut gunstocks. Me thinks not... Homesteader

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10218266 07/30/15 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,108 Likes: 11 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,108 Likes: 11 Battle Born Why ask why?? Most Kimber rifle stocks look like chit.. Just sayin.. Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Why does Kimber "select" French wood look awful? Bushmaster1313 #10218318 07/30/15 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,386 Michigan 28lx Campfire Regular 28lx Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,386 Michigan [img:center]http[/img]