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Picked it up yesterday. I have looked at a few Kimbers on the store shelves over the years, but have never had a chance to really sit down and fondel one. There is nothing I don't love about this rifel. The feel, the weight(or lack thereof),the looks, I love it all. I just hope it shoots half as good as it looks. I blew my wad on the gun and have to wait till more $ comes in to find that out. I have a few pieces of brass and a buddy with some 243 dies, still gonna be a week before the bases come in, but at least I've got the gun. I'll get some pics up in a little bit.



Anybody got some loads to start out with that shoot good in there 243?

Sharp rifle! Thanks for the pics.

Very very nice. I just picked up my first Kimber, a 300WSM Montana. By far the best handling rifle I've ever held other than a NULA. I think you will be very pleased.

I used to shoot IMR 4064 with 58 gr. V-Max's in my Montana .243. I was getting a chronoed 3800 fps and 3/4 moa. That rifle was a marmot killing machine and just the thing for the 12,000'+ elevations I hunt them at. I also used it to take a big mtn. goat at 302 lasered yards. I used factory 90 gr Fusion bullet loads. shot him square in the shoulder and recovered the bullet on the inside of the opposite shoulder. Sold it to fund another Cooper. The Cooper is gone and I still miss that Kimber.

Waiting for my 243 montana to come back from a rebarrel job. Had a muzzle brake put on to keep the jump down. It shot ok, but fliers drove me crazy. Always wanted a custom barrel. Will guve complete report when I get some loads down the barrel.
The new Forbes Rifles Inc @ $1400 looked good @ the NRA show in STL.

Great stick on that Kimber!

I like that.

Try 95 Nosler BT's and Hunter. This is the most accurate load in my Sako A7 243 and Kimber Montana 257 with 100 BT. I'm getting an average of 2980 fps with the 95's and tack driving accuracy.

My son and I load 100gr Remington Corelokts with Winchester standard primers and H4350. If I used a dedicated powder for my 243 I'd try Win 780. I bought 8 lbs of H4350 for several rifles.

Try RL-17 in the .243. It works great in .243 and 6mm Rem, giving a velocity boost.

DF

another load you might try. 80 TTSX and H4350. I'm getting 3340 fps and good accuracy. The first shot was a fouler (upper left) followed by three more. (Sako A7)


This is a group from my Kimber Montana 257R. Not too impressive but much better than before I bedded the stock.

Sakos shoot every thing good.I only hope this Kimber shoots half as good as my Sako. Bought some H4350 yesterday. If I can't get what I already have to shoot well, I'm gonna run down some Barnes. Kinda start cheaper and work my way up.