Kimber hunter modifications

[NilsBackstrom]

I got a kimber hunter that I am considering doings some modifications to.

When bedding it, is the bedding material only added around the pillar area? There is very little material area with the honeycomb design. Also did bed the recoil lug as well?

Has anybody put a spartan gunsmith adapter in the stock? Again with honeycomb design, I am not sure if it would work.

I haven't done much modifications in the past so I am sort of a newbie. I've searched the forum but haven't found the answers I was looking for. Appreciate all the pointers I can get.

 

[NilsBackstrom]

@B_Reynolds_AK
I saw you had a post similar to this but now I can't find it. Maybe you have some insight?

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

I got a kimber hunter that I am considering doings some modifications to.

When bedding it, is the bedding material only added around the pillar area? There is very little material area with the honeycomb design. Also did bed the recoil lug as well?

Has anybody put a spartan gunsmith adapter in the stock? Again with honeycomb design, I am not sure if it would work.

I haven't done much modifications in the past so I am sort of a newbie. I've searched the forum but haven't found the answers I was looking for. Appreciate all the pointers I can get

@Marbles

 

[Marbles]

Mine was a Montana, so different stock. My thoughts.

On the Hunter stock, bedding material is unlikely to bond well to the synthetic stock, so I would bed the tang and chamber area, I would also bed the recoil lug recess. I would rough up the area with 80 grit or coarser sand paper.

I would fill the honey comb with bedding material, this will add weight, but make it less likely the bedding flakes off. You could partially fill it in with a light weight epoxy and just leave 1/4 inch or so to fill with bedding compound.

This thread covers how I bedded mine.

My Kimber Montana Tinkering

Edit This thread started with one idea, and has morphed into a stream of consciousness style narrative. Hopefully the information in it can help some with their own tinkering, and as mistakes are many times more valuable for learning than success, I have tried not to hide mine (other than...

rokslide.com

 

[NilsBackstrom]

Mine was a Montana, so different stock. My thoughts.

On the Hunter stock, bedding material is unlikely to bond well to the synthetic stock, so I would bed the tang and chamber area, I would also bed the recoil lug recess. I would rough up the area with 80 grit or coarser sand paper.

I would fill the honey comb with bedding material, this will add weight, but make it less likely the bedding flakes off. You could partially fill it in with a light weight epoxy and just leave 1/4 inch or so to fill with bedding compound.

This thread covers how I bedded mine.

My Kimber Montana Tinkering

Edit This thread started with one idea, and has morphed into a stream of consciousness style narrative. Hopefully the information in it can help some with their own tinkering, and as mistakes are many times more valuable for learning than success, I have tried not to hide mine (other than...

rokslide.com

Thank you for the reply.

Regarding the spartan gunsmith adapter, is that something that would work with the honeycomb design or is it a no go?

 

[Marbles]

Thank you for the reply.

Regarding the spartan gunsmith adapter, is that something that would work with the honeycomb design or is it a no go?

It will work, once again you just fill in around it with a 2 part epoxy to create structure. Same for flush cups. I try and get a good sized blob or completely fill in everything between the adapter and plastic. It works well on flush cups and the gunsmith adapter on a TC Encore.