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Well it appears the Mountain Ascent beats the hell out of the Ruger American. Even with a break, I bet she's a barker in a 30-06 and 280AI. More coolness to save for.

I could like one in '06 or .280AI. Remove the brake. Hafta see how the stock looked in person; not hard to paint it if it's too "metro" <g>...

Maybe the price on the Montanas will come down.....ha ha ha
But I do kinda like it....

That muzzle-break will be handy over the bench whilst sighting-in as it tames recoil down somewhat(this rig will need it!), but makes it noisier.....a compromise..... But saying that. I squeeze off about ten rounds a year on my Deer, usually only needing 1 shot... so thats really not a worry for me.

I used to care what rifles look like but these days I only care about function. And camo stocks, especially if sporting the soft touch type like 'duratouch' serves a purpose.
Rifles are just a means for me to get meat now.

A friend that introduced me into the art of stalking Deer said to me once. "I used to have toys, now I have tools"

The more I think about these 2 new rifles(Forbes) the more I get excited to where we are headed in the future regarding 'true' ultralight rifles. Meaning. The majority of 'factory' lightweights that were offered in yesteryear had barrels cut down, non trimmed actions etc.......
It's great to see companies like Kimber, Forbes & Blaser(K95) give us the chance to own a 'walking stick'

I would luv to see Sako & Sauer offer a true UL in the next few years.

Metro Ascent.... LOL.. I think I like the idea tho. 7-08 and I might be a buyer. RustyL

Damn, that is neat. Any idea on what the price tag will be?

And after site in and you take the break off your point of impact will be different. Stock design will benifit you better for recoil than a brake.

Hmmmm I didn't realize this was the case. Some Roy freaks I know have the same sorta breaks, they didn't mention this. In that case I would just leave it on & live with it...

True.
I had a Sako L579 in 308Win that used to slap me in the mouth more than not. The others were a CZ550 in 9.3, although that was not as bad....

cool rifle. I like it

Never owned either one, but if I were dropping that much on a factory rifle it'd be the Forbes.

I've got 5 bucks that says the new Forbes rifles excede the Kimber benchmark concerning Quality Control.

I like. Would like to see more pictures, specs, price and then compare to the Forbes. Don't think the Forbes is out yet either.

The Kimber Ascent is ugly to my view with its fluted barrel and crazy paint mess on the stock.



However I would like to handle one and see how it feels what with its very light weight. I could spray the stock gray and ignore the barrel.

Good to see Kimber trying to stay up front with the lightweight rifle trend.

I saw mention of the Kim-Pro finish, but no mention of the steel. Surely it is SS, not just coated CM? I don't need one either way, but I do believe that a hard-use rifle should have an SS tube and I could care less about exterior coatings. The bore is what matters.

I saw the rifle at the DSC show and im on the fence about it. The stock is ugly but felt good at least. I figure it wouldnt take much to have it repainted. Also i was told the weight would be 4# 13oz with the included talleys.

Price?

That rifle, with its grey metal, might look good with a black coat of paint on the stock. Hmmmm...

I spray painted a Bansner with Krylon gray paint and it looked ok and can be touched up.

That rifle has slots cut into its extractor, a 'fluted' bolt and what not. Its not much different otherwise from the Montanas I have.

If I carry a 84M up the 'mountain' all day in VT it will not matter much if its an Ascent or a 84M 308.

To some who hunt way back up in the Rockies it may matter.

I can tell you for certain that the designers of this rifle are owners and great fans of the ULA. Looks like they went for the
"Sitka Gear" look on the stock. Looks like crap though and dipping for camo is a cheap turn off.

I'd be really giddy if it was a standard Kimber MT stock color and Stainless finish.