Blacktail63
Well-Known Member
I've owned a Kimber 8400 in 325WSM since 2008. I used 200gr Accubonds and Partitions to take more animals than I can count. Bears in BC, Plains game in Namibia and Elk, coyotes and blacktails in OR. It is usually the first gun I'll grab when I open the safe. If remember right I used 66gr of IMR4350 to push the 200gr bullets to 2950fps with groups around 1". Paired the 325 with a VXIII and a B&C reticle It was good to 500 yards plus. It killed everything I pointed it at. Blacktails at 80yds, Kudu at 345yds or a springbok at 475yds. If you want flatter shooting jump to the 180s and 3100fps. A couple of years ago I worked up a load with the 220gr Sierra and RL17. That load gives me 1/2" groups at 2800fps and a load of kinetic energy. Knocked the last elk clean off his feet and DRT. It hits hard and it's recoil isn't noticed when hunting. The Kimber is one nice carry in the woods.