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But first make sure it wasn't one listed on a recall for inferior metal.

I'm not buying a Kimber any time soon!

I had a Hunter in 6.5 I just sold. I love the gun. I'll get another at some point. It shot great with Federal 140gr Accubonds and Hornady 143gr eldx. It also shot MOA with Hornady 147gr eldx, Federal Fusion 140, and American Whitetail 140gr.

Geez, sounds like a great rifle. Sorry to see you had to sell it. I'll probably go back to the fun store and really check out this 6.5 creed they have there again. The more I fondle it, the more I start thinking I need it..

Well I can tell you that the second hand Montana in 6.5 CM I got for a whopping $800 is a peach. No issues feeding, or shooting in the accuracy dept! I was plinking prairie dog steel targets at 430 yards with it a few days ago.

I didn't have to sell it. I'm a loony....you know how it goes. I REALLY wish they made one in .223.

Have had three Kimbers. Now two, but a friend just had to have one of them, it was s shooter, and I sold it to him.

As far as the extraction video, I got back a re-barreled pre 64 70 from a great Smith and it did the same. How it got thru is odd, but he put on a new extractor and the issues was solved. NBD in the long run.

If I had the need for another factory rifle, it would be a Kimber 84 Montana.

I would love to get a Kimber 84 of some sorts in .280 AI, but I'm not big on playing roulette.

Have 4 in my safe now and expect to add a Kimber Pro Varmint in 204 Ruger next month. not concerned about Roulette, 5 for 5 so far.

Can you elaborate on this. Do you mean it won't feed the last round loaded i.e. with a full magazine, or it won't feed with just one round in the magazine? If it's the former it's an easy fix that was addressed shortly after the 84M Hunter debuted at the SHOT show. If it's the latter please take a photo of the case head presentation with just one round in the magazine. Simply remove the bolt, insert a loaded magazine and look down the bolt hole. The magazine was designed to place the case head in the "perfect" position with the top of the primer barely visible at the bottom of the bolt hole providing as much of the case head as possible to the bolt face. Hunter rifles have significantly more case head presentation than any of the blind or trap door magazine variants from Kimber. If the magazine spring isn't defective, or the feedlips haven't been deformed due to the magazine being dropped there's no way for the bolt not to strip a round from the magazine.

With a fully loaded magazine shoot eject shoot eject and when the last round comes up it has been pushed forward by the the other rounds being fed. This causes the bolt to skip right over the case and not feed. Leave one round out of the magazine and all feed correctly. I have a second replacement magazine and the issue is not there with that magazine. Kimber said to send it back for inspection. It’s just another issue that can be fixed or tweaked but that’s the whole issue I have with the rifle. New Kimber rifles shouldn’t need tweaked to operate. Others may disagree.