Imho, It may be and it may be a nightmare. The Kimber of Oregon 82s tended to be VERY good. The 84s COULD be very good. The 89s were plagued by QC issues. The model shipped to Finn Aagaard for evaluation had the forward most scope mounting hole drilled all the way through to the chamber. That said it could be a charm. They are quite attractive.

Regards, Matt. Matt, If that is the.416 Rigby that was written up in The American Rifleman, I shot the rifle 100 rounds before they shipped it to Finn. Greg Warne knew, or at least suspected, that Finn was a real gun writer and would actually shoot the gun, instead of look at it and make up stuff to write about. Anyway, my shooting test was to see if it would actually hold together. By the end of 100 rounds, the front sight had slipped forward and off the barrel and the silly rib (held by one 6-48 screw, for pity's sake) popped off at about round number ten. Assimil ingles perfeccionamiento pdf descargar facil para. The floorplate latch also failed about thirty rounds out and I had to duct tape the floorplate closed to complete the firing. Soooo, I took the POS back and mentioned the problems (in my silver-tongued way ).

Here's the matched twin the the.22 Magnum Model 82 that I have on auction. This Kimber of Oregon Model 82 Classic sporter also appears to be virtually brand new! This rifle is chambered in.22 Hornet and wears a 22-1/2 inch barrel.

Apparently, they wanted the rib to stick real good, so they added a second serew (still 6-48) and drilled and tapped the back one clear through and into the freakin' chamber And I believe the band-type front sight also fell off in Finn's test shooting; guess they didn't fix that little problem the first time. The Kimber.416 Rigby was a prototype. I forget how much it cost, but it was over $50,000. Darwin Hensly's bill for the stock alone was amazing!!! For that kind of money, you'd think they would have gotten the simple stuff right. After suffering through one hundred rounds of.416 Rigby in a single sitting, I swore off shooting big rifles for fun. My shoulder wasn't right for at least two weeks and I had to go back to shooting.22s and.223s at the range for a while, to get rid of the flinchies.

Having been there all during the Kimber BGRs evolution, I would suggest that anyone interested in buying one should take a cold shower. Then, they should go out and buy a Remington 700.

But that's just me. Steve, That was the rifle. You obviously have the straight poop.

So much for readin. They were beautiful rifles. I've owned many 82s through the years. The only one I really regret selling was a Pre-Super America S series.22 Hornet. Owned two 84s that were not quite there but still quite good.

Had enough experience with a pair of 89s that it cured my desire to own them. The $64,000 question is did I learn anything? We shall overlook the 84M Pro Varmint chronicles.(grin) I don't think I can be accused of not giving Kimber, in all of it's MANY forms, a fair shot. Pun intended. The two best Kimbers I own are Kimber of America Made in Oregon. An 82C 1 or 750 and a 84 stainless fluted.223 Varmint.

And both have their issues. Regards, Matt. One of my shooting buddies and I went throught the 'Kimber Chronicles' in the mid to late 80's.

My 82 K of O rimfire rifles were all nicely finished and very accurate. I had one Hornet that I could not get to shoot, period. I refused to rechamber to a K, and in retrospect that may have solved the problem. My original 84 Classic in.223 was great, a newer 84C (like Matt's I think) stainless fluted Varminter was very good, but the 89 he owned (not me thankfully) was a real POS. Can't tell you how many loads we tried before he took a deep loss on the rifle. When the humidity went up the stock twisted like a corkscrew. Damndest thing I've ever seen.

It sat on a dealer's rack for over two years. Roll the dice, be prepared to be disappointed. Of course, I could go through the 'Dakota Chronicles', but that's a story for another time. Elim, I have read Finn's review of the Kimber (I filed a copy of it too). Even so I later found a Model 89 Big Game Rifle (BGR) in.375 H&H that I bought.