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I picked up my first Montana yesterday. Ran a few wet patches down the bore, mounted a scope and shot some loads I had reloaded for another 243. These are 65gr VMAX. I like them for coyotes.

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I got it on paper, then shot a 3-3shot groups. Looks like they are around 1", shot at 100 yards.

Going to dig up, SAS's thread, and maybe try to do a little better.


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I have one in 708 want to get another in .243 very happy so far .

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Good stuff! Love the Kimbers!


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Love those Kimbers. Nice shooting Coyotejunki.

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That's a great start and not a bad place to be. I have gone back and forth on a Montana in .243. Planning to add one to my Kimber collection.

Enjoy that rifle!

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Nice choice, junki. I've got one in 7mm-08. To say I like it is a big understatement. I'm gonna keep it until my "keeper" plays out.......


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I have been wanting one for quite a while. I am a big fan of the Mauser 98 and so I automatically took a liking to the Kimbers. I bounced back and forth on whether to get the 243 or the 7-08. I still want a 7-08 and a 223.

Heck, I may get a 223, have it punched out to AI and put a fixed power scope on it. Then tell Big Stick how nice it is and how he should try something like that. smile


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Originally Posted by Coyotejunki
These are 65gr VMAX. I like them for coyotes.


How do these bullets perform on the terminal end? Saving fur? Quick kills? Exits?

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Sometimes I save the fur. If hunting in certain parts of AZ, I might not. I occasionally get an exit, and it usually drops the coyote real quick. Some guys are liking the 58gr VMAX. That shot slightly better with H414.


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Mine Like The 55 Gr B.T.'s And 40Gr's Of Varget. Bought a 243 And 7-08. Haven't Got Around To Shooting The 08,But Hope It Does As Well As The Little 243.

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My kimber is a 260. Sort of a love hate relationship. It will shoot one load near an inch. Others about 6" at a hundred. I love the way it feels.

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Originally Posted by Coyotejunki
I have been wanting one for quite a while. I am a big fan of the Mauser 98 and so I automatically took a liking to the Kimbers. I bounced back and forth on whether to get the 243 or the 7-08. I still want a 7-08 and a 223.

Heck, I may get a 223, have it punched out to AI and put a fixed power scope on it. Then tell Big Stick how nice it is and how he should try something like that. smile


Better be quick with the 7mm-08. Kimber no longer offers it in their catalog. I just got mine from Whittakers.


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