Trying to figure out here if Kimbers are so great why do you pay $1000 to get a rifle you have to rebarrel?
Course....I'm a 'hater'......
Rebarrel only if they don't shoot...
Seems some do shoot...
Thus, the "Kimber roulette" oft discussed.
In my case, I had no chair when the music stopped...
My smith and Broughton solved that "problem".
I had traded for the used gun and wasn't in so heavy that I'm now under water. I could recoup my investment, as a proven shooter (half MOA) with a premium barrel should bring a bit more than an out of the box, what you see is what you get, Kimber.
I have several M-70's, a bunch of M-700's, just one Kimber...
DF