Kimber Mountain Ascent .308 vs. Kimber Adirondack .308

Mark Griffin March 27, 2015 Blogs Leave a comment 12,109 Views

Kimber’s Mountain Line rifles have made quite an impressive impact on the users. The reviews have been positive from all quarters. As a part of the tactical gear for mountains, the weight of the mountain line rifles is perfect. For those who will be carrying it as hunting gear, the performance is powerful too. However, there are various models in this line.

Kimber Adirondack .308

The new Kimber Adirondack rifle weighs about 4 pounds, 13 ounces, and carries an 18-inch barrel, which makes it fast and easily maneuvered in a stand or when still-hunting thick cover.

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The Adirondack is offered in 7mm-08 Remington and .308 Winchester and features a stainless steel-barreled action with a full-length Mauser claw extractor for true controlled-round feeding and extraction. Its three-position wing safety is positive and quiet, and its match-grade trigger breaks crisply at 3.5 to four pounds. Despite its small size, the Adirondack’s magazine holds four rounds, plus the one in the chamber.

Its stock is finished in Gore Optifade Concealment in the Forest Pattern, which blends into almost any environment. The stock is molded from reinforced carbon fiber, styled with classic lines and a straight comb, and fitted with a 1-inch Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad to significantly reduce felt recoil.

The Adirondack’s standard features include a threaded barrel with a protector cap, spiral-fluted bolt body, and a hollow bolt knob. Further, its barrel and chamber combine pillar and glass bedding to ensure peak performance.

Features:

Caliber: .308 Win.
Weight: 4 lbs. 13 oz.
Action: Mauser claw extractor
Trigger: Adjustable
Safety: 3-position Model 70-type safety
Rifle Barrel Length: 18″
Rifle Stock: Kevlar/carbon fiber, with Optifade™ Forest

Kimber Mountain Ascent .308

The Kimber Mountain Ascent 308 was launched a couple of years ago and has flown off the shelves ever since. Our first test rifle was in the .280 Ackley Improved which is an 84L model with long action. It had very similar ballistics as a 7mm and performed flawlessly on an Alaskan Dall Sheep and an Arctic Grizzly.

Kimber has shaved every ounce possible off of the Mountain Ascent rifle making it an extremely functional piece of equipment and not very fancy. It is a synthetic-and-stainless bolt action rifle with significant upgrades to the traditional Kimber model 84. This lightweight powerhouse is available in two different models; The 84M and 84L. The 84M is a short-action rifle chambered in .308 Winchester with a 22-inch barrel, weighing in at four pounds thirteen ounces. The 84L is based on a .30-06-length action with a 24-inch barrel. It comes in three different calibers, which are .270 Winchester, .280 Ackley Improved, and .30-06.

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