A Kimber Rifle Story

While I was at Gunsite last week I was shooting a Kimber 84M Classic in .308 Winchester caliber. It's a handy little gun and shoots Federal match grade ammo in to 3/4" groups at 100 yards. I bought the rifle used specifically for training. I wanted a "Model 70" style action because most of my hunting guns including my dangerous game gun are M70 actions. While at Gunsite I experienced a feeding problem with the gun which frustrated me a bit. The last round in the magazine box would consistently jam when I tried to feed it. Then it started to cause feeding problems for the 2nd to last round. So when I got back to Tucson I shipped the rifle off to Kimber. It normally takes 2 weeks for a repair which is fast as far as I am concerned, but I called a friend at Kimber and he expedited matters to say the least. I got the rifle back in 2 days and it is feeding dummy cartridges perfectly.

They replaced the extractor and did some work on the bolt. They also replaced a few other parts to get the rifle in order.

My buddy just bought 3 brand new Kimbers in the new 8400 series and they all function just fine so I think the problem I had is either with the older models or was a fluke to my rifle. I think the guys at Kimber did a great job in terms of customer service. Hopefully the problem is solved for good. I will report back after a trip to the range.

TJR