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So have we heard back from UPHunter on what he has done?

Kimber groupies always have a "reason".....

I've posted this pic here before, But I wonder how a budget-minded guy can rationalize spending anything more in a superlight RH rifle--and aside from a lw TG, Ti bolt knob, and brake (it's wife's gun) it's a turn key Montana .308.
A $1K bugholer as it sits.

No, it is a 3-24 FFP scope with illuminated reticle. Has a 42mm O.L. though. Not sure the exact model number

He fell in love with the dorky camo...

I can't think of another reason than that either....

Since the brake, and possibly shortening of the barrel is in the equation, can you tell me exactly how much weight the TG and Ti bolt handle saved? I would also like to know who did the brake and if it was a production unit please?

I bought this gun here a couple of years ago from smalljawbasser, I never did ask him if the brake was from Kimber or not. It looks like a factory setup.

Also appears that the barrel wasn't shortened at all, rather just the crown was threaded.
Gun weighed 5lbs 1.5 ounces before t/g and Ti bolt handle...so about 3oz were saved.
Balance is quite good.

You must love just making things up. Show me at any time when I have been in the Kimber fan club. I don't own a single Montana/Mountain Ascent and have no reason to pull for them. Just tired of seeing you whine constantly and tell half-truths to "support" your crusade.

Dip job would have kept a few Franklins in his wallet.

I've no dog in this hunt, but after seeing the comments here I re-read the article about the Kimber Ascent in the Rifleman

The first time I read it, I skipped over the accuracy column and simply read the GLOWING report. And, of course, the Ascent was on the cover of the mag with another glowing comment.

How the author could make such comments after the horrible accuracy showing is beyond me. I've done a tad of scribbling and can honestly say I've never done anything like that.

The one poster was on-target; why would anyone pay two thousand dollars for a 2MOA rifle?

kd

Keep in mind that American Rifleman's accuracy test is much more stringent than the cherry picking of a single 3 shot group that so often goes on in Internet Land.

I just skimmed thru the 14 pages... but it seems like you've already got the "lightweight rifle" thing covered.

I'm with Brad on the regular Montana in 308/7-08 being on the ragged edge for carry weight-vs-recoil. I shoot 120gr bullets in my 7-08 Montana and the recoil is fine but I honestly don't want more. I've debated going to a heavier bullet, but for ~500y shooting there isn't a whole lot to be gained for what I'm looking for... except more recoil. The 84M isn't impossible to shoot, but I think one needs to spend time with it to stay proficient. And not from a concrete bench or off the hood of the truck

The next closest rifle I had to the 7-08 was a T3 Lite in 270 Win. Compared to the Montana, it got obnoxious after less than 10 rounds from prone. And I consider myself a reformed recoil junky.

My 7-08 has a 6x42 on it, and I've considered a slightly heavier scope for a few reasons and wouldn't mind the extra weight for the reasons Brad stated earlier.

Jason

Prairie Goat,

Several years ago, I was given the task of shooting a (Famous Brand) .416 Rigby rifle for 100-rounds. The idea was to see if everything was just fine and dandy before they sent it off to the American Rifleman.

By the end of the 100-rounds, the three-blade standing rib rear sight was off (it was attached by ONE 6X48 screw), the floorplace would no longer hold closed, the front sight ramp was also off (again, one 6X48 screw) and there was a crack behind the tang.

I wrote up my findings and gave the rifle back to the manufacturer.

They told me that they'd patch it up and send it to the NRA ... No problem, they like pretty rifles and never shoot the rifles.

I thought it was funnier than Hell when Finn Aagaard found that the standing rib rear sight went flying off of the rifle upon firing ... and the front sight flew off, as well ... and the hinged floorplate was dangling.

The Darwin Hensley stock was really pretty in the photos. Too bad the metal part wasn't worth a $hit.

It just might have been a smart thing for them to have used a couple of screws on both the front and rear sights, maybe even BIG ones

I love an honest test and I believe that most serious hunters do, as well.

kd

I am going to mount a scope on one in a few minutes and hopefully we can take it out and break it!

Carried a Tikka T3 past two days in some nasty rough country. Only thing that doesn't hold up are the Butler Creek scope covers. I have NEVER made it back to the truck with both covers still intact, NEVER.

I will say this, once I mounted the Talley lightweight rings with the rifle clamped in the vice, I found that both rings were exactly level at the same time, something I haven't seen in a long time! The machining on this action was well executed. Normally, I can level one ring half (for leveling the reticle) but not both so some type of compromise is necessary.

What is happening to the BC covers that continue to fail you? I have had great success with all mine.

They get ripped off by the brush, never to be seen again. I won't own them.


Going through this stuff

I wish they'd offer "no muzzle brake" as an option.

How would that be a lot different than just replacing the MB with the thread protector?