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Calling All Owners of Kimber Hunter Rifles
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<blockquote data-quote="whitetail regulator" data-source="post: 1377693" data-attributes="member: 103955"><p>i have a kimber 308 hunter cut down and threaded to 16 inches....kimber hunter carbine....i absolutely love it...it fills the spot of the "one gun" in so many ways...when i mean one gun, i mean super sonic and subsonic...for this reason i chose 308 winchester...accuracy is superb with 178gr precision hunter hornady load...clover leaf groups st 100yrds croned at 2450 fps with a pretty tight average on speeds...blk hills 175gr smk and fggm 175smk had same poi and grouped right at 5/8"...corbon 185 gr fmjbt match subsonic grouped .75 moa and sound almost hollywood quiet....i topped it off with a leupy mark ar 3x9 mill dot...i have a custom turret for this load....this scope has 1/2 moa click value for a total of 30 moa per revolution...im not a fan of turning more than 1rev on the scope...at 2450 178gr eldx is no lazer...so far i can make consistent hits on 8" gong at 600 with ease...fyi there are better flater faster cartridges for long range no doubt....but few have good subsonic capability that im aware of...is the 308 the best 30 cal subsonic? not really, the blkout with faster twists of 1/7-1/8 compared to 1/10 on the 308 is better suited for heavy 200-240 gr pills....so far 185 gr corbon is stabilizing from the kimber i plan on loading some 174 max expansion lehigh projectiles in the future...there are many reasons i went with the kimber....one reason... im a huge pre 64 action fan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whitetail regulator, post: 1377693, member: 103955"] i have a kimber 308 hunter cut down and threaded to 16 inches....kimber hunter carbine....i absolutely love it...it fills the spot of the "one gun" in so many ways...when i mean one gun, i mean super sonic and subsonic...for this reason i chose 308 winchester...accuracy is superb with 178gr precision hunter hornady load...clover leaf groups st 100yrds croned at 2450 fps with a pretty tight average on speeds...blk hills 175gr smk and fggm 175smk had same poi and grouped right at 5/8"...corbon 185 gr fmjbt match subsonic grouped .75 moa and sound almost hollywood quiet....i topped it off with a leupy mark ar 3x9 mill dot...i have a custom turret for this load....this scope has 1/2 moa click value for a total of 30 moa per revolution...im not a fan of turning more than 1rev on the scope...at 2450 178gr eldx is no lazer...so far i can make consistent hits on 8" gong at 600 with ease...fyi there are better flater faster cartridges for long range no doubt....but few have good subsonic capability that im aware of...is the 308 the best 30 cal subsonic? not really, the blkout with faster twists of 1/7-1/8 compared to 1/10 on the 308 is better suited for heavy 200-240 gr pills....so far 185 gr corbon is stabilizing from the kimber i plan on loading some 174 max expansion lehigh projectiles in the future...there are many reasons i went with the kimber....one reason... im a huge pre 64 action fan [/QUOTE]
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