A friend of mine bought one of these from a guy who won it in a raffle for one of the game preservation foundations. It is also a 308 and a good looking rifle. It shot no better than my Savage 308 so I guess it's down to what you want to pay for: looks or performance.~Muir
Be wary of "accuracy nut" handloaders, nothing will ever be good enough ( I used to be one till I got to lazy/busy), thats the fun of constantly playing with handloads.
I wouldn't always say that !
The guy I mentioned told me his best groups at 100 were right at 1 1/2" !
He sold his Kimber 84M and got a Forbes New Model Ultralight in 7x57 and that one with his HANDLOADS was in the 1/2 MOA range .
And by your own admission you have been responsible for most of the 84M's leaving the store you own or work at . So being a retailer I wonder if perhaps your own perspective of said rifle is a little tilted .
I have met shooetrs who have had heard of evry make you could name not shooting occasionally.
Obviously I work in a gun shop, wholesaling and retailing. My opinion is based on dare I say it, having alot more experince with rifles, bolt , semi and auto than most people who work in a gun shop. I also sell every other make on the market including the usual suspects such as Remington, Savage, Blaser, Sako, Tikka etc. etc. I just like Kimber because they are slimmer, lighter and as I said all the ones I have sold shoot like a dream. I have never had a problem with Sako or Tikka either but they are heavier and for my customers if perfomance is equal then its done on weight and balance. Thats when the Kimbers really hold their own.
There is no make of gun on earth that has never had an issue.Honestly never sold one that would'nt shoot, ever. Beleive me if I said that on here and it was anything but the truth there would be a whole lot of incoming flash traffic
It's funny... people either love Kimber rifles or go out of there way to rubbish the crap out of them
A high % of the negative is an old production issue/issues, long sorted (I personnally believe that Kimber has got it sh!t together now). Then add the people that have read it on the web, so it's obviously still happening...
Dare I say... It's a pity we cannot all live in the now and move on...
The 338fed is a handy little round under 150-200m
I just got rid of one, a tad slow for my likings 9limits its uses), was thinking of get a KM 84L action and re-barrel to 338-06 AI to get the light weight and up the fps...