Kimber Rifles

[MAndrews]

Anyone have any experience with Kimber rifles? They seem to be fairly well thought of and seem to offer a reasonable value for the money. Saw a .300 in subalpine camo yesterday at a gun / archery shop I was shooting at and it's got me thinking....

[Drycreek3189]

I had one, a .308 with a skinny barrel that wouldn't group with anything I tried, which was about 5 or 6 different factory loads. Since then I've read that Kimbers are hit or miss on accuracy. Pretty guns, but I'd rather have one that shoots. I sold it.

[bphillips]

Look around and you'll find they are great or terrible shooters. Doesn't seem to be much middle ground so just not worth the risk for me.

[Harry]

Arnt they modeled after Winchester M70??? I believe they are, but why not just get a M70 I got a M70 all weather SS never looked back!!!!

[Artos]

If you are going to get a Kimber...do yourself a big favor and find a gun made in Oregon.

[roughneck266]

Yeah, there is not middle ground with them for sure. They either drive nails or can't hit anything.
I have always been too scared since i have seen several that wouldn't group.

[Mrsailfish]

I have a kimber 84m. It is a .204 ruger and it shoots excellent. Very pleased with it. I had been wanting a .204 and stooped at a gun shop to get my hunting license and left with it, I then started reading about them and got worried that it would not shoot good. When I got the scope mounted and started shooting I was very happy

[kkp005]

I would look for something else. As others have said they are hit or miss. I’ve got a 84m Hunter in 6.5 manbun. It’s extremely light and Feels great in the hand......but it’s the least accurate rifle I own....and I’ve got a bunch of them.

[2Lazy2P]

I’ve got a Longmaster Classic in .308, it’s an accurate rifle.

[sendit]

I would look for something else. As others have said they are hit or miss. I’ve got a 84m Hunter in 6.5 manbun. It’s extremely light and Feels great in the hand......but it’s the least accurate rifle I own....and I’ve got a bunch of them.

They are light weight rifle with fairly light contour barrels. I have a 8400 in 300 WSM and it shoots 1 moa or slightly under.

I will say that lightweight rigs are harder to shoot accurately than their heavier counterparts, especially off a bench.

[Txdeerhunter243]

I have a 84m Longmaster Classic in 308. It has a very nice walnut stock and a heavy stainless fluted barrel. Excellent fit and finish. It will also shoot one hole (.5"-.75") five shot groups day in and day out with a stout load pushing 165 gr Sierra game kings. I love that rifle. I ordered it new about 5 years ago.

I have heard of many Kimber quality control issues in years past, but I believe they have gotten better.

I have no experience with their light weight rifles, but I think many Kimber accuracy complaints come from people who cannot shoot their lightweight rifles well.

[bboswell]

I worked with 2 of the 84M rifles. Both shot decent but not great. Both felt very cheap with extremely loose actions etc

[Fordnandez]

My buddy has the Mountain series in 6.5 CM and he loves it. He says it is light and is very accurate. High dollar though.

[meltingfeather]

I've got a Stainless Select 84m in .25-06 and an Adirondack in 7mm-08 that I shoot suppressed.
Both are fantastic rifles all around.
They have a sub-MOA guarantee, and I haven't heard what the resolution was on any accuracy issues that were raised with Kimber. I haven't had any issues with my rifles, but their customer service has been great for other things.

[Nock This]

I have Kimber 84L 25-06 best rifle I own.