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Kimber 84 Hunter owners the good and the bad?

Looking for actual experience with the new Kimber 84 Hunter, a 84L Hunter in 270 has caught my eye and I am ready to pull the trigger on it.

I started out to look at a Sako A7 or Sako 85 black but the Kimber is much lighter and at a better price point.

I recommended a Kimber 84L Hunter in .30-06 Sprg to a coworker who doesn't have a hunting rifle or much experience with hunting rifles. I also recommended a Zeiss HD5 scope (2-10X with the RZ600 reticle). A few weeks back I installed the scope for him using Talley medium one-piece rings, bore sighted the scope and shot a couple of rounds to get close to 2" high at 100 yards. I then shot two 3-shot groups, first using Federal Premium Vital-Shok 165gr Trophy Copper ammunition followed by Federal Premium Vital-Shok 180gr Trophy Copper ammunition. I used the same aiming dot for both groups. I was pleased with how the rifle functioned and shot, and like all Kimbers, felt recoil was minimal for a 5lb 11oz rifle chambered in .30-06 Sprg. A Barnes 165gr TTSX or 180gr TTSX handload will shoot closer to 1/2 moa in that rifle ... I have no doubts about that. My coworker doesn't handload so he's very pleased that he can go hunting with factory Federal Premium Vital-Shok ammunition that's readily available up here.

First group with the 165gr Trophy Copper


Second group with the 180gr Trophy Copper


Kimber 84L Hunter rifle and Zeiss HD5 scope

I bought a previously owned but never shot Hunter in 7-08 which included mounts and a used silver 3.5-10 VXIII. I push a couple patches of Hoppes thru it. Mounted the Leupy. Bore sited. First shot at 50yds was 1" left. Adjusted scope.
Next two shots with a 120BT and 44.5grs of R15 at 100yds went into one hole, third shot was about 3/4" low.
Cooled barrel.
Next two shots with a 140BT and 42grs of R15 went into one hole and third shot about 1" low.

Good enough for me.... for now anyway....

Thanks for the input, did anyone weight their Hunter? I found different weights depending on the web page anywhere from 5lb 10oz up to 6lb 6oz a difference of 3/4 lb?

The heaviest Hunter is 5lb 13oz and that's the 84L .270 Win model.

From Kimber's 2017 catalog:

84M
.243 Win > 5lb 10oz
.257 Rob > 5lb 10oz
6.5 CM > 5lb 9oz
7mm-08 Rem > 5lb 7oz
.308 Win > 5lb 7oz

84L
.270 Win > 5lb 13oz
.280 AI > 5lb 12oz
.30-06 Sprg > 5lb 11oz

I had a Kimber Hunter in 7mm-08. I would buy another, though I prefer a blind magazine for my purposes.
Here is a review I wrote about it.

Kimber Hunter 84M review

My 84L Mountain Ascent 270 weighs 6-1 with 6x36 leupold in Talleys......it shoots 110 TTSX, 130 TTSX and 160 NPs all under an inch.

Thanks everyone for the info,

djp

Great write up.

IIRC my 7-08 Hunter is right at 5lbs 7oz bare. Just about exactly 6 oz heavier than same caliber MT.

In defense of Kimber, I bought 2 Hunters in 308. I wanted a reasonable priced rifle that is light and though the trigger guard doesn't impress I gave them a chance. We hunt Caribou and deer; are done with killing moose or elk so 308 got the nod. The rifles shoot Custom Lite Hornady very well at 60 yards off a soft jacket rest from the back of a Kubota bed for initial firing after bore sighting. Function and ejection is fine but magazine seems not to seat with 3 cartridges in it. I open the bolt and then it snaps in place and I feed the top round in. So essentially a 3 shooter. I give them a B grade so far.