I have owned two Kimbers, one in 30-06 and one in .270 which I still have. Both were/are sub MOA rifles. I am pleased with my 270 and will probably keep it.
When I was shopping for a .223 I ended up with a Cooper M21 (pre-Obama support) and am very happy with it. It is a one ragged hole rifle with several custom loads and factory loads in the 50 to 55 grain range. I would buy another if I needed a .223.
As a side note on the Kimbers. I had a friend that bought a Kimber Montana in 7mm-08. He called me one day and after going to the range and told me he was going to wrap the rifle around a tree because he had tried several boxes of ammo in it and it would not "shoot". Something like 4" @ 100yds. I happened to remember he had a Lead Sled and asked him if he was shooting off of it and he confirmed he was. I told him to try the rifle off of sandbags before getting rid of it. He cried BS but said he would try it. He sent me a text the next day and said "it was the lead sled" that the gun shot several 1" and better groups. I am sure the guys that have had barrel trouble have encountered some bad rifles but I wonder how many bad ones are a result of the way they were rested? Light rifles can be very "funny" when they are not rested correctly. Just my $0.02.

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Originally posted by Eland Slayer:
Well.....I bought the rifle this afternoon. It is brand new and the price was right. I guess we will find out soon enough how well it shoots. I will post the results. Thanks to everyone.

If is does not shoot sub moa, and I would be shocked if it does not. Deal directly with Kimber, they will fix any problems. I have had two versions of the very rifle you like, but in 204 Ruger, they are tac-drivers.