New Kimber Mountain Ascent 799 bucks

[C Bow]

I just got a Kimber Hunter Pro stainless with a muzzle brake from Euro Optics in 6.5 for 799.00 It weight is 5 LB 8 Oz

 

[Cady Creek]

Nobody mentioned the Kimber soft case and sling they threw in the deal..

 

[wyogoat]

The case is nice. My sling seems unusable. About 6 inches of strap above the padded part I can’t adjust out. It went back in the box…
And don’t forget there’s a sticker in there too…

 

[KingGus]

The case is nice. My sling seems unusable. About 6 inches of strap above the padded part I can’t adjust out. It went back in the box…
And don’t forget there’s a sticker in there too…

All for the sticker

 

[ReddingArcher]

Did they offer up any .280 Ack. Imp. @ the $800 closeout?
Anyone gets one of those? If so , assessment?

I didn’t get it on a closeout but do have one in 280 ai. I’m real happy with it. I sighted it in with the factory muzzle brake, then swapped the brake to an Area 419 Hellfire cause I can’t stand radial brakes. I don’t know what happened but it shot like sh!t with that brake. Swapped it to a Jetblast and it went back to shooting little groups again. Only thing I can think is that heavy brake messed with harmonics on that thing barrel. I’d never seen anything like that.

 

[MtnW]

I didn’t get it on a closeout but do have one in 280 ai. I’m real happy with it. I sighted it in with the factory muzzle brake, then swapped the brake to an Area 419 Hellfire cause I can’t stand radial brakes. I don’t know what happened but it shot like sh!t with that brake. Swapped it to a Jetblast and it went back to shooting little groups again. Only thing I can think is that heavy brake messed with harmonics on that thing barrel. I’d never seen anything like that.

Great info.. Yes those ultra light barrels can be rather finicky.

 

[Feral Jared]

Just picked up my 7mag today! Initial impressions are great. The sock feels really nice, with very good texture. I see what folks are saying about it not being Tikka smooth, but it's not bad at all, and I'm sure will slicken up with use. (ETA- I cleaned everything up and gave it some fresh lube and a good 10mins of rapid cycling and it already feels smoother) Just waiting for my bases to show up and I'll get some rounds down range. Weight with the thread adapter installed is 7# 7.7oz on my scale.

The 243 shows up Monday, and the Talley rings for it show up today, so I kind of botched the timing on both rifles and mounts, but I'll get all my oal measurements figured out for the 7mag and load up some initial rounds for it.