Thinking of a Kimber 84M in Varmint and longmaster classic or provarmint in 223 or 22-250 for a handy carry and truck coyote and other varmint rifle. If you own one how is the accuracy? and how do you rate it?

I have a classic select in 243. With a 70gn Nosler Ballistic tip on a 34gn of imr 3031 Im getting sub moa groups. they are great rifles for varminting. The only thing is the twist is kinda slow so I don't shoot bullets heavier than 85gn

I have the Super America Kimber in .223 with varmint weight barrel. I put 10 shot that could be covered by a nickel at 100 yArds. While that does not sound all that good, 9 of those shots were under a dime and the one that opened up the group was my fault. Not too shabby considering the ammo was Winchester white box 45 gr. JHP's.
Paul B.

Gunny, there are some other threads around on this site where the accuracy of the Kimbers is questioned. Seems that not all of 'em are accurate. Just hearsay on my part, but I have been keeping an eye out for a Kimber select in 257R.
Peter.

Ive heard that some Kimbers were less than accurate also. I like the pre 64 style and already have a Ruger Varmint that weighs in at 10 pounds. Its great for dog towns but not much fun to carry and doesnt slide out the pickup window to well.

The buzz I have heard on this and a few other sites, (24hrcampfire, Firing Line....) is that the few Kimbers out there with accuracy problems usually benefit greatly from a muzzle recrowning. Evidently this solves the problem on just about all of them.

My only Kimber is a Pro-Varmint with fluted 20" barrel. Shoots a wide variety of factory ammo within 1 inch at 100 meters. Can't complain.

My kimber 84 in .308 has been in my modeerate collection for about 10 to 12 weeks and has moved up very close to the top of the list.
Remember this is a sporter that weighs less than 6LBS.
On Saterday I put 3 150 grain bullets into a half an inch with 2 different loads.
Avarage was about, .85.
I sure would like to try a .308 in the long master classic using a sierra or burger set up for long range.
FYI, the I have read the negative also.
Seem to usually be on the montana version, and some but not all of the problems seem to have been corected by the manufacturer.
...tj3006

My Kimber Varmint in 204 is exceptionally accurate. Trigger adjusts easily to a nice crisp pull. I am very pleased. Think I may look for a 260 or 7-08 but I read that the thin barrel Kimbers may be a bit harder to get to group, which would not be a surprise.
Larry

Did a bit of research and it seems the montana can be a problem child. The longmaster classic wasnt mentioned however with a heavy barrel in 223 it should shoot pretty good.

I have a Montana in 7mm WSM. Was a problem child originally. Had the barrel recrowned and tried 160 Sierra with 60.0 grains IMR 4350. Accuracy problem solved. Five shot 100 yard groups into slightly less than 1 MOA consistently. When this cold winter breaks I will try to find a bullet I like better that will shoot. Nice rifle in general. Fit,finish,trigger all first class.

I reach for the Kimber Montana's in my rifle collection more and more even though I am/was a traditionalist with a battery of nice rifles.

The accuracy of my Kimber Montana's is good. I did break the corner on the 8400 270 WSM Montana and now it shoots quite well.

On the left is the Kimber 270 WSM crown with the crown edge 'broken' by my grinding wheel and on the right is a M70 7mm WSM factory crown untouched that has always shot very well.