Kimber will introduce a long action 8400 Montana soon in cartridges like the 338 WM and 375 H&H along with the 30-06.
It has been said by some that the current short action 8400 Montana in cartridges like the 300 WSM does not have enough grip on it's painted stock and it could use checkering or a paint with more grip. Do you agree or not?
Decelerators have a hollow core... shave off 3/8" and you won't effectively have a recoil pad. I also wish the MT's had a floorplate instead of the perch belly. There's a lot right with the rifle and a few things wrong... the paint used isn't, for me, one of them.
"Of the current factory rifles, I agree with Savage 99 that the current Kimber wears likely the best synthetic stock of any contemporary factory rifle that you can buy off the shelf. The only negative comment I have about this little jewel of a rifle is that the stock is too slick. It would benefit greatly from at least a rougher, grippier, textured paint finish. Other than that, it's a truly great and well-built stock."
If molded-in checkering isn't a viable option for Kimber, they should at least employ a rough-textured, grippy paint, much like H-S Precision or Mark Bansner does. This can be done without breaking the bank, disrupting much production time, or otherwise upsetting the corporate applecart.
By whatever means, something simply MUST be done to make that stock less slippery, because it's to a large degree non-functional in its present state........
picked up one of the new 8400(wood) in 30/06 at a gun shop yesterday. definetly not the same as the 84M(wood) that i own now. much heavier which i think would be ok if it were balanced, but it has a definate barrel heavy feel. not for me.
bounty hunter
Posts: 113 | Location: Texas,USA | Registered: 27 October 2005
Allen, the Bansner has the same finish as the Kimber... Sherman Willams Polan-T. They feel exactly the same and I personally have no problem with them. I really think it comes down to personal preference... like most things.
