customized Kimber rifles

[thinhorn_AK]

Good to hear. It seems that many are cutting back to 16", which seems a solid choice for balance with a suppressor, but I am reluctant to give up that much velocity, especially if I want to use a 150 or 162 grain ELD-X.

16" would have worked for me but I was new to the suppressor game when I got mine cut so 18" seemed like a good balance. I get ~2700 fps with my 165g AB hand load so losing ~40-50fps likely wouldn't have changed anything. Next time I cut one, I might go 16" depending on the cartridge. I have a 6.5 creed cut to 18" and my 140g ELDm load gets like 2550, Im not sure I'd want to go lower than that, maybe there's a powder that could buy me a bit of velocity or perhaps it would make more sense to shoot a lighter bullet to make up for it.

I'd happily shoot the 130g TMK out of a 16" 6.5cm if I got ok velocity out of it, the 124g hammer hunter is also a screaming fast bullet.

 

[ianpadron]

8400 rebarrel to 6.5 SAUM, 20.5" chop 'n thread, OG Six Five.

This is one of those "IYKYK" type setups, and I love it.

 

[handwerk]

Great looking build, enjoy!

 

[ianpadron]

16" 223 with an Airlock Nano.

Might be the new fave

 

[StupidLightweight]

16" 223 with an Airlock Nano.

Might be the new fave
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We have very similar tastes. This is a dream gun.

 

[hunterjrg]

Not quite as built out as others here but one of my Kimbers I installed a Ti bolt handle and had Fosnaugh customs cerakote and camo the stock on my old 308.

 

[handwerk]

looks good and seems to work ok!
Eddie does great work huh?

 

[hunterjrg]

looks good and seems to work ok!
Eddie does great work huh?

That he does!

 

[HebrewSamurai]

16" 223 with an Airlock Nano.

Might be the new fave
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Love love love the NULA stripes

 

[Kimber7man]

16" 223 with an Airlock Nano.

Might be the new fave
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Beauty. What bases are you using? Thx.

 

[ianpadron]

Beauty. What bases are you using? Thx.

I've moved exclusively to Warne 2 Piece Maxima bases with Mountain Tech Rings.

Sturdier than Talleys and lower profile and lighter weight than a pic rail and rings. Much better cheek weld for me

 

[Kimber7man]

Thanks. One of these days I’m gonna go back to a Kimber…

 

[Mangata]

Asking for a friend…

Mountain Ascent 280AI that chambers a round painfully rough. I mean, I can make it work but sometimes it seems like jamming a cat into a burlap bag would be easier.

Is there a remedy for the rough feeding issue or is this as good as it gets ???

 

[Ishootgunssometimes]

Just got my Montana 7mm08 back from warranty service. They fixed the light primer strike issue.

Thinking I might chop/thread it. Is there any consensus what length would be best for the 708?

If it matters, my other rifle is a 7saum, 18” and suppressed with a Nomad Ti XC.

So covering some bases for short range vs long range, and some how I’m hooked on 7mm for now.

 

[ianpadron]

Just got my Montana 7mm08 back from warranty service. They fixed the light primer strike issue.

Thinking I might chop/thread it. Is there any consensus what length would be best for the 708?

If it matters, my other rifle is a 7saum, 18” and suppressed with a Nomad Ti XC.

So covering some bases for short range vs long range, and some how I’m hooked on 7mm for now.

18" is the sweet spot imho

 

[ianpadron]

Asking for a friend…

Mountain Ascent 280AI that chambers a round painfully rough. I mean, I can make it work but sometimes it seems like jamming a cat into a burlap bag would be easier.

Is there a remedy for the rough feeding issue or is this as good as it gets ???

Never had a rough one, is there a specific spot in the bolt cycle where things tend to hang up? That would help narrow things down

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Just got my Montana 7mm08 back from warranty service. They fixed the light primer strike issue.

Thinking I might chop/thread it. Is there any consensus what length would be best for the 708?

If it matters, my other rifle is a 7saum, 18” and suppressed with a Nomad Ti XC.

So covering some bases for short range vs long range, and some how I’m hooked on 7mm for now.

My 308 has an 18" barrel and a Nomad TiXc, I think 18" is a good length, long enough I still get great velocity out of it but short enough that it handles better and hangs up less on branches.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Asking for a friend…

Mountain Ascent 280AI that chambers a round painfully rough. I mean, I can make it work but sometimes it seems like jamming a cat into a burlap bag would be easier.

Is there a remedy for the rough feeding issue or is this as good as it gets ???

What exactly is it doing? is it scraping up the brass? or are you having to force the bolt closed? "chambering rough" is pretty vague.

 

[Mangata]

The bolt travel through the receiver is rough and choppy and will bind at times even without ammunition. It is without question the least smooth bolt travel of any rifle that I own. Add to above 280AI feed issues makes for a difficult platform to have confidence in for rapid cycling in follow up shots.

Question being, is this unique to Kimber, Mountain Ascent, or my action in particular???

 

[Antares]

The bolt travel through the receiver is rough and choppy and will bind at times even without ammunition. It is without question the least smooth bolt travel of any rifle that I own. Add to above 280AI feed issues makes for a difficult platform to have confidence in for rapid cycling in follow up shots.

Question being, is this unique to Kimber, Mountain Ascent, or my action in particular???

It's not just your action, it's all of them. Rough, choppy, chattery, binding... all the above. I will say, I took about 30 min a few months ago to polish my bolt and the lug races; it helped immensely and I wish I did it 10 years ago. It's not Tikka-smooth, but it was a noticeable improvement.