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What is an approx complete cost to rebarrel an 84m Montana? What would be the best factory duplicate choice for accuracy? Who is a good smith to do the work since I don't know any locally?

I can't help with the price, but I'd send it to Pacnor. I'd get them to dupe the factory contour out to the end of the forend, and then taper to 0.600" at 22.

http://pac-nor.com/barrel_order/

Looks like $600-700.

any rebarrel using a quality barrel is going to run 700 or more depending on the action. I know that Lilja makes a factory contour for Kimbers.

IT&D did three for me, no complaints at all.

Lilja barrels is what I used on 2 builds. Adam Bentley of Dresden Gun Company did the labor. He did a great job.

One rebarrel was with a Montana that Adam didn't do, but I sure wished I knew about him then. The one Adam did is a Classic and he matched the matte finish to the action perfectly.

I did the stock.

Nice wood k22, did you make the stock from scratch?

Check your PMs on the other site. I sent you a link.

My next project will be turning my Kimber 300wsm into a 6.5 prc.

What would you estimate the cost of the whole project,smith work and all?

$706 with shipping and all. I just had Pac Nor put a new barrel on my 84M. Subtract $35 if using a standard contour.

Yes. I can't find all of the photo's I had since photobucket became jerks and I had to switch sites, but here is one of the blank sorta cut out and the ebony glued on.


I should add that it does help that I do the inletting for a rifle stock company.

Wow. You do some fantastic work!!

That should be a winner!! I had a 300WSM Montana for such a project, but I sold it to fund a couple of hunts in a year where I drew way more/better tags than I anticipated.

Pac-nor is who I used.I had them install a S.S. Super Match Grade barrel.They did resurface my boltface,so I know they worked on trueing the action.Barrel was $325,installation was $300, Shipping back to me was $48,I paid $19 to ship the barreled action to them for a total price cost of $692.I was pleased with their work,the rifle will shoot 1/2" or better groups consistently and that's good enough for me.Turn around was 10 weeks total there and back.

Great idea

Thanks guys.

K22
Absolutely awesome work. I'm just speechless.

Oh my! I love that stock! I might have access to a good 40-50? year old piece of walnut for a stock.

Thank you fella's. It turned out pretty good. This is the first Kimber I've ever inletted for and some great help and advice from the shop owner plus the other employee. Adam did an absolute fantastic job with matching the matte finish and truing every thing up. I think all told with the truing, barrel price, bluing, lapping lugs, ect. it came to $750. It shoots better than I can and seems to love RL26.




I don't remember if I mentioned it before, but this one is English Walnut.

prm, if the wood has been dried properly it should make a great stock. What walnut is it?

That's just straight sexy! Beautiful job on that hunk of wood!