Has anybody owned one and what did you think about it? Thanks.

Sammo has one..

Copy, thanks.

I had one. Excellent rifle. Shot well.

Not enough twist for the 105 slick bullets, but did fine with about everything else.

It's a slick little rifle.

90 grain Scenars seem to shoot okay, getting a few flyers(380-420 yards) but it might just be the wind.

I just got an 84M stainless classic .243 a couple weeks ago. I have only had 1 bench session with it thus far, and I have only fired factory ammo out of it so far. I had a couple 1/2 inch groups with 75 gr varmint ammo, and it liked the Fed 85 gr TSX load as well. I really like it, but I bought the gun to get rebarreled to a 260 or 260 AI, so it will only be a .243 for this season.

Sandbagger......I watched the youtube.

Thanks all, I saw a used Montana on the rack locally and was curious. I definitely like the style of the stock and the balance.

I also have a stainless classic. After a little tinkering with bedding and shooting form it will shoot just south of an inch with 95gr ballistic tips over a max charge of H4350. I haven't loaded much for it, it might could be tightened up a bit. I have to take it out when the wife's not around. She has grown fond of it and I don't want it to get confiscated.

When I said I had one......I didn't get rid of it on purpose - my girlfriend latched onto it, and has been happily using it to whack coyotes. I had to replace the 243 with a couple more Kimbers!

Really neat little rifles, especially in a mild kicking round. Just about the perfect platform for a 243, IMO.

I have one and it is an amazing little rifle. Shoots half moa with several factory loads, carries like a wand, and has practically no recoil.

I walked into the store that has this on the rack and offered them $500.00 for it....they are asking $899.00. I was told no dice. Oh well. Maybe in a couple months if it's still there.

the 257 roberts is a better choice.

Why settle for a Kimber 84M when you can have a Sako AII?

Ooooooooh! The dreaded 666 . . . devil rifle!

Had a guy ask to return a rifle once because the last three SN digits were 666

900 is not a bad price. That rifle would be gone in twenty minutes if you divulged the gunshop name to this thread.

I really like mine.

Haven't bothered to load for it, yet. It puts the Fusion 95 gr. into nice little groups.

No issues at all. Took it out of the box, cleaned/lubed, mounted a scope and headed to the range.

I didn't even touch the trigger adjustment.

I just can't imagine why they didn't let it go for 500.00

Greedy bastids...

Trying to get yourself a decent deal is a bad thing??? When obviously somebody else didn't want it. Seems like you're made of money, I'm not.

Dave,
IMO the shop would be crazy to sell a Montana 243 for anything less than $800. The only way I'd see a Montana for $500 is if I brought shortactionsmoker a dozen cases of Miller Lite....

Kimber.....no doubt you're right, but a guys got to try. Unfortunately, all I have at the time was the amount I offered, and the shop it's in will NOT carry Kimber rifles due to the amount of returns from several years ago. They will not touch a new Kimber.....so I figured I had a bit of a bargaining point there. I also saw where another 24HCF member picked up a pre 64 70 for about the same amount and thought I'd give 'er a whirl. I was inspired......too bad that I wasn't lucky at the same time.

Guys gotta try is right, but 99% of places when you come in asking for a 50% discount aren't even going to give you a second thought.

Go back and offer them 750.00 or so if they'll do lay-away, even if they won't go that low it's not an insulting offer.

Maybe a dozen 30 packs AND $500....

I have two Kimber 243s.

One 84m with the two position safety, I guess from 2004 or 2005. Shoots great, nice wood, kills deer. It wears a Leupy Vari-x 4.5-14x40. I tried a lot of factory ammo and it likes almost everything. But it does not like anything from Federal.

The other is a Montana and it wears a Swarovski Z3 3-9x36. Shoots great and very nice to carry all day, kills deer. Because of the current ammo situation I bought some prvi partizan to try. The Montana likes it.

Had two and still have ths one. Both shoot/shot really well.

What’s the twist rate on the Montana 243?

I think it was 1-10 when you could get a Montana in .243

This thread is 9 years old.

I have a .243 Montana. I'm pretty sure it's 1:10.

Thanks for the response guys