Kimber for Custom Build

Dosent MPI make a nice ultra lite Kimber stock?
They do make stocks inletted for the Kimber actions, however I haven’t heard or seen much from people actually using them, and I don’t love the geometry of the ones they have posted on their website. Also still $850-$900 for a finished/pre-bedded stock.
 
They do make stocks inletted for the Kimber actions, however I haven’t heard or seen much from people actually using them, and I don’t love the geometry of the ones they have posted on their website. Also still $850-$900 for a finished/pre-bedded stock.
Yep them and Pendleton stocks are the only two I’m familiar with that make custom stocks for the Kimber. But they are “traditional” geometry, no lighter than the carbon Montana stock, and they require your action for months for fitting. I know this because I chose to go with Pendleton after talking with both companies.
 
They do make stocks inletted for the Kimber actions, however I haven’t heard or seen much from people actually using them, and I don’t love the geometry of the ones they have posted on their website. Also still $850-$900 for a finished/pre-bedded stock.
They are not cheap. I guess it just comes down to what you are looking to build. For me, the MPI seems good because on a Kimber, I’d be prioritizing weight over things like vertical grip type stuff.

The Kimber I have now is a Montana which I bedded, cut the barrel to 18” and had threaded for 5/8x24, I installed a titanium bolt handle, trigger guard and a trigger tech trigger. I think it weighs 4lb 14oz bare.

For a long time it had talley light weight rings and a leupold vx3 2.5-8 but I decided to take a few ounces of a weight penalty and beef up that system. Now it has warne bases, I had them ceracoated because they rust (downside is they are steel) and warne mountain tech 1” rings with a trijicon accupoint 3-9.

With my TBAC ultra 7 it’s still under 6.5lbs. I like having the light weight but also not feeling like I need to worry about bumping it.

You could also try the Rostock lite, they are making that for Kimber. It wood so sort of weird but could be pretty cool.
 
going to throw a wrench in the mix. I too have a dilemma on what my next gun is. Not sure if it will be a 22cm or 6cm. Here are some numbers on what you are looking at based on factory ammo at POI 1800 fps. Looking like the 22 creed will get the nod for me....still not sure

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I did see that - anyone have any idea when they’re coming out with this in the Kimber inlets?
Allegedly… they have multiple times when directly asked said they “plan” to inlet but no other details have come out on if it will be blind box or bottom metal and they have never stated that they “will” inlet for the Kimber so I wouldn’t hold my breath.
 
I'm pretty sure that no aftermarket stock could weigh any less than a Hunter stock ridded of it's gel and and replaced w/ spray foam. You could make it a chassis or change the shape of the stock, but would be really tough to get it any lighter.
My chassis is a smidge lighter iirc. A smidge heavier with the sig folding knuckle.
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Well now where did you get that?
It's an NZ only option i would guess. Was part of a small run of 4-6 made. It needs some improvements personally (which I'm designing up now) but it was offered to me cheap as the buyer couldnt source a montana magazine. I'll get it running as good as I can then sell it and make a version that's a little more trim that takes aics mags and has a longer handguard shorter trigger reach. Maybe telescoping pdw style stock.
 
Echelon might inlet if you call them. Just as light as mpi after paint and bedding. Much better geometry.
 
I did see this on another forum - kinda interesting but I think he only ships to NZ.
Not to speak ill of it but personally it's not greatly thought out his howa Chassis is much better. Its the only AR grip rifle I've felt the trigger reach was long on (due to grip screw location) it also with minor tweaking could have been made to not require a magazine box at all. The folding knuckle also doesn't match up well. But it gives me some more experience on how I like using a folding chassis in practice before I go through the hassle of machining my own.
 
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