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“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Nice shooting irons guys, looks like Toad has the only 7 WSM! Brad, that 308 made one heck of a hole in that elk!
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this may be one of my favorite pictures of all time right here...that doesn't involve the opposite gender anyway!
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I think I'm on my 17th or 18th Montana. Lots of guys have some of my old ones here! Boxer has a 223, GreatWaputi has a 223, Battue has a 243, CLB has a 7-08, 01Foreman400 has a 308 Ascent and I'm sure I'm missing a couple. The most I've ever owned at once was 6. I've never owned an 8400 or 84L. I didn't mess with the first few, but started tinkering shortly after. I've swore them off more than once, but I kept going back because nothing feels as good as an 84m Montana in my hands. A Montana that won't shoot is only a few minutes (or beers) away from greatness now! The 7-08 on the way back will be #3 in the safe now. That will give me a 223, 7-08 and 308 -- but I bet I'll add others in short order. The only Montana I regret selling is the 260 below on the coyote....and well, maybe the 243 Harry has....and I'd like to have the 223 back Boxer has....and...
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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what is the deal with the tape on the barrels?
And shortactionsmoker...why have you swore off them over and over, bought and sold so many just to buy them back?
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Ain't it amazing how different people can read or see the same stuff and reach complete opposite conclusions. My Kimber is just fine.
One trend I've noted is that some people have owned multiple Kimbers and couldn't get any of them to shoot. Others have owned multiple Kimbers and all shot great.
Some people just don't have the skills to shoot a light rifle.
Most people don't really want the truth.
They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.
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Not mine, but I'll place a wager that the tape is to keep dirt, mud, snow and water out of the barrel.
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Life Member...Safari Club International Life Member...Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Life Member...Keystone Country Elk Alliance Life Member...National Rifle Association
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I always tape. Some covers the muzzle, some is wrapped for back up.
I swore them off early on because they wouldn't shoot to my liking. I started asking questions to guys like Boxer, Karnis, Brad, Dober and Eddie Fosnaugh. I started checking for the usual culprits and things improved drastically after some minimal tinkering. I've no fear of buying any Montana now. Regardless of what it does out of the box, I know what it will do after I'm done.
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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Some people just don't have the skills to shoot a light rifle.
There is one man in this thread in possession of plaque, bearing his name, that says, SOTIC Distinguished Honor Graduate, and it ain't you..... I'll let you guess his handle.
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Have both a 7-08 and 308 Montana. Am trying to work out a deal for either a 280AI or gasp 270 84L Montana in the next several months. I really like them...
Roll Tide Roll, now lets go hunting!!!
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Bought a used 308 Classic here on the fire 6 years ago. Shoots great.
Bought a used 257 Roberts Classic Select on gunbroker a year ago. Shoots great.
The only reason I have two is because I haven't bought a third. Thinking I need an 84L with a 7x57 barrel put on it.
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Some people just don't have the skills to shoot a light rifle.
There is one man in this thread in possession of plaque, bearing his name, that says, SOTIC Distinguished Honor Graduate, and it ain't you..... I'll let you guess his handle. there is one man in this thread that got his butt kicked by a kimber, LOL
Guns don't kill people, drivers with cell phones kill people.
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HAs kimber rifles lost favor on the fire? Not too long ago there were lots of fans... Lord knows I could be a Master Dealer on my own! Still have a healthy number in the safes. Beyond that, the initial flood of interest, hype and some bad CS has settled down and things are progressing quite nicely. As many have said here, there isn't much else out there that has the features/ergos many desire for $1200.
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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Some people just don't have the skills to shoot a light rifle.
There is one man in this thread in possession of plaque, bearing his name, that says, SOTIC Distinguished Honor Graduate, and it ain't you..... I'll let you guess his handle. Amazing that a blowhard know-it-all about f�cking EVERYTHING such as yourself can't figure out how to get a rifle to shoot.
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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In fairness...Squat-to-Pee knows how to Whine,Imagine and Pretend,in no particular order.
Those Montanas are VERY "complex machines",with all those moving parts and everything.
Laffin'!
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I love my 84m in 308 so much I have wondered why I am building a custom pre-64 in 280. The kimber is dang near perfect to me. I will admit that it has had the stock worked a little with added wrap checkering...
The Kimber will be my daughter's or possibly my nephew's one day. I will never sell it.
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I own many. This is a NIB 25-06 Kimber 84L deluxe I bought myself for a gift several years ago. Probably will never shoot it. My 260 and 338s both shoot very nicely.
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Kimber (NY) rifles shoot very well for us. They are our Lightweight and SS/Syn. rifle. The last Kimber I shot was the 270 WSM Montana. It put two shots, right on, into 1" at 200 yds. with the 140 VLD over H4350.
All guns should be locked up when not in use!
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It seems Cabela's up here no longer sells them, and they were clearing them out at a pretty good price. Unfortunately they didn't advertise it and by the time I found out,everything that was interesting was sold already. Not sure why they got rid of them.
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