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I bedded my .223 this AM (waiting anxiously), the mag box was digging in real bad. Will take notice of the other screws also.
Thanks for the thread and the effort
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I sure wish these Kimber tricks would work on other rifles.
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Good stuff. Mirrors what I did to mine. I lightened the trigger just a tad and also shot part of the Tubbs Final Finish kit to really even out the barrel. I had no issues with the mag box. I bedded the shank as well as the lug.
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I sure wish these Kimber tricks would work on other rifles. I realize your comment was in jest.... But these are truly the biggest culprits to Kimber's reputation in my opinion. No real tricks involved, just a few minutes of tinkering. I find these issues with every Kimber I purchase, not just a random few. The trigger can be adjusted to perfect and the crown can be improved, but the things I listed are the most detrimental out of the box. ....and yes, Kimber should address all of this before we open the box.
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Great thread Darrik!
To be honest I'm not into dicking around with rifles that much but it really is pretty quick and easy to bed/tweak a Montana.
Love my 243, have a grand total of 1-2 hours into getting it good to go. Didn't even fiddle with the 257 Roberts and it shoots almost as good as Tikka......grin!
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I kept going back because NOTHING feels as good in my hands as the 84M Montana. -- my 20th is in route. I never left. Rifles with tupperware stocks, plastic trigger guards and parts, protruding plastic magazines, and even short action rounds chambered in long actions are far too common. In fact common is a perfect word for them. The Kimber Montana is unique in the market, as I expect the Forbes rifles will be.
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The Forbes rifle is right up there with Unicorns and Sasquatch as far as I can tell.
They don't really exist, but people SWEAR they saw one for realsies.
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My main gripe with my Kimber 84L was a short front action screw
A Remington rear action screw from Brownell fixed it
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The Forbes rifle is right up there with Unicorns and Sasquatch as far as I can tell.
They don't really exist, but people SWEAR they saw one for realsies. If you're talking stainless, that's true, but there's quite a few 24B's in blue around. I actually passed on the first (and still only) 20B I have seen (I didn't need a 308, and want stainless too). It didn't last long. Here it is: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=380401080
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Good thing I didn't see it! The serial number is 10 -- Rick told me they built 10 in the first run. I bet Melvin had a hand in these...
The next batch is 50, first 7-08's. I have one coming with a stainless barrel and a Hunter Green stock.
Can't wait!
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Great thread Darrik, thanks for taking the time.
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Good thing I didn't see it! The serial number is 10 -- Rick told me they built 10 in the first run. I bet Melvin had a hand in these...
The next batch is 50, first 7-08's. I have one coming with a stainless barrel and a Hunter Green stock.
Can't wait! Sorry I didn't think to PM you. Once I decided to pass I gave a heads-up to a guy I knew was waiting for one. It lasted a lot longer than I thought it would. Your order sounds like a dupe of what mine would be.
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I was always ascared of spending my hard earned money on a Kimber,but now I sees a glimmer of hope. Mebbe by next Xmas,the stars will align.
They seem handy and prolly even dandy.
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I full bedded mine with great results
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I was always ascared of spending my hard earned money on a Kimber,but now I sees a glimmer of hope. Mebbe by next Xmas,the stars will align.
They seem handy and prolly even dandy. You could add a bunch here. What about the action modification for increased COAL?
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Yep, just yanking your chain and it's all good information. I bet you are referring to some action grinding, I would like to see that posted again too.
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Rifles is rifles and many are in a hurry to forget that. There's no "Magic" involved and Starting At The [bleep] Start will ALWAYS bear fruit. The vast majority of "issues" I've seen,are due to incorrect assembly. I still loves to procure rifles,that "don't shoot".
To reliably arrange happiness and harmony,one needs to savvy twist/throating/COAL latitude...so he can kiss,find pressure and rock on,which is where the warm/fuzzy reliably resides.
A magbox Spacer Shim Slide,is a breeze on all things made out of metal,but things can get phony fast on Barbie Doll Schit(Tikka for example). The Spacer Shim Slide is a more involved affair upon a CRF platform,because there is more schit going on and not nearly as simplistic as PF,so are more problematic by their very nature. Hardly Rocket Science or an 82 Trick Move venture,but things rate a thunk.
I'll not beat it up here,if only because I've lined it all out,on Threads dedicated to same. Happiness is a rifle with the requisite RPM to spin the projectile of intent,that will feed kisses of same from it's belly. Very easy to gun issued COAL ammo and fodder slated the throat in extrapolation,then weigh them findings wayyyyyyy in advance of everything. Lotsa dots reliably get connected in sucha fashion.
Lotsa folks are eager to get the cart in front of the horse and I'll never understand why.
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Thanks for the post, I have a couple of 84Ms and appreciate the information.
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Experience is a great thing as long as one survives it.
Generally, there ain't a lot that separates the two however, Barely making it is a whole lot more satisfying than barely not making it.
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Gotta pull my 84m apart and check all these tips out.
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Thanks SAS! I will be bedding the lug on my 7mm08 Montana. It has huge gaps on both sides which can't be good. My mag box is good to go from the factory as well as the trigger. It shoots pretty well now but I'm sure it can be better with a "tweak"
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