Kimber hunter 308 for 599$

[Ndbowhunter]

Cabelas has them. Pretty ez to get a 5lb gun with 1/2 an Hour of time.

Kimber Hunter Bolt-Action Rifle | Cabela's

Buy the Kimber Hunter Bolt-Action Rifle and more quality Fishing, Hunting and Outdoor gear at Bass Pro Shops.

www.cabelas.com

 

[Usi05]

Literally picking mine up right now. Use the raise.com gift card program and you can score a nice savings on this rifle!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Elite7]

You're killing me. Stimulus check plus a sale on the gun I wanted to purchase next. It must be meant to be

 

[ChrisAU]

Don't forget 10% back with Active Junky too.

 

[xziang]

Was thinking the same thjng with active junky. Wasn't sure if firearm purchased worked too.

 

[Usi05]

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Mac7]

Was thinking the same thjng with active junky. Wasn't sure if firearm purchased worked too.

It has worked for me but it's been a lower % on ammo and firearms.

 

[PistolPete]

Cabelas has them. Pretty ez to get a 5lb gun with 1/2 an Hour of time.

Kimber Hunter Bolt-Action Rifle | Cabela's

Buy the Kimber Hunter Bolt-Action Rifle and more quality Fishing, Hunting and Outdoor gear at Bass Pro Shops.

www.cabelas.com

I don’t need this gun, but I’m curious - what’s the 1/2 hour modification?

 

[Ndbowhunter]

Dig out the plastic in the butt stock and chop the barrel a bit

 

[TTT]

Has anyone tried threading this barrel? If so, does it shoot better? Thinking about this route if weight is going to get reduced with mods.

 

[Broomd]

If you opt for the .308, they are pretty tame with recoil, my wife's Montana with mods is 4lbs 13 oz naked and it's a pleasure to shoot with or without brake.

 

[TTT]

This would be for a younger, fairly inexperienced hunter who will need to put in lots of hours practicing shooting.

 

[Broomd]

This would be for a younger, fairly inexperienced hunter who will need to put in lots of hours practicing shooting.

+1....

 

[Ndbowhunter]

Interesting, a 5lb rifle touching off 45 grains of powder is not my definition of ez on the pad..

I got 45 nieces and nephews, their nutter uncle gives out plenty of free lessons

I can’t imagine them having much luck practicing marksmanship fundamentals with anything but reduced loads in a 308.. especially an 88oz platform

 

[TTT]

I definitely will do reduced load. Probably H4895 38 gr & Hornady 125 gr SST. I think that load with a muzzle brake should be somewhat close to .243 which the kid can handle already.

 

[Ndbowhunter]

reloder 7, imr 4198 and or blue dot and 125gr will be real ez on the shoulder and not necessitate a loudener on the end of it.

 

[Newtosavage]

I definitely will do reduced load. Probably H4895 38 gr & Hornady 125 gr SST. I think that load with a muzzle brake should be somewhat close to .243 which the kid can handle already.

Are the handling that .243 in a 5.5 lb. gun?

 

[TTT]

Not quite such a light gun, but a Ruger American. The kid is at the age where growth is accelerating. We need to get prepared for a western hunt in the fall.

 

[Newtosavage]

I put my 11 year old daughter and her 10 year old boy cousin in a CVA hunter .243 single shot when they started hunting, and it kicked the crap out of them. I actually became concerned about concussions after watching them shoot a few rounds, so I backed off to 80 grain bullets and had them practice on my .22 until they actually hunted. People always point to .243's as the perfect "kid's" gun but I think with today's rifles being a full 30% lighter than when that "rule of thumb" came about, we need to think about that recommendation a little more.

That lightweight .243 really turned my daughter off of shooting rifles, and she was a 4-H marksman for years before that (in the .22 program) and loved shooting. If I had it to do over again, she would have been using my Howa Mini 7.62x39 instead, since I wasn't ever going to let her take a shot beyond 100 yards anyway.

Just my observations from a small sample size.

 

[TTT]

We went the route of .223, .243 once out of rimfire realm. All had reduced load to start, with brakes on every rifle. We are now at a stage where big game hunting is a realistic option.