Kimber · Rifle
Kimber Montana
Bolt action · .308 Winchester · introduced 2003
Also known as Kimber 84M Montana, Kimber 8400 Montana
About the Kimber Montana
The Kimber Montana is an ultralight stainless steel bolt-action hunting rifle built on Kimber's controlled-round-feed Model 84M action (with the larger Model 8400 action used for magnum chamberings). Designed as a hard-use mountain rifle, it pairs a stainless steel barreled action with a reinforced Kevlar-carbon fiber synthetic stock, match-grade barrel, chamber and trigger, both pillar and glass bedding, a three-position wing safety and a Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad. The 84M Montana weighs barely over 5 pounds, making it one of the lightest production bolt-action hunting rifles available.
The Montana is widely credited as one of the first true sub-5.5-pound production bolt-action hunting rifles, helping define the lightweight mountain-rifle category by pairing a stainless 84M action with a carbon-Kevlar stock.
Kimber Montana specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Bolt action
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Adjustable
- Trigger pull
- 1.6 kg (3.6 lb)
- Calibres
- .308 Winchester, .243 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, 6.5mm Creedmoor
- Magazine capacity
- 4 rounds
- Magazine
- Fixed box
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 559 mm (22.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1048 mm (41.3 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 2.38 kg (5.25 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:10 in (254 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 4
Materials
- Barrel
- Stainless steel
- Receiver / frame
- Stainless steel
- Stock
- Carbon fiber
- Finish
- satin_stainless
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 820 m/s (2690 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 3267 J (2410 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 500 m
History
- Introduced
- 2003
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- US
Available calibres
Features
- Controlled round feed
- Mauser style extractor
- Match grade barrel
- Match grade chamber
- Pillar bedding
- Glass bedding
- Adjustable trigger
- Pachmayr decelerator recoil pad
Safety
- Three position wing safety
The Model 84M Montana covers standard short-action cartridges such as .243 Win., 7mm-08 Rem., 6.5mm Creedmoor and .308 Win.; the Model 8400 Montana extends the family to long-action and magnum cartridges including .30-06, .270 Win., .300 WSM and .300 Win. Mag.
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