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I have a Montana that is my go-to walking-around rifle.
It occasionally has a feeding issue. Seems like years ago, there were threads on fixes for some of the common Montana issues. Can't find it now.
Suggestions?
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He said it didn’t feed. That should narrow it down to no more than a few dozen possible causes….. 
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Fails to reliably pick up the next cartridge. Work action, aim again. Pull trigger. Click on an empty action.
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Yep. People so quick to revert to 15 yo adolescent response. I asked for links to the earlier Montana threads, and you responded accordingly. Much appreciated
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Tariko, what "Montana" - 84M, 84L, or 8400?
To echo Redneck, I'd also be curious to hear the specific feeding issue.
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I thought he meant a Montana 1999. Sure is confusing.
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Looking through that thread, there are some good points that I will look into and see if that might be some of my problem.
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He said it didn’t feed. That should narrow it down to no more than a few dozen possible causes….. Come'on man, it's only a couple of dozen! LOL 😁
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I thought he meant a Montana 1999. Sure is confusing. AS did I...
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There's probably 1000 "Kimber" Montana's to every 1999.
It was a pretty safe assumption.
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Let's start here: mag box spring. Order a new one and try it. I had that issue, new mag box spring, feeds well ever since. If I recall correctly, SamO had the same issue once upon a time. New mag box spring fixed it. I've heard of it a couple other times, mostly with the 84L.
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Let's start here: mag box spring. Order a new one and try it. I had that issue, new mag box spring, feeds well ever since. If I recall correctly, SamO had the same issue once upon a time. New mag box spring fixed it. I've heard of it a couple other times, mostly with the 84L. I believe you are correct. To my knowledge, the 84M overtook the 84L; most likely due to the aforesaid issue. There were many problems with the 84L from what I read many years ago: including white papers.
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I think my new 84L Montana 280ai is the smoothest cycling Kimber rifle I own. Very smooth.
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Let's start here: mag box spring. Order a new one and try it. I had that issue, new mag box spring, feeds well ever since. If I recall correctly, SamO had the same issue once upon a time. New mag box spring fixed it. I've heard of it a couple other times, mostly with the 84L. I believe you are correct. To my knowledge, the 84M overtook the 84L; most likely due to the aforesaid issue. There were many problems with the 84L from what I read many years ago: including white papers. The difference AFAIK between an 84M and 84L is their length (intended cartridge class) - they are not different/revisions or progressions of one action with improvements.
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Best source for replacement springs?
I have a few other Montanas so I’d probably by a couple as a precaution.
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Let's start here: mag box spring. Order a new one and try it. I had that issue, new mag box spring, feeds well ever since. If I recall correctly, SamO had the same issue once upon a time. New mag box spring fixed it. I've heard of it a couple other times, mostly with the 84L. I believe you are correct. To my knowledge, the 84M overtook the 84L; most likely due to the aforesaid issue. There were many problems with the 84L from what I read many years ago: including white papers. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/Y9T0Rf4X/868-F2-DF6-04-FE-47-B6-9784-0-B75782-BB4-F0.gif)
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