Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles How many have had Kimbers with good barrels........................

To keep things in balance and perspective, I would like to know how many of you have Kimber rifles that shoot well?

I've had 9 and they all shot from good to great but I do understand that there have been some with problems but I would like to hear from those who've had positive experiences..................................DJ

I have a 84M Varmint 204 Ruger in my safe that can hit the quarter inch mark with a tailored load, no wind and a good shooter.

I don't really know if the barrel is good? Of course if you make anything it can turn out bad.

I've been real happy with an 8400 Montana in 30'06.

Shoots 5 shot groups into about 1.5 inches. First three typically about 1 inch. IMO, plenty accurate for a lightweight hunting gun!

My 308 shoots better than I can no issues what so ever.

Montana 300WSM. Shoots great!

Same here!

LA Montana in 25-06 was a shooter!

DJ-personally I've had one Montana in a 7 shorty mag, I only put about 200 rounds thru it but it sure appeared to have the goods to be a shooter.

Not enough rounds for me to judge a tube (I know I know that sounds weirdo but that's just me), but it sure seemed to be more than adequate.

Dober

84M Montana in 308, 3 shots, 100 yards, premium factory ammo. Consistent +/- 1 MOA precision under the same criteria, too.

My 300 montana shoots .75 if I do my part...

My Montana barrels were fine, both shooting three into 1-1.5" at 100.
Fine, I wish I could of said that about the rest of the rifle.

All three of my Kimber 8400's have good barrels as they're all MOA rifles.

Good barrel, bad crown = very fussy shooter on a 7-08 Classic.

Had it re-crowned with Brownell hand unit and now shoots sub-moa with variety of bullets.

My 2 shoot very well. 270wsm classic, 300wsm classic in both the wood stock and a montana stock. They both shoot less than an in. with multiple loads.

325 WSM Montana, great shooter.

-jeff

300WSM... 1 1/4 at 200 yards.... 1 inch at 100 yards...

The .260 Classic was my first. The stock came with large knots through the buttstock. The dealer got that replaced. Upon shooting it the barrel would not come clean. A local smith used his borescope and we could see burrs on tops of the lands. Seems the drill picked up a chip.

Kimber looked at the barrel and said that nothing was wrong with it, that it was fouling. I sold the rifle at a loss.

A 7-08 Classic was next. It was fussy with all loads but I touched up the crown and now its very accurate. This rifle was taken back to the factory for feeding problems and to add a three position safety. I have feeding problems with my other 84M's as well but not the 8400 WSM.

A 243 Montana was perfect out of the box. Then after good use it started thowing shots left and right. I tried various stock tensions with a torque driver and touching up the crown. This did not help. Now I have shimmed up the bedding with tape and its better but not proven.

The 270 WSM Montana was somewhat consistent as a 1.5 moa shooter. I hunted with it anyway but after touching up the crown its much better.

Like the other Montanas the stock guard screws will not stay tight. I have not figured this out yet.

A .308 Montana was sent back for poor groups. They sent me a target back showing small groups but they did not note that its a 50 yd target. This rifle shoots ok now considering its light weight. Of course I touched up the crown.

All in all I must be putting up with the Kimbers as they are light, have good triggers and have other features that I prefer.

I did have some contact with a person at Kimber but when he told me that the 260's barrel did not have a burr in it I stopped talking to him.

308 Montana shot great from the get-go

My Montana in 338 Fed puts EVERY shot into a hole less than .375".

300WSM classic, 1 inch or better with 180AB's and RL19, 1 inch with Hornady 180 Interloc and RL19, 1.5 inch or better with 150 speers and I cannot remember the powder.