Thread: Kimber Montana 308 Load Development

Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08

Managed to bag a buck on Stewart Is. trip. The 168gn went straight through and would probably try a much lighter bullet next time. It was an unexpected 'long range' shot too at 350ish yards.


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Greetings Tikka 7mm08,
Looks like you have your load for the big stuff sorted. Perhaps an understudy load with one of the excellent 125 or 130 grains projectiles available these days may be in order for the smaller stuff. Any difference with point of aim could be adjusted with the scope you have. Nice deer by the way.
Regards Grandpamac.

Thank you...yes I'm thinking 130gn next time.

Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08

Thank you...yes I'm thinking 130gn next time.

I have some 125’s that I would kindly donate...


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155 eldms?

Originally Posted by Stocky

155 eldms?

Might be good option compared to different loads.

Windy NW but tried 155 ELDMs and 168ELDMs both over 50gn RE17 2.800" COAL. The 168gn load shot very well. Ordered a new box and will leave it there until I do a 130gn load. 155gn ELDMs will give another go.

Keep going with the 168s. You should be able to get single ragged holes out of a kimber with them

They like to jump

That's at 2.8" COL, could try 2.785" COL as that is quite a bit of jump...but really this is ok for 500 yards.

Update. Rifle bedded. Not apples and apples before and after as I got a QD A-Tec brake (68gm) to try. It made the rifle shoot like a 223.
@Phil_H the 168gn amaxes shot the best! The 168 BTs were the worst and not sure about the 168 LRABs as 2nd shot looks pulled leaving a good 3 shot group (4 total). LRABs and Amax shot over 50gn RE17.

Lovely compact 600y rifle.



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LRABs were 2.805 COAL and without adjusting the seating dies the Amaxs were 2.795 COAL.

you could do a LOT worse than try some 125grn ballistic tips....... they worked very well in the BLR and Zastava..... didnt have to muck around to get 1"ish group at all just picked book load,dropped back couple of grains and bingo job done. for smaller animals they work great,slightly less recoil is great too.your ballistic tip oad may have been better option for bush,but then there are literally dozens of projectile choices I would use before LRAB for that task.
duel loading just makes sense to me......a heavy hitter for bush and your super sleak super accurate load for out further 99.99999999% of times you WILL HAVE TIME to put that load into chamber out of top pocket for the longer shot....your bush load,lets take 180grn hornady round nose, with medium velocity load ,for grins n giggles, will take care of anything sub 150 with ease....at 50 yards you wont regret that choice at all.

Yes 125bts go great. Will have to try some down on Rakiura. But the amax should cover me well.

I’ve got some nosler 125 BT that you can have


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