I couple of years ago I almost bought a Kimber Talkeetna when I needed another .375 H&H. I ended up with a different rifle with a walnut stock that I am very happy with. Last week another guy at the range brought his new (to him) Talkeetna with a 3x9 Conquest and put it on the bags. He shot four different loads but could not get good groups with any of them. I know this fellow fairly well and he is a good shooter and has other .375 rifles that he usually brings to the range. He asked me to try the Kimber and I couldn't do any better with it than he had done.

I shoot .375 H&H and larger rifles often and have really never had another .375 H&H that did not shoot better than this one. I did shoot another .375 that I couldn't get good groups with but it was an old English made rifle with iron sights and too much drop at the heel for me. I like the appearance and feel of the Talkeetna, but this rifle just was not very accurate.

It is not uncommon for .375's to shoot very well, but this one simply could not manage to put three shots in a group of less than 2.5" to 3" from benchrest bags at 100 yards. Too bad.