So I was on the phone with Kimber customer service today and they informed me that as of June 2007, they quit making .22s. This was an incredibly sad day for me...who else?

Truly terrible news.

My Kimber 22 Super America is my most prized rifle. Not only is it beautiful, it shoots like a house on fire. With match ammo, I can frequently shoot .350 5 shot groups. They absolutely never go over .5" for 5.

The blueing is deep and rich. The stock looks just right. Which is more than I can say for the Kimber centerfire rifles. They are nice guns, but the stocks just look ill-proportioned in my opinion.

The action is a smooth as a baby's bottom. The safety smooth and silent.

I would have thought this rifle would have been produced another 50 years.

They told me the reason for stopping was they felt the higher grade rimfire market had been saturated based upon their decling sales....

Does not surprise me. Those that want to spend that kind of money on a rimfire, probably already have. While beautiful and accurate, they are expensive. I am waiting for the price to come down!???
Peter.

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Does not surprise me. Those that want to spend that kind of money on a rimfire, probably already have. While beautiful and accurate, they are expensive. I am waiting for the price to come down!

I figure a fella ought to spend more time behind the buttplate of a rimfire than he does all his other rifles combined so why not buy something really special?

I bought my son his Kimber Hunter; guess I'd better buy my Super America...

Agreed, all around. I truly prize my Kimber. Maybe they'll be worth big bucks some day.

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No more .22s for Kimber!

That is to bad, They simply can not make enough really nice .22 rimfires. I guess I will have to look at a cooper. DW

The Cooper I own fills this void perfectly!
WYLD

I also have a Cooper .22 - they make a really nice rimfire. I looked at the Kimber and Cooper side by side and picked the Cooper.....still happy with that choice.

This is another reason Kimber quit making 22s:

Click to see yet another reason

Not quite as slick as Kimber, but shoot better for less money.

Especially the 453...

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Originally posted by David Antonucci:
So I was on the phone with Kimber customer service today and they informed me that as of June 2007, they quit making .22s. This was an incredibly sad day for me...who else?

I bought a Kimber 22 for squirrel hunting. I took it home and put a quality scope on it. It would not put two rounds in the same spot at 25 yards. I returned it to Kimber. After trying several fixes, they said it needed a new barrel and action and no barrels were available at that time. The gun was finally fixed and I tried to shoot it. Not one of (4) four....clips would feed properly. I had to send it back in. Finally, the rifle was fixed and did shoot well, but it was now into the next year's squirrel season! What performannce from a $900.00 22LR! Rides Alone

The high end 22s from KImber, Remington and Ruger tend to shoot no better, if as well, as the cheapies from Marlin and Savage. Probably why they aren't selling.

Would you consider the new Browning T-Bolt to be included in the "high end" group of rimfires?

The problem with the newer Kimber .22s was iffy quality some shot great others not so .And their price point put them up against Anschutz a proven contender. At the big sillywett shoots Anschutz out number all others .

Cliff for my money I would go with CZ American 452 . I think I will keep my Sako Finnfire .

My m84 will shoot .25's @ 50yds if I do my thing right. Delight in the field. While I wont need another, there are those who will miss out on this lovely rifle.

Von Gruff

I have a CZ452 and like it a lot. I also have a Belgian T-Bolt and like it very much. Both are LH models and shoot exteremely well.
I was curious to know if the new T-Bolt was considered a high end rifle, like kimbers, coopers and Anschutz.

Anything over about $300 is high end for a 22 to me.

I have an old Belgian T- bolt that has a salt stock. It rusted the bottom of the barrel a little but I caught it before it got too bad. I ended up just completely glassing the barrel channel and action and it solved the problem. That little rifle will put anything you shoot in into a nickel at 50 yards. Not finicky at all. I have never shot the ely target or any target ammo through it but it might be fun just to see what happens.
I have a little Leupold 2X7 RF scope on it that is perfect. Not too pretty but it performs.

fyi grices gunshop clearfield pa. got the last 5 or 10 kimbers made still had them in last months flyer.