KIMBER: MONTANA???
12-09-2005, 06:25 PM
#11
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Posts: 61
RE: KIMBER: MONTANA???
I'm also considering a Kimber Montana in 300 WSM. I called Kimber on Monday to get some answers to a few questions I have. I ended up leaving a voice mailto whoever their operator directed my call to. I asked that he return mycall me as soon as he could. This is Friday nowand I never did get the return call. If this is a sample of what to expect from Kimber, I may reconsider buying a rifle from them.
And now Swisslake's experiencereallyhas me thinking twice.
And now Swisslake's experiencereallyhas me thinking twice.
12-10-2005, 09:34 AM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Altadena CA
Posts: 494
RE: KIMBER: MONTANA???
7VALLEYS: I e-mailed Kimber at least a year ago. They never responded. I also mentioned my concerns to a Kimber guy at the SCI convention (or another big show, I forget exactly). He didn't seem too interested.
12-18-2005, 02:33 PM
#14
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 55
RE: KIMBER: MONTANA???
Update....
Although I know Kimber is responsible to fix the problem, I wanted my gunsmith to look at it before I sent it to Kimber. I took it last weekend & he told me that the magazine spring was "mush". I left it with him for a week & he put a new spring in ($15) total. It now cycles nice.
Cleraly Kimber still has some "kinks" to work out in their production process. Given a couple of years of production, I feel their 8400 montana will be everything they say it is. After checking another forum, I discovered that these problems I had are common right now. I good friend of mine in Alaska just picked up a .325 WSM Montana & his doesn't have any of the problems mine had.
My advise:
1) I would buy a Kimber Montana
2) Try the trigger in the store. If they don't let you, go somewhere else.
3) Try to cycle some cartridges in the store.
Although I know Kimber is responsible to fix the problem, I wanted my gunsmith to look at it before I sent it to Kimber. I took it last weekend & he told me that the magazine spring was "mush". I left it with him for a week & he put a new spring in ($15) total. It now cycles nice.
Cleraly Kimber still has some "kinks" to work out in their production process. Given a couple of years of production, I feel their 8400 montana will be everything they say it is. After checking another forum, I discovered that these problems I had are common right now. I good friend of mine in Alaska just picked up a .325 WSM Montana & his doesn't have any of the problems mine had.
My advise:
1) I would buy a Kimber Montana
2) Try the trigger in the store. If they don't let you, go somewhere else.
3) Try to cycle some cartridges in the store.
