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Just took delivery of my 3rd Kimber Montana. My first two were smaller cartridges, 270 win and 7-08, but this one is 300 wsm. Recoil is very reasonable, it seems these stocks do a tremendous job of soaking it up. However there is more muzzle jump than the smaller ones for sure.

First trip out to the range it did not enjoy eating 168 B-Tips and H4350, but it liked factory Barnes 150 TTSX (3/4"). Yesterday I did some more load development with 165 SGK and various powders. It loved 72 grains of Superformance (little under 1/2").

Because of the muzzle jump, I was holding the forend with light downward pressure, where I would normally shoot with one hand.

I would be interested in hearing from all the Montana shooters as to the form they employ from the bench.

That's about it and kep the front rest [sandbag] under the front screw area.

Mine is over a decade old and out of the box shot Federal 180 TSX so well that I haven't messed with loading for it. It's been loaned out a lot and has taken at least a dozen moose plus caribou, a dall ram and grizzly.

I have a Montanna in .308 and 300 wsm.I shoot them the same as any other rifle.

Ditto and ditto.

Here's a good article on shooting technique, its long but worth the read.

http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/Hold+that+Forend.html