Kimber Adirondack vs Hunter

[IdahoElk]

Looking to get either the Adirondack or the Hunter and maybe someone can help me out.
I realize there must be a difference in the two due to the price but all I see is a longer barrel(Slightly heavier) and no camo for the hunter?
This will be a deer only gun and the area I hunt most shots are under 150yrds,I was thinking a .308 or 6.5 CM? Am I going in the right direction?
Any info is appreciated

 

[Stid2677]

The hunter has a totally different stock and uses a detachable mag. I would try one for the money if I did not already own 2 Mountain Ascents and an Adirondack.

 

[IdahoElk]

How do you like the Adirondack?

 

[Stid2677]

How do you like the Adirondack?

Totally love it, the short barrel does loose a few FPS but that also makes it nice in the brush. Mine is still plenty accurate out to 600, but in 6.5cm I limit myself to 450-500 yards.

 

[mlob1one]

I'd gravitate toward the .308 between those two choices primarily because of personal exposure, confidence, & convenience. Having grown up shooting my dad's Husqvarna .308, I am very confident in it's capability of dropping deer. I know 168gr cartridges and bullets for reloading can be found nearly everywhere.
Just my $.02. ☺

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[IdahoElk]

I'd gravitate toward the .308 between those two choices primarily because of personal exposure, confidence, & convenience. Having grown up shooting my dad's Husqvarna .308, I am very confident in it's capability of dropping deer. I know 168gr cartridges and bullets for reloading can be found nearly everywhere.
Just my $.02. ☺

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Thanks for the input.I love the .308 and have taken many deer with it,great cartridge.

 

[Brendan]

Without re-typing a whole bunch, I love my Adirondack so far:

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/firearms/49104-kimber-adirondack-308-a.html

 

[IdahoElk]

Without re-typing a whole bunch, I love my Adirondack so far:

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/firearms/49104-kimber-adirondack-308-a.html

That is sweet!

 

[kaboku68]

I bought a Kimber Hunter in 308 Win and put a Burris E1 Fullfield 4.5X14X40mm scope on it for my adult son to hunt with me with. I like it enough that I bought another one for him and am keeping the first one.

 

[CorbLand]

I am kind of in the same boat, although mostly just on the Hunter, the Adirondack is well out of my price range. I am looking into building a lightweight backpack gun and am leaning towards the Hunter in 7mm08. Hoping some more that own the Hunter will chime in.

 

[Wan2gobak]

What's better 308 or 7_08 and why? What about at 650 yds . Wish it was in .270 wouldnt have to decide

 

[luke moffat]

I bought a Kimber Hunter in 308 Win and put a Burris E1 Fullfield 4.5X14X40mm scope on it for my adult son to hunt with me with. I like it enough that I bought another one for him and am keeping the first one.

Good to hear!! I am considering picking up a Kimber hunter as well just to give 'em a whirl.

 

[luke moffat]

What's better 308 or 7_08 and why? What about at 650 yds . Wish it was in .270 wouldnt have to decide

If you are consistently wanting to shoot out at 650 yards I would say in general a ultra light sub 6 pound all up rifle is not the way to go. I say that owning a .308 win that goes 5.5 pounds scoped (Kimber Montana lightened up even more) and a 6 pound all up 338-06. People can and have done it but if want to stretch the legs out that far I would suggest a heavier rifle and maybe looking at a long action -06 class or even magnums if wanting to hunt things bigger than deer at that range.

 

[Lawnboi]

I picked up a hunter this year in 308. Haven't shot anything with it yet, first time withe 308 caliber. But the gun shoots good. I'm not a big gun nut, but wouldn't mind becoming one. Shot more than a couple sub moa groups with it during site in. Put 3 shots touching at 200 thou that may have been a fluke.

Mine is topped with talley lightweights and a swaro z5 44mm, weighs in at 6lbs 9oz empty. My plan was to buy a gun I could comfortably shoot animals out to 400 with, and also be light enough to take on future western hunts as well as shooting deer here at home.

I'd also look at the Montana.

The only thing I don't care for in the hunter is the plastic trigger guard. I don't mind the stock, and like the magazine. Feels like a nice little gun. Supposed same triggered action as Kimbers more expensive offerings without the threaded barrel.

 

[IdahoElk]

^ ^ thanks for the input

 

[CorbLand]

What's better 308 or 7_08 and why? What about at 650 yds . Wish it was in .270 wouldnt have to decide

Don't really have an interest in a 308 so I couldn't tell you the major differences. I have a 30-06 already but it's heavy. I want a lightweight, light recoil gun that is good for deer and elk out to 400. The 7-08 meets that need and I have shot that caliber a time or two so I am comfortable with it, that's why I settled on it.

 

[huntnidaho]

The hunter is a great lightweight rifle. Mine in 6.5CM is about 6lbs, 10z with scope/sling. It did take me a while to figure out how to best shoot such a light gun. At first I had a hard time getting groups smaller than 1.25" and 1.5-1.75" was typical at 100 yds. I was a bit disappointed with the accuracy, but it handles so well that I wasn't too bothered as it's not a long-range rifle for me. Now, after some practice, its consistently 1" or less with some groups down in the .25" range. I'm pretty thrilled with it and can't wait to go put it to use in the field.

 

[mlob1one]

What's better 308 or 7_08 and why? What about at 650 yds . Wish it was in .270 wouldnt have to decide

In my experience the 7mm-08 has quite a bit less recoil (~25%) and shoots a lighter bullet. I typically shoot 168gr from the .308, & 140gr is the max I'll shot from my 7mm-08. Out to 650 yards and only between those two? Probably the .308, but I've not taken game at that distance with either.

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[oenanthe]

What's better 308 or 7_08 and why? What about at 650 yds . Wish it was in .270 wouldnt have to decide

First, at 650 yards neither one of these cartridges carries enough energy to kill consistently - many hunters would consider it unethical to shoot big game at that distance with these cartridges.

The 7-08 and .308 are similar, since they use the same parent cartridge and have nearly identical powder capacity. The 7-08 will likely be a little better at long range as 7mm bullets usually have a better slightly ballistic coefficient than .308 for bullets of equal weight.

 

[GKPrice]

If you are consistently wanting to shoot out at 650 yards I would say in general a ultra light sub 6 pound all up rifle is not the way to go. I say that owning a .308 win that goes 5.5 pounds scoped (Kimber Montana lightened up even more) and a 6 pound all up 338-06. People can and have done it but if want to stretch the legs out that far I would suggest a heavier rifle and maybe looking at a long action -06 class or even magnums if wanting to hunt things bigger than deer at that range.

Luke makes a really good point about rifle weight vs. 650 yd class shooting at game - One could "edge" up to a Tikka superlight although they are not a heck of a lot heavier - with Montana's and superlights it took me a little bit to readjust my shooting style but now I'm comfortable with them but I limit shots with the superlight '06 AI to 500 yds (and a bit)