Anyone owned a Kimber 89 rifle?

How did it go? I found one in 300 Winchester for $1400 at a small shop near LA.

Nice wood, place is pretty tactical, owner said he has had it on consignment for 9 months.

Has a Leupold on it.

They are a quality rifle, and, depending on condition, $1400 is a very attractive price.

Here's one that's for sale at the shop of a friend of mine: http://www.sakosource.com/1010s-kimber89.html

I own three; 7MM Mag, 30-06 and a 375 H&H. They are a extremely fine rifle and all of mine have proven very accurate.
To tell the truth, I cannot tell much difference from a Dakota.

EZ

This one has sights, talley rings and a Leupold 3.5-10 VXIII

Go for it!

Way back when (when they first came out) I got one in 338 Win Mag. It was a beautiful rifle, but sad to say it was a trouble gun. It had to go back to Kimber to polish the chamber and replace a soft sear, it was not properly bedded, and the steel pistol grip cap and ebony fore-end tip were not well fitted. Hopefully the one you're looking at is a better gun.

Are they the same dimensionally as the M70?

I'd like to take the dress uniform off and put a McMillan stock on it for wet days.

norm for that is about 1900

Is it a 1 in 10 twist?

180 Accubonds here we come.

I got a couple for articles in Precision Shooting and Aqua-Field Publications. A 505 Gibbs and a proto in 300H&H. Afterwards, they let me buy them for about $1800 for the pair. Fantastic rifles, both esthetically and functionally.

With regard to dimensions,two of the three rifles 89's I own have 14" LOP's (The magnums). A mod 70 is typically 13.75".

EZ

I am 6 feet tall it feels good.

I have to go back to San Diego next week. I want to own it, but we are financially scrapped for a few more months.

If it is still sitting there in a month, I'll buy it.

Scope is old I am going to send it to Leupold and see if they can clear it up.

If not I'll put a 3-18 Swarovski on it.

Good that it has rings. The Kimber BGR rings are a PITA to find and expensive.

The owner of the shop called me and told me the rifle I had consigned sold, which was great news. Bad news was so did the Kimber..... to the same guy.

California has over 50,000,000 people. For some reason you can't get everything you want here, a lot of gunshops won't ship here.

The good news is that, really amazing guns turn up all the time.

Kimber of Oregon made two versions of their 89 action one with machined bases that are part of the action similar to a square bridge on a Mauser. They fetch $4-500 more than the other which is a round top. Several years ago the basic 89 rifle was selling in the $1,400- 1,800 range and the square bridge base type was bringing $1,800-2,300. All the parts were machines steel no mims/stamped metal, 100% U.S. made. In fact the late Frank De Haas had a lot of positive input about it. Some of the stocks were a little light in color otherwise very well done. I had a .30-06 with the machined bases and sold it, due to the bolt being on the wrong side for me. Otherwise it would have been a keeper. Regretfully the company went under. They have produced lefties in .223 and under and was looking forward to them introducing the 89 in larger calibers in left handed.
They have produced calibers such as the .505 Gibbs and they fetched in the $8,000 range but very rare.
Some of the rifles needed a little tweaking but still well worth it. In fact I make it a point to have all my CRF rifles gone over by a qualified gunsmith. It is the best insurance for dependability and peace of mind. I hope you can get it.

This one had bases like that. Integral bases is what I would call them.

It was a nice rifle. I wasn't excited about the caliber, I would have preferred and 375 or a 30-06. Beyond that it was great.

As my Australian friends would say that rifle has rellys.


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