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    Camo Kimber Hunter stock??

    Has anyone got a Kimber Hunter with the factory camo stock on it?

    How does the coating last? Does it wear or scratch?

    Thanks
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    Has anyone got a Kimber Hunter with the factory camo stock on it?

    How does the coating last? Does it wear or scratch?

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    You know you want it

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    Quote Originally Posted by 25/08IMP View Post
    You know you want it

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    Its done. They will swap the stock to standard tan colour if I want.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    Its done. They will swap the stock to standard tan colour if I want.
    I'll be watching with interest as to what one you are going to sell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 25/08IMP View Post
    I'll be watching with interest as to what one you are going to sell.

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    Ive got a Rem 788 in .222 here with Tasco 3x9 'scope. VGood condition. $600 just for you.
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    Montana stocks are better

    Camo ones wear real quick and go a bit sticky

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gkp View Post
    Montana stocks are better

    Camo ones wear real quick and go a bit sticky
    Montana stocks are shit house except that they arent plastic. They are better than the mountain ascents and maybe the hunter stocks if the camo is a coating but the tan hunter stocks are by far the best for dealing with wear as the material is tan. Minus thrashed and it's still all tan unlike my Montana was after 4 trips strapped to my pack.

    Edit: I know the mountain ascent dip is shit but haven't actually used the hunter dipped stock so it may be better but I doubt it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stocky View Post
    Montana stocks are shit house except that they arent plastic. They are better than the mountain ascents and maybe the hunter stocks if the camo is a coating but the tan hunter stocks are by far the best for dealing with wear as the material is tan. Minus thrashed and it's still all tan unlike my Montana was after 4 trips strapped to my pack.

    Edit: I know the mountain ascent dip is shit but haven't actually used the hunter dipped stock so it may be better but I doubt it.
    Yup my Kimber hunter stock as been dragged through some terribly thick bush. Plenty of scratches but still looks just fine. It's a functional rifle and the stock takes the beating.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stocky View Post
    Montana stocks are shit house except that they arent plastic. They are better than the mountain ascents and maybe the hunter stocks if the camo is a coating but the tan hunter stocks are by far the best for dealing with wear as the material is tan. Minus thrashed and it's still all tan unlike my Montana was after 4 trips strapped to my pack.

    Edit: I know the mountain ascent dip is shit but haven't actually used the hunter dipped stock so it may be better but I doubt it.
    man thats gotta be the stupidest thing Iv read all day
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    Quote Originally Posted by Makros View Post
    Yup my Kimber hunter stock as been dragged through some terribly thick bush. Plenty of scratches but still looks just fine. It's a functional rifle and the stock takes the beating.
    @Makros Tan or Camo colour?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill999 View Post
    man thats gotta be the stupidest thing Iv read all day
    Sorry I mean I strongly disagree and I am not a fan of the plastic stock at all and would be immediately looking for one of the carbon stocks to replace if I got a hunter
    I have 3 of the carbon ones and would be happy to have nothing but them in my safe


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    @Makros Tan or Camo colour?
    Sorry, important information. The tan one - I don't think the camo coating would last one trip through some terrible Whanganui regrowth like the standard one has.

    I will note though I have had some problems with my mag. Mine is in .308win and it was so tight with 3 in the mag it was basically non-functional. It was almost impossible to put the mag in with a closed bolt and have it latch. If you did manage it, it was close to jamming the bolt action, and if you got it open you ended up smearing a bunch of brass onto the bottom of the bolt and damaging the top cartridge.
    It wasn't a follower spring issue, the magazine just genuinely had too little space to fit 3 .308 cartridges. The issue cost me a few animals as I had issues either reloading the mag quickly or feeding the first round. I checked the advertisements several times thinking it must just be a two shot mag, but I confirmed it was supposed to be three.

    I ended up taking the mag apart and removing quite a bit of plastic under the follower spring, it functions perfectly now.
    This wasn't unique to mine and I've seen a few overseas forum posts on this issue and the same solution used to fix it.
    I was pretty disappointed from a manufacturer point of view as it is clearly a fairly major design flaw in the magazine dimensions.
    Last edited by Makros; 16-06-2022 at 08:00 PM.
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    The camo one is the new one eh? Kimber hunter pro? Are they in NZ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kelton View Post
    The camo one is the new one eh? Kimber hunter pro? Are they in NZ?
    Yip saw one in Invercargill its now on the way to a new home.
    But not mine

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    Interesting I spied them not long ago online I could do with a creedmoor with the abundance of 140 eldm on hand what cal @Tahr

 

 

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