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Cactus
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8 years of Cabelas VISA points has been turned into a new Kimber Montana in a .270WSM. I have yet to put a bullet through it, but with a scope on top and the magazine loaded it is already my favorite gun just because of the weight. Hopefully it shoots as straight as they say.
I did find one problem though in tinkering around with it. I loaded 3 lead-tip Winchester shells into the magazine and in racking them through felt the tips really drag on the bed leading into the chamber. Repeatedly I racked shells to test the problem and the lead tips will hit the ramp, hang up, and force you to push harder to get the bolt forward. Not terrifly smooth. Besides that when I open the bolt and remove the shell you can see where the tip has been deformed from hitting the bed/ramp. Cant imagine that is good for accuracy.
Fortunately I did buy a box of the much more costly .270 WSM Federal Premium Ballistic Tips. Little buggers have a teflon tip installed. With these bullets the bolt slid right home no problem.
Anyone else notice loading problems similar to this in your gun?
Cactus
I did find one problem though in tinkering around with it. I loaded 3 lead-tip Winchester shells into the magazine and in racking them through felt the tips really drag on the bed leading into the chamber. Repeatedly I racked shells to test the problem and the lead tips will hit the ramp, hang up, and force you to push harder to get the bolt forward. Not terrifly smooth. Besides that when I open the bolt and remove the shell you can see where the tip has been deformed from hitting the bed/ramp. Cant imagine that is good for accuracy.
Fortunately I did buy a box of the much more costly .270 WSM Federal Premium Ballistic Tips. Little buggers have a teflon tip installed. With these bullets the bolt slid right home no problem.
Anyone else notice loading problems similar to this in your gun?
Cactus