24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Page 2 of 13 1 2 3 4 12 13
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 5,753
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 5,753
I bedded my .223 this AM (waiting anxiously), the mag box was digging in real bad. Will take notice of the other screws also.

Thanks for the thread and the effort


Life is just one damned thing after another
BP-B6

Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 8,923
RDW Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 8,923
I sure wish these Kimber tricks would work on other rifles.


Dave

Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,748
P
prm Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
P
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,748
Good stuff. Mirrors what I did to mine. I lightened the trigger just a tad and also shot part of the Tubbs Final Finish kit to really even out the barrel. I had no issues with the mag box. I bedded the shank as well as the lug.

Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 6,314
S
Campfire Tracker
OP Offline
Campfire Tracker
S
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 6,314
Originally Posted by RDW
I sure wish these Kimber tricks would work on other rifles.


I realize your comment was in jest....

But these are truly the biggest culprits to Kimber's reputation in my opinion. No real tricks involved, just a few minutes of tinkering. I find these issues with every Kimber I purchase, not just a random few.

The trigger can be adjusted to perfect and the crown can be improved, but the things I listed are the most detrimental out of the box.

....and yes, Kimber should address all of this before we open the box.



I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 43,722
Campfire 'Bwana
Online Content
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 43,722
Great thread Darrik!


To be honest I'm not into dicking around with rifles that much but it really is pretty quick and easy to bed/tweak a Montana.

Love my 243, have a grand total of 1-2 hours into getting it good to go. Didn't even fiddle with the 257 Roberts and it shoots almost as good as Tikka......grin!

IC B2

Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,608
W
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
W
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,608
Originally Posted by shortactionsmoker
I kept going back because NOTHING feels as good in my hands as the 84M Montana. -- my 20th is in route.



I never left.

Rifles with tupperware stocks, plastic trigger guards and parts, protruding plastic magazines, and even short action rounds chambered in long actions are far too common. In fact common is a perfect word for them.

The Kimber Montana is unique in the market, as I expect the Forbes rifles will be.




FÜCK Jeff_O!

MAGA
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 7,191
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 7,191
The Forbes rifle is right up there with Unicorns and Sasquatch as far as I can tell.


They don't really exist, but people SWEAR they saw one for realsies.


I'm Irish...

Of course I know how to patch drywall
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 10,795
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 10,795
My main gripe with my Kimber 84L was a short front action screw

A Remington rear action screw from Brownell fixed it


Maker of the Frankenstud Sling Keeper
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,608
W
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
W
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,608
Originally Posted by DanAdair
The Forbes rifle is right up there with Unicorns and Sasquatch as far as I can tell.


They don't really exist, but people SWEAR they saw one for realsies.



If you're talking stainless, that's true, but there's quite a few 24B's in blue around.

I actually passed on the first (and still only) 20B I have seen (I didn't need a 308, and want stainless too). It didn't last long.

Here it is:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=380401080




FÜCK Jeff_O!

MAGA
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 6,314
S
Campfire Tracker
OP Offline
Campfire Tracker
S
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 6,314
Good thing I didn't see it! The serial number is 10 -- Rick told me they built 10 in the first run. I bet Melvin had a hand in these...

The next batch is 50, first 7-08's. I have one coming with a stainless barrel and a Hunter Green stock.

Can't wait!

Last edited by shortactionsmoker; 01/19/14.

I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
IC B3

Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 20,730
B
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
B
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 20,730
Great thread Darrik, thanks for taking the time.


laissez les bons temps rouler
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,608
W
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
W
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,608
Originally Posted by shortactionsmoker
Good thing I didn't see it! The serial number is 10 -- Rick told me they built 10 in the first run. I bet Melvin had a hand in these...

The next batch is 50, first 7-08's. I have one coming with a stainless barrel and a Hunter Green stock.

Can't wait!



Sorry I didn't think to PM you.

Once I decided to pass I gave a heads-up to a guy I knew was waiting for one.

It lasted a lot longer than I thought it would.

Your order sounds like a dupe of what mine would be.


FÜCK Jeff_O!

MAGA
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,893
B
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
B
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,893
I was always ascared of spending my hard earned money on a Kimber,but now I sees a glimmer of hope. Mebbe by next Xmas,the stars will align.

They seem handy and prolly even dandy.

Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 10,795
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 10,795
I full bedded mine with great results


Maker of the Frankenstud Sling Keeper
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 6,314
S
Campfire Tracker
OP Offline
Campfire Tracker
S
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 6,314
Originally Posted by Boxer
I was always ascared of spending my hard earned money on a Kimber,but now I sees a glimmer of hope. Mebbe by next Xmas,the stars will align.

They seem handy and prolly even dandy.


You could add a bunch here. What about the action modification for increased COAL?


I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 8,923
RDW Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 8,923
Yep, just yanking your chain and it's all good information. I bet you are referring to some action grinding, I would like to see that posted again too.


Dave

Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,893
B
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
B
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,893
Rifles is rifles and many are in a hurry to forget that. There's no "Magic" involved and Starting At The [bleep] Start will ALWAYS bear fruit. The vast majority of "issues" I've seen,are due to incorrect assembly. I still loves to procure rifles,that "don't shoot".

To reliably arrange happiness and harmony,one needs to savvy twist/throating/COAL latitude...so he can kiss,find pressure and rock on,which is where the warm/fuzzy reliably resides.

A magbox Spacer Shim Slide,is a breeze on all things made out of metal,but things can get phony fast on Barbie Doll Schit(Tikka for example). The Spacer Shim Slide is a more involved affair upon a CRF platform,because there is more schit going on and not nearly as simplistic as PF,so are more problematic by their very nature. Hardly Rocket Science or an 82 Trick Move venture,but things rate a thunk.

I'll not beat it up here,if only because I've lined it all out,on Threads dedicated to same. Happiness is a rifle with the requisite RPM to spin the projectile of intent,that will feed kisses of same from it's belly. Very easy to gun issued COAL ammo and fodder slated the throat in extrapolation,then weigh them findings wayyyyyyy in advance of everything. Lotsa dots reliably get connected in sucha fashion.

Lotsa folks are eager to get the cart in front of the horse and I'll never understand why.

Curious.

Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,059
AJD Offline
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,059
Thanks for the post, I have a couple of 84Ms and appreciate the information.


There is no accounting for taste.

Experience is a great thing as long as one survives it.

Generally, there ain't a lot that separates the two however,
Barely making it is a whole lot more satisfying than barely not making it.
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 219
E
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
E
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 219
Gotta pull my 84m apart and check all these tips out.

Thanks
Eric

Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 461
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 461
Thanks SAS! I will be bedding the lug on my 7mm08 Montana. It has huge gaps on both sides which can't be good. My mag box is good to go from the factory as well as the trigger. It shoots pretty well now but I'm sure it can be better with a "tweak"

Last edited by Bigbuck_12; 01/20/14.
Page 2 of 13 1 2 3 4 12 13

Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
668 members (12344mag, 12308300, 1234, 163bc, 06hunter59, 75 invisible), 2,683 guests, and 1,228 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,614
Posts18,398,421
Members73,817
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.351s Queries: 15 (0.003s) Memory: 0.9042 MB (Peak: 1.0553 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-28 14:19:19 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS