Despite the name, I don't think anyone, including Kimber, looks at the Longmaster as a "Long Range" rifle in the current sense of the term. It's a somewhat heaver, and upgraded version of the 84, but still pretty light for a walnut & steel sporter. The fluted, bead-blasted barrel adds enough weight to move the balance forward a bit which makes shooting from field positions, especially offhand, somewhat easier. Many shooters struggle with shooting very light rifles from the bench and the extra weight mitigates that a good bit and looks pretty good doing it, at least to me. Mine wore a Bushnell Elite 4200 1-6x42 (I think) scope that was pretty heavy as well, but a very nice scope. I mourn its loss almost as much as the rifle's.
I think that Kimber would sell a good many more Longmasters if they would broaden the cartridge choices a bit to include possibly 6.5 Creedmore and fast-twist .22s and .24s like the XC or Creedmore. That might even get me to pony up for one again, which I think about from time to time, despite having more rifles than an old fat man really needs.