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Does anyone have a Kimber 84M Classic in .308? Opinions? How is the recoil? Anyone know if I can rent one to shoot to try out in the San Antonio or Houston area?

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Posts: 267 | Location: Kingsville, Texas 78363 | Registered: 19 June 2008Reply With Quote
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I have one. For me, the stock shape and recoilpad makes felt recoil very low.
 
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My dad has one in 7mm-08. Recoil in that one is negligible. My 11 year old son shoots it with no problems. It has also been quite successful.

 
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Doesn't your Dad know that elk can't be killed with less than a .300 Weatherby?

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I have an 84M in 7-08

Pretty light recoil


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Posts: 7361 | Location: South East Missouri | Registered: 23 November 2005Reply With Quote
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I have a 260 Montana and 3006 84L Classic.

Both lovely rifles.

No recoil to speak of, the stock design is very good, a little short though.


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I have shot a .308 Kimber , it was easy on the shoulder... tj3006
 
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It is my fair weather rifle(foul weather the Rem KS mountain in 7mm-08 gets the nod) as the stock is very nice. It shoots Federal blue box 150's into 1.5" which is more than sufficient for the woods hunting I do. I reload but haven't gotten to this one yet so I think I can fine tune a more accurate load with some effort. I can recommend this rifle/caliber combo. Recoil is gentle enough especially with deer hunting clothing in northern NY.


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A kimber classic 308 with 168 grn TSXs and a leupy 3.5x10 is my 1 gun for everything rifle in the lower 48.

Recoil is fine


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My Kimbers are in 22/250, 270 WSM, 7mm Rem Mag,300 WSM and .338 Win mag. Recoil even on these is not bad at all. Much of recoil is perception and the little Kimber rifles do start out abruptly due to their light weight. Once you adjust to that and it becomes your new normal you will find that after that initial jump they stop just as fast. No big deal at all.
 
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My Kimber Montana hardly recoils at all Big Grin in .223 !
If you can't get good groups it might be a problem with the QC which should not be too hard to fix.
 
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I have had four Kimber Montana rifles. Two in 30-06, one in 270, and one in 308. Their recoil did not bother me at all but their lack of good groups sure did.


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Posts: 697 | Location: Dublin, Georgia | Registered: 19 November 2009Reply With Quote
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I was shooting my Kimber Montana 270 Wsm at steel IPSC silhouettes yesterday and most groups were about 4 inches. In my defence I was using the thick post as an aiming point, and the range was 650 yards.
 
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Originally posted by boliep:
I have had four Kimber Montana rifles. Two in 30-06, one in 270, and one in 308. Their recoil did not bother me at all but their lack of good groups sure did.


While recoil may not seem to "bother" some folks in these light rifles, it might be contributing to poor accuracy. One must be very consistent with every detail when shooting for groups. This is why I haven't gone gaga over NULA's or Kimbers.
Matt


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The combination of a round forend and a light rifle will throw many shooters off their bench-rest game. A pencil weight barrel that as often as not likes to be cold doesn't help.
 
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Mrs Blacktailer has one and likes it. I started her off with mild loads with 130gr HP but for Africa, she has used 165gr TSX pushed as fast as they will go.


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Thanks for all the replies.
I did buy the Kimber 84M in 308.

The rifle is like a toy. Very small and petit

Fired about 15 rounds to sight in but gave up b/c the barrel heats up so fast. Once I get it zeroed will try some accuracy testing.
 
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One thing about the light barrels, they might heat up fast but they cool off just as fast. I find the light little guns easy to shoot offhand. For all the talk about heavy guns holding better the light Kimbers point and hold effortlessly.
 
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The Kimber 84M rifles in 308 are landmark rifles. They have soft recoil absorbing Decelerator recoil pads and don't kick.

I have them in 308, 7-08 and 243.

They have controlled round feed, three position safeties that control the firing pin and are made in our USA.

 
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Kimbers are very nice rifles and anybody who can't kill about anything that walks with a 308 is just not sticking the bullet in the right spot..Its whe equivalent of a 30-06 for all practical purposes and does so without all the fuss..Good choice on both counts.


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I don't know if most folks know this, but according to an article written by Dave Petzle, Kimber hired Melvin Forbes of Ultra Light Arms, to show them how to build the Montana's Kevlar-Carcon fiber stocks. The 84M Montana stock is about a 1/4lb heavier than a NULA/Forbes Model 20 stock.
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