Kimber Mountain Ascent Peak

[.30-40KRAG]

Alright yall…first post on here. Recently purchased the new kimber mountain ascent. My question to you guys is should I mount a pic rail or just go with the rings mounted right onto the receiver? I’m wanting to go with a leupold mark 4 so it’s the clearance I’m worried about. I’m open to other scope suggestions, but leupold is giving me a big discount and I’d like to keep it under 1500. Hunting in AK. Thanks!

 

[.30-40KRAG]

Any insights?

 

[RWT]

Watching. I just picked up a 84M last night. Thinking I want a rail over direct mount as the so I can play musical scopes easier

 

[PathFinder]

Direct mount options for Kimber sort of suck. Leupold Backcountry mounts overhang the ejection port and can cause issues, Talleys like to crack. DNZ might be ok.
I'd do a rail and bond it to the action.

 

[RWT]

I ordered a Warne rail last night. Now do I cut and thread before I set it up?

 

[Hnthrdr]

I ordered a Warne rail last night. Now do I cut and thread before I set it up?

Yep, otherwise you will do it later and just have to re-torque and re-zero it

 

[ReddingArcher]

Alright yall…first post on here. Recently purchased the new kimber mountain ascent. My question to you guys is should I mount a pic rail or just go with the rings mounted right onto the receiver? I’m wanting to go with a leupold mark 4 so it’s the clearance I’m worried about. I’m open to other scope suggestions, but leupold is giving me a big discount and I’d like to keep it under 1500. Hunting in AK. Thanks!

I have the same gun in the Mojave version. I bonded a pic rail to the action and am using Hawkins rings on it. I understand getting a discount on the scope, but check out the drop evals here. The leupold’s don’t have a great track record. You can get several different scopes that are more reliable in the $1500 range.

 

[.30-40KRAG]

I have the same gun in the Mojave version. I bonded a pic rail to the action and am using Hawkins rings on it. I understand getting a discount on the scope, but check out the drop evals here. The leupold’s don’t have a great track record. You can get several different scopes that are more reliable in the $1500 range.

Mine is the Mojave as well in “outdated” .30-06. I like that better than the green alpine color with the ceracote barrel. Did you bond the rail with loctite? How does yours shoot?

 

[ReddingArcher]

Mine is the Mojave as well in “outdated” .30-06. I like that better than the green alpine color with the ceracote barrel. Did you bond the rail with loctite? How does yours shoot?

Yes I bonded it with loctite 380, you can order it on midway. So far I’m happy with how it shoots. I’ve only tried 2 types of ammo and both shot to the same POI. I’m in CA so I have just shot copper so far but will try some lead ammo before next season. I have a cow elk hunt next week so hopefully I’ll get to see how it does on game.

 

[Jbehredt]

Email Hawkins about their featherweight rings. Reportedly been in development for some time. I’m patiently waiting. As mentioned the leupolds hang over enough to get in the way loading/unloading. Haven’t ever had a fte related to them. I’d switch to warne bases but I know I’d get the notification from Hawkins a week later.

 

[elsb0048]

Not a Kimber but if it's helpful for frame of reference here's my Leupold mk 4 2.5-10 in the Leupold backcountry mediums.

Worth noting the clearance is fairly tight on the zoom wheel so keep that in mind as you're looking at rail thickness and ring height