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I have a 308 kimber Montana that was manufactured in 2005. Would anyone happen to know the twist rate on it? I have already called kimber with no luck
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I have a kimber Montana that was manufactured in 2005. Would anyone happen to know the twist rate on it? I have already called kimber with no luck Somewhere between 1-9 and 1-12? (grin)
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I have a kimber Montana that was manufactured in 2005. Would anyone happen to know the twist rate on it? I have already called kimber with no luck Going to help us out and tell us what it's chambering is....?
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I have a kimber Montana that was manufactured in 2005. Would anyone happen to know the twist rate on it? I have already called kimber with no luck Going to help us out and tell us what it's chambering is....? Sorry 308 that would help
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Probably 1 in 12. But, you can check yourself. Start a cleaning rod with a reasonably snug patch, mark it with tape or a sharpie and push it till it makes 1 turn. Then measure how much length of rod it took to rotate one turn.
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I have a kimber Montana that was manufactured in 2005. Would anyone happen to know the twist rate on it? I have already called kimber with no luck Going to help us out and tell us what it's chambering is....? Sorry 308 that would help Kimber didn’t know how their 308’s were twisted? 12 btw.
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No they didn’t. Is that 12 with certainty? I’m Considering cutting it to 18”
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Probably 1 in 12. But, you can check yourself. Start a cleaning rod with a reasonably snug patch, mark it with tape or a sharpie and push it till it makes 1 turn. Then measure how much length of rod it took to rotate one turn. This ^^^
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No they didn’t. Is that 12 with certainty? I’m Considering cutting it to 18” Yes.
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What projectile is giving you pause out of an 18" 1:12 308?
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No they didn’t. Is that 12 with certainty? I’m Considering cutting it to 18” Why, not loud andenough for you?
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I wonder what the reasoning was behind Kimbers decision to twisty these rifles so slow. Not exactly like this was likely going to be somebody's groundhog rifle shooting light bullets.
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1-12 has always been pretty standard for a 308 I think.
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1-12 has always been pretty standard for a 308 I think. Yep
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My bad then. I thought 1-10 was standard.
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My bad then. I thought 1-10 was standard. It has been on 30-06's that I've had.
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My bad then. I thought 1-10 was standard. It has been on 30-06's that I've had. Just checked a custom 98 Mauser 06' I built in 1993. Shilen #1 contour barrel setting in a Brown Pounder. 1-12. I would have bet it was a 10. Of course 1993 was a long time ago
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My bad then. I thought 1-10 was standard. It has been on 30-06's that I've had. Just checked a custom 98 Mauser 06' I built in 1993. Shilen #1 contour barrel setting in a Brown Pounder. 1-12. I would have bet it was a 10. Of course 1993 was a long time ago Really? Hmm... seems like it was just yesterday 🤔
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