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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: ROCKWHEELER on September 16, 2014, 02:22:01 AM

Title: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: ROCKWHEELER on September 16, 2014, 02:22:01 AM: So I'm thinking about getting a kimber mt. Ascent in either 7-08 or 280ai. What round should I get and why. I know the 280 will be better for heavy bullets.I hunt deer bear and elk.
Title: Re: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: RadSav on September 16, 2014, 05:26:21 AM: Have they released a 7-08 Mountain Ascent yet? I thought is was still just the 308 in short action :dunno:

I'm always on the fence with the 7-08. So normally it would be an easy decision for me to go .280. But at 5#5oz I expect the Mtn. Ascent to be less than fun to shoot. Guess I would make that decision based on how I felt about slappy, snappy and unhappy recoil ;)
Title: Re: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: jackelope on September 16, 2014, 05:58:57 AM: I think you can do better for the money. Look at the Forbes rifles for starters. Same guy who designed the NULA rifles. And a few hundred bucks cheaper than the Kimber.
Title: Re: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: Buzz2401 on September 16, 2014, 06:38:13 AM: Been thinking about getting one in 308. I love my kimber montana in 325wsm. I like the 308 simply because of the options.
Title: Re: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: ROCKWHEELER on September 16, 2014, 05:00:53 PM: Ya Radsav they make them in 7-08 now. I forgot to mention that I already have two kimbers, a 84l select grade in 270 win and a Montana in 30-06. I really don't think that the 280 would kick that bad, I shoot 180 accubonds out of my '06 and it's not bad jackalope I looked at the Forbes rifles awhile ago and there price and quality is awesome I'm just a crf and wing safety guy.
Title: Re: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: RadSav on September 16, 2014, 05:57:02 PM: Quote from: ROCKWHEELER on September 16, 2014, 05:00:53 PM
Ya Radsav they make them in 7-08 now. I forgot to mention that I already have two kimbers, a 84l select grade in 270 win and a Montana in 30-06. I really don't think that the 280 would kick that bad, I shoot 180 accubonds out of my '06 and it's not bad jackalope I looked at the Forbes rifles awhile ago and there price and quality is awesome I'm just a crf and wing safety guy.

Then that would be easy for me...280ia

Now if they made a 284 model that would be a completely different story :chuckle:
Title: Re: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: jackelope on September 16, 2014, 06:26:11 PM: My Encore in .280 Rem has a pretty significant recoil. Kind of surprised me for sure. That .280 is a long action and will add weight to it, albeit minimal. I'd go with the 7mm-08. I can appreciate the CRF idea.
Title: Re: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: ROCKWHEELER on September 16, 2014, 08:49:02 PM: I think a 284 win would be perfect for that rifle. To bad I'm not made of money so I could just get both, I'm not gonna order one until mid November after the late hunt so I have awhile to choose.
Title: Re: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: slm9s on September 28, 2014, 07:50:18 AM: Unless you are going to be hiking in thirty miles in rugged terrain where every single ounce counts, I really think you shouldn't go lighter than a standard Kimber Montana. The ascent will much more difficult to shoot well offhand, and much less fun to shoot even in a mundane round like 308/7-08.

Just my :twocents:
Title: Re: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: bradslam on September 29, 2014, 01:15:40 PM: Quote from: ROCKWHEELER on September 16, 2014, 05:00:53 PM
Ya Radsav they make them in 7-08 now. I forgot to mention that I already have two kimbers, a 84l select grade in 270 win and a Montana in 30-06. I really don't think that the 280 would kick that bad, I shoot 180 accubonds out of my '06 and it's not bad jackalope I looked at the Forbes rifles awhile ago and there price and quality is awesome I'm just a crf and wing safety guy.

Just got off the phone with Kimber and they told me they are not making the Mountain Ascent in 7mm-08. Maybe you are confused with the Adirondack.
Title: Re: kimbers mt. ascent
Post by: ROCKWHEELER on October 04, 2014, 06:27:27 PM: Bradslam iam not confusing the mt. Ascent with the Adirondack. When you go to caliber selection they both say they come in 308 or 7-08 on kimbers website. After Friday morning I got to handle and shoot a mt. Ascent that a moose hunter in colville let me try after me and my dad helped him get his moose off the hill and in his truck. I did not care for the way u could feel the spiral fluting on the bolt when u cycled the bolt or for the way the muzzle cap looked. I will be getting a 280 ai Montana then have the stock dipped in kuiu Verde.