Thread: Kimber's Hunter model Pros/Cons

The only complains I've seen are what yall have stated above: a couple of mags that had issues and were replaced, picky with certain ammo in certain calibres, and the odd person who is not used the the controlled round feed and thinks they're shit because the bolt isn't smooth like a Tikka and they can't drop a round in and close the bolt behind it.
Overall pretty positive though

I had one. I found it to be perfectly accurate for a hunting rifle. In saying that, I found it quite difficult to shoot well. The stock had a very short LOP for me, and odd dimensions IMO. Felt like it was made for a wee kid tbh. I was going through a "I've gotta have the lightest gun" vibe. But it's not the be all end all.

My two load with a single round not in the mag and a push on the bolt. I have read this is not ideal for controlled round bolts. The claw holds the round when ejecting...I almost wondering if I should mag load rounds for bench testing if that creates more consistency?

Originally Posted by tommygun

The only complains I've seen are what yall have stated above: a couple of mags that had issues and were replaced, picky with certain ammo in certain calibres, and the odd person who is not used the the controlled round feed and thinks they're shit because the bolt isn't smooth like a Tikka and they can't drop a round in and close the bolt behind it.
Overall pretty positive though

the extractor will click past if you drop a round in just fine on the montanas the three I have all do this without complaint
I dont know the story with the mag fed ones

Plenty of info on kimbers above but on the hunter vs the Montana etc.
Cons
- not factory threaded
-detachable mag (con for me although it's a decent design to be fair
-heavier (until you remove the gel then it's lighter)
Harder to single feed that the montana

Pros
-Stocks take a beating
-a lot of leftover money
-better resale

Originally Posted by Beavis

I had one. I found it to be perfectly accurate for a hunting rifle. In saying that, I found it quite difficult to shoot well. The stock had a very short LOP for me, and odd dimensions IMO. Felt like it was made for a wee kid tbh. I was going through a "I've gotta have the lightest gun" vibe. But it's not the be all end all.

Might surprise you but length of pull is longer than most factory rifles iirk when I measured. But I understand the feeling as I felt the same.

Well thanks for all the helpful responses fellas - but the deal fell through so there won't be a Kimber in my cabinet afterall. Bother!

Originally Posted by Stocky

Might surprise you but length of pull is longer than most factory rifles iirk when I measured. But I understand the feeling as I felt the same.

Is that the extremely swept back pistol grip effectively moving your wrist closer to your shoulder?

Originally Posted by Fisherman

Is that the extremely swept back pistol grip effectively moving your wrist closer to your shoulder?

That might be it I never did figure it out. I just got used to it now.

the stocks do feel a bit little if the scope is mounted too far too the rear
Im happy with them as they fit me but if they dont in the montana range its a Pain in the ass to change as they glue them to the stock at the factory

Originally Posted by Stocky

That might be it I never did figure it out. I just got used to it now.

Montana. This feature facilitates having a high comb which lines up perfectly with a low mounted scope (for my particular ergonomics). The long wrist allows the bolt to be removed without any gimmicks. Of many many stocks owned and used this is closest to ideal (I do cheat somewhat by using a slip on recoil pad to extend LOP for summer clothing).

I was looking at the Kimber website earlier after reading this thread, i noted that the Kimber hunter in 6.5CM has a 1:10 barrel twist, which surprised me, seems slow, most other do the 6.5CM in 1:8 eh.

Does anyone have a Hunter in 6.5CM? How have you found it shooting the heavier 140/143gr bullets?

Originally Posted by GWH

I was looking at the Kimber website earlier after reading this thread, i noted that the Kimber hunter in 6.5CM has a 1:10 barrel twist, which surprised me, seems slow, most other do the 6.5CM in 1:8 eh.

Does anyone have a Hunter in 6.5CM? How have you found it shooting the heavier 140/143gr bullets?

It shows 1:8 twist for me and my 6.5 Creed Ascent is 1 in 8. The 7mm barrels are a 1 in 9 and stabilize 180s quite well. My 308 is 1 in 10.

Digit's website shows 1:10 for the 6.5 but thats wrong . . . the Kimber website definelty shows 1:8 in at least one place cause I checked too . . .

Originally Posted by Stocky

It shows 1:8 twist for me and my 6.5 Creed Ascent is 1 in 8. The 7mm barrels are a 1 in 9 and stabilize 180s quite well. My 308 is 1 in 10.

Thats weird as, i double checked on a retailers site too and it also said 1:10 for the 6.5CM. (They must have just copy/paste the spec sheet on the kimber site that i saw.

Obviously a mistake, 1:10 would have been a total cockup.

Edit: ive just worked out what i did, the drop down box that selects cartridge was defaulted to 243 win. My mistake, as you were.