A Kimber from a few weeks ago here in Australia. As yet have not found out exactly what happened, wether it was factory or hand loads, but I believe the user lost part of his finger.
Lots of vaporised brass on the bolt - possibly a case head separation?
What's interesting is the way the action literally tore apart.
Originally Posted By Ringman A Weatherby could handle that same pressure.
That statement is based on what? Who knows how high the pressure was that caused it, if it was a pressure issue?
Or is this just coming out of your third point of contact?
Like so many here and everywhere I occasionally appeal to one of my favorite information sources: Ignorant prejudice. Who needs facts?
But the thought came from me reading P.O.Ackley's test of the new at the time Mark V. He ran loads up to destruction in a Mouser action. He fired the same load in a Mark V and the action was still okay. He tried it again in another Mouser till it destroyed the action and again fired the same load in the Mark V. Again the Mark V was fine.
I must admit I am prejudice against Kimber. A few years ago I and the owner of Fox's Firearms in Grants Pass did some shooting for John Lachuk for an article. It was a Kimber .22 rimfire single shot that sold for about $1,200. It had a Leupold 36X with a 1/8" dot. We fired lots of groups from several boxes of ammo, including Elie and other high dollar stuff. The five shot groups ran from about 1 3/8" to 1 3/4" at fifty yards. I told John I could beat that with my 10/22 and and demonstrated it. Most of my groups were under 3/4".
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If they were that great, I'd simply have one, and I don't.....
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Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
I do like heavys 264 though Fred... Nice gun, but it do got a custom snout
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
I must admit I am prejudice against Kimber. A few years ago I and the owner of Fox's Firearms in Grants Pass did some shooting for John Lachuk for an article. It was a Kimber .22 rimfire single shot that sold for about $1,200. It had a Leupold 36X with a 1/8" dot. We fired lots of groups from several boxes of ammo, including Elie and other high dollar stuff. The five shot groups ran from about 1 3/8" to 1 3/4" at fifty yards. I told John I could beat that with my 10/22 and and demonstrated it. Most of my groups were under 3/4".
Wow. That's somethin. I shot a Nylon 66 once when I was a kid. Didn't group very well at all. So I've concluded all Remingtons are trash.
Originally Posted By Ringman A Weatherby could handle that same pressure.
That statement is based on what? Who knows how high the pressure was that caused it, if it was a pressure issue?
Or is this just coming out of your third point of contact?
Like so many here and everywhere I occasionally appeal to one of my favorite information sources: Ignorant prejudice. Who needs facts?
But the thought came from me reading P.O.Ackley's test of the new at the time Mark V. He ran loads up to destruction in a Mouser action. He fired the same load in a Mark V and the action was still okay. He tried it again in another Mouser till it destroyed the action and again fired the same load in the Mark V. Again the Mark V was fine.
I must admit I am prejudice against Kimber. A few years ago I and the owner of Fox's Firearms in Grants Pass did some shooting for John Lachuk for an article. It was a Kimber .22 rimfire single shot that sold for about $1,200. It had a Leupold 36X with a 1/8" dot. We fired lots of groups from several boxes of ammo, including Elie and other high dollar stuff. The five shot groups ran from about 1 3/8" to 1 3/4" at fifty yards. I told John I could beat that with my 10/22 and and demonstrated it. Most of my groups were under 3/4".
Mouser actions are know to be assembled with soft steel. Now Mauser actions are a completely different animal.......
Key word being "cheaper" rather than "cost less". For the record, I've owned and like Tikka rifles. But the argument that they shoot better is lost on me. I had to do some bedding work on my T3 in .25-06 in order to get it shooting again (the recoil lug had become indented with use, resulting in loose tolerances), and I've also tinkered with my Kimbers to get them to perform their best. Tikka rifles may shoot "as well or better", but I'm guessing that won't make a practical difference...
Thanks, Chris. I'll keep that in mind next time. I guess 3 posts of pics in a row is a great opportunity to bump up my credibility....I mean post count.... <grin>
I wouldn't take one for free on a dare...but they do have a lot of fans here...and a lot of detractors. Theres a reason we call buying one " Kimber Roulette"....
I have 3, all shoot 1" or less with handloads. All 3 needed the barrel channel opened up slightly. The 308 win shoots 3 leaf clovers handily, same for the 300wsm.
Shot mine in .300wm this morning. Montana. If iknew how to post photos i would. 200grn Accubond hunting load into .7 moa with no development yet. 190gr custom comp load routinely between .25 and .5 moa. Love mine.