I bought one of those Kimbers a long while back to gift to a youngster I was sort of mentoring. It shot ok, not anything like I would write home to Mom about but certainly capable of its job as a deer killing tool. I chalked it up to the crappy stock which you could flex just by looking at it crossways. The kid was happy to have it and has since gone on to whack a bunch of deer with it, which at the end of the day is all that matters.

After "shopping" online for a Swedish Mauser I was all set to buy a nice M96, sticker shock be dammed. But then a nifty Stevens 44 single shot in .22WCF caught my eye for about 2/3 the same money and, well....

I guess I'm a fickle SOB!


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"Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty