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My son has had a 6.5 since about when they first came out and likes it. I put five through it and found it pretty lively on the bench as-is, so I’d be leery of digging out the gel until I gave it try as-issued.
Does the gel add any strength or support to the shell, or is it just for sound deadening? Pretty sure the gel was added just to add weight. Kimber didn't want their "budget" version lighter than the Montana. It shoots sub MOA without the gel. I stuffed the butt stock tight, full of packing peanuts. Added no weight, but got rid of the hollow sound.
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You aren’t breaking that trigger guard without trying. Yep. I don't get the "it's not a metal trigger guard" crowd. If you did something to that gun hard enough to break that trigger guard, you're in a situation anyway and that will be the least of your worries. Maybe not the Hunter one, but the RAR .17 I bought a few years ago had the guard broken off in the shipping box, maybe by the bolt that was loose in the box when it landed, but how much impact force could that bolt generate in normal handling? There was no visible damage to the box. Ruger sent me a new stock out pronto, and free of course. Wonder what it’d take to bust the guard on one of the old boatpaddle 77/22s? That’s some tough stuff.
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My son has had a 6.5 since about when they first came out and likes it. I put five through it and found it pretty lively on the bench as-is, so I’d be leery of digging out the gel until I gave it try as-issued.
Does the gel add any strength or support to the shell, or is it just for sound deadening? Pretty sure the gel was added just to add weight. Kimber didn't want their "budget" version lighter than the Montana. It shoots sub MOA without the gel. I stuffed the butt stock tight, full of packing peanuts. Added no weight, but got rid of the hollow sound. Not the water-soluble ones I hope!😜
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My son has had a 6.5 since about when they first came out and likes it. I put five through it and found it pretty lively on the bench as-is, so I’d be leery of digging out the gel until I gave it try as-issued.
Does the gel add any strength or support to the shell, or is it just for sound deadening? Pretty sure the gel was added just to add weight. Kimber didn't want their "budget" version lighter than the Montana. It shoots sub MOA without the gel. I stuffed the butt stock tight, full of packing peanuts. Added no weight, but got rid of the hollow sound. Not the water-soluble ones I hope!😜 Lol! Nope!
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Anyone have issues with surface rust on the barrel? Years back I looked at buying a Kimber Hunter in .243 but the brand new rifle the shop had, had surface rust on the barrel even in the factory plastic bag. I ended up buying a Winchester Model 70 FTW in .243.
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Anyone have issues with surface rust on the barrel? Years back I looked at buying a Kimber Hunter in .243 but the brand new rifle the shop had, had surface rust on the barrel even in the factory plastic bag. I ended up buying a Winchester Model 70 FTW in .243. Never had a rust issue on any of mine. Although they do get an Eezox wipedown once a year.
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The older Montana’s would get some nasty discoloration. I think it was determined they were bead blasting with the same stuff they used on cm stuff which left trace amounts of cm on the ss. My newer one doesn’t suffer from it.
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I ran into a guy that had one of the Longmaster 84 rifles with the SS barrel and he found the same thing regarding the CM steel particles embedded in the finish.
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I'm a huge fan of my Hunter in .270. I had an 8400 Montana that just didn't ever feel right in the hand. This cured that. I'd like a stiffer stock but for $1000 more? I think no. I got the real tree with KimPro. I might paint the stock sometime but that's about it
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