Thread: Kimber Adirondack review .308

Originally Posted by Kudu

Ha! I don't know about sensible, but I doubt you would come across many others in the hills that's for sure!

Efficiently shooting good projectiles at moderate speeds with long barrel life, low running costs and low recoil, with good factory brass, ammunition and rifles available - what could be more sensible?

Originally Posted by gimp

Efficiently shooting good projectiles at moderate speeds with long barrel life, low running costs and low recoil, with good factory brass, ammunition and rifles available - what could be more sensible?

Your answers!

It is not a very common cartridge in NZ, that I have seen anyway. So I wonder if the importer will bring any in?

Originally Posted by gimp

Efficiently shooting good projectiles at moderate speeds with long barrel life, low running costs and low recoil, with good factory brass, ammunition and rifles available - what could be more sensible?

You just said 308win

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

You just said 308win

How Much Does Cartridge Matter? | PrecisionRifleBlog.com

Originally Posted by gimp

How Much Does Cartridge Matter? | PrecisionRifleBlog.com

You missed the point

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

You missed the point

Nah, I just ignored it because we've covered it before

Originally Posted by gimp

How Much Does Cartridge Matter? | PrecisionRifleBlog.com

Interesting reading, especially if you're a long range shooter, taking shots at animals 700 or 1,000 yards away. However, the .308 has all the attributes you mentioned for general NZ hunting. By general, I mean bush and the occasional shot anywhere up to 300m.

6.5 Creedmore ??? Certainly worth a look, it surely ticks all the boxes.
I would say Kimber have actually thought outside the box when offering up the boringly good/reliable .308 and the Creedmore. Both offer a lot.


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Data was deliberately scewed to better ilistrate the writers point tho. The real world comparing top loads the diference is not nearly as great.

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

Interesting reading, especially if you're a long range shooter, taking shots at animals 700 or 1,000 yards away. However, the .308 has all the attributes you mentioned for general NZ hunting. By general, I mean bush and the occasional shot anywhere up to 300m.

Further than 300, easily.

Easy.


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Originally Posted by craigc

Further than 300, easily.

Of course, but I don't think it's a good idea to encourage new hunters on here, that may be reading this, to start taking those longer shots until they have more experience, so I limited it to 300m.

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

Of course, but I don't think it's a good idea to encourage new hunters on here, that may be reading this, to start taking those longer shots until they have more experience, so I limited it to 300m.

a few weeks back guys on here were talking about shooting deer at 1000-1200 easy. Like its the done thing- for every Tom, Dick and Harry.
Not for this dick though.


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Maybe its Time we had a long range hunting sub forum? @Spanners ?

Death by excessive subforums. Veto