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I am trying to find some review/feedback on Kimber 84M longMaster rifle,
seems pretty interesting: sub-MOA guarantee, match grade barrel,
glass and pillar bedded. Anybody has first hand experience on this?

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I had one. Extremely accurate, with a nice piece of wood.

Maybe a little heavy for stalking (no heavier than a M70 sporter), but it makes a great stand rifle.

My son wanted it (he always wants my nicest guns) so I sold (not gave) it to him.

Somebody else has mentioned one they had too, that was the most accurate rifle they owned. Cannot remember who? Pappy?

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Guilty.

Scary accurate. Lovely wood. The dealer I bought it from sent it back to Kimber because the wood wasn't what he thought it should be on an $1100 (2005) rifle. They fixed that!

I really liked that rifle, but had to rebuild the transmission on a Toyota (never again) while my son was at WVU, so something had to go. It was the only one other than my pre-64 that would fetch enough to cover the bill.

I look at them online occasionally...


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I'd go the Ruger Precision Rifle route if wanting a long range 308. Rave reviews and the aftermarket parts are starting to flow, including pre-chambered barrels from folks like LRI.


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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.


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