Description

Kimber 8400 – carbon fiber bolt handle

The Kimber 8400 carbon fiber bolt handle is a direct, screw-in replacement for your original Kimber 8400 bolt handle. The Kimber 8400 carbon fiber bolt handle is a very stiff and strong 1-piece carbon fiber replacement. It is just a hair over half an ounce (15.25 grams) – lighter than the handle on the top-of-the-range Mountain Ascent!

If you are looking at ways at shaving even more weight off these fine mountain rifles, don’t look further. This carbon fiber replacement will achieve the greatest savings. This without sacrificing quality or durability as well as offer better grip and leverage than the factory handle.

Compatibility

The Kimber 8400 carbon fibre bolt handle will also fit other Kimber rifles with the M7 x 1 thread.

Fitting Guide

The factory handle of Kimber 8400 is threaded directly into the bolt body using a metric M7 x 1 thread. This can be removed by wrapping the original handle in a strip of thick leather such as from an old belt (or good quality vise soft jaws) and securing firmly in a bench vise with the bolt body positioned parallel and just above the vise jaws.

If your Kimber has a separate bolt knob fitted as standard (tactical models) – unscrew this from the handle first before mounting into the vise. The bolt body can now be rotated anti-clockwise to unscrew from the handle. Clean threads if necessary then screw our replacement 1-piece carbon fiber unit into the bolt body firmly by hand.

Please read out notes below regarding assembly and guide on tightening the handle to the bolt body.

Notes

• The strip of thick leather (or padded vise jaws) serve to grip the bolt handle firmly and avoid marring the finish
• Never use excessive force to unscrew the factory handle, this may result in it breaking / snapping. This potentially causes a difficult task of removing the remaining stem still threaded into the bolt body
• We recommend using a low to medium strength thread-locking epoxy prior to installing the new handle (purple or blue loctite)
• When installing our carbon fiber handle, do not overtighten the handle. Otherwise the aluminum threads will strip and fail against the internal steel threads of the bolt body. This wil render the handle unusable. Tighten by hand just enough for the shoulder to index and engage the bolt body firmly.