Thread: What Would You Expect?

Originally Posted by GWH

Didnt Kimber have a few problems with some of their 7mm08's and 260's with poor accuracy. 243 and 308's were fine.

I have a 15" 708 in a mod 7, shoots 120 NBT's at 2900 around an inch with cfe223. Not super accuracy, but enough for 300 odd yards

This is one of the newer ones not a Montana. He should be sweet

Take no notice of the Kimber bashers on here and elswhere. My Montana in 708 shot 1" out of the box and now does 3/4' with 18" barrel no probs . 2209 or re19 (you need to droptube this) 140gr NABs. Also loves re17 if you can get it. I reckon thats amasing from such a lightweight rifle. Am shooting off a Bullsbag which possibly tames the jump a little. It took me a bit to figure out how it likes to be held.

same here. my montana 308 i picked up off crewe2 shoots tight with anything i've fed it, including crappy factory winchester super x. the forbes 308 it replaced on the other hand... let's say it got its marching orders

Blahahahaha Dorky face it, you just brought a dud from a dud aye @BRADS

Originally Posted by nevereadyfreddy

Take no notice of the Kimber bashers on here and elswhere.

most of us here are hard enought to take it doesnt matter what rifle you own someones not going to like it

Originally Posted by Philipo

Blahahahaha Dorky face it, you just brought a dud from a dud aye @BRADS

Philipo........go eat a dick😁

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Cheers for all the input lads. It is clearly an emotive topic.

Plan from here is to replace the busted screw (broken one came out easily when I disassembled the rings) and try some slower and lighter factory pills. Hopefully that will get me somewhere near an inch. Once that is sorted I'll work up a load and see how I go.

Originally Posted by Dorkus

Cheers for all the input lads. It is clearly an emotive topic.

Plan from here is to replace the busted screw (broken one came out easily when I disassembled the rings) and try some slower and lighter factory pills. Hopefully that will get me somewhere near an inch. Once that is sorted I'll work up a load and see how I go.

a 139gr at 2850 from a 14" barrel seems crazy fast to me. When you handload try some Sierra projectiles. 120gr prohunters shoot very very well in one of my 708's when not much else would.

Originally Posted by Dorkus

Cheers for all the input lads. It is clearly an emotive topic.

Plan from here is to replace the busted screw (broken one came out easily when I disassembled the rings) and try some slower and lighter factory pills. Hopefully that will get me somewhere near an inch. Once that is sorted I'll work up a load and see how I go.

I will arrange for Craig to get some of my best load to you. 120 grn Nosler BT. They are backed off from "hot" so will be safe, and I will adjust them back to the recommended SAAMI OAL.

Originally Posted by GWH

a 139gr at 2850 from a 14" barrel seems crazy fast to me. When you handload try some Sierra projectiles. 120gr prohunters shoot very very well in one of my 708's when not much else would.

I was at the range when Dorkus was putting the loads over the chrony and wrote the speeds down for him they were 2600 - 2650, he may have trouble reading my messy illegible writing.

My experience of shooting very light rifles is to ditch the bipod and try a rolled up jacket or similar. Shrunk my groups noticeably.

Originally Posted by Sako85

I was at the range when Dorkus was putting the loads over the chrony and wrote the speeds down for him they were 2600 - 2650, he may have trouble reading my messy illegible writing.

That makes sense... Cheers for the use of the chrony. Turns out the barrel is 14.2" not 15"

Originally Posted by Dorkus

That makes sense... Cheers for the use of the chrony. Turns out the barrel is 14.2" not 15"

All good, hopefullly you get it going sweet and without too much hassle

Originally Posted by Sako85

I was at the range when Dorkus was putting the loads over the chrony and wrote the speeds down for him they were 2600 - 2650, he may have trouble reading my messy illegible writing.

Thats sounds far more like it, i guess he's called Dorkus for a reason eh

One question why sell the sako