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I've been looking for a Kimber America Custom Classic.
One came up on Gunbroker last week that I bid up to $2700. Final selling price was over $3500! That rifle sold new for about $1500 if I remember correctly.
Yesterday morning on poking around on Gunbroker I came across a Kimber Oregon Custom Match which had just been listed literally minutes before I logged on with a buy now price of $2000. These rifles typically command $5000 or more.
Gunbroker #897354403 if you'd like to see it.
Almost broke my thumbs trying to hit the Buy Now fast enough.
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Very nice wood on that one!
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Congratulations on finally being able to snag one. It's a pretty little Kimber.
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Thanks Gents.
Looking forward to shooting it!
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Hope it comes with a magazine - those little bastards are rare and expensive.
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Had an offer this morning of 6k over on rimfirecentral for the rifle. Geuss I did ok.
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Nice rifle. I have a Kimber "S" series that I like quite well. Someday I'd like to find a nice Dakota 22 LR. A high end 22 is the epitome of class in the squirrel woods.
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I lean toward the different spectrum of 'high end'. And think there is more meat on rabbits....
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Nice rifle. I have a Kimber "S" series that I like quite well. Someday I'd like to find a nice Dakota 22 LR. A high end 22 is the epitome of class in the squirrel woods. GSP, post up pics if you have a few. Would love to see it.
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I've been looking for a Kimber America Custom Classic.
One came up on Gunbroker last week that I bid up to $2700. Final selling price was over $3500! That rifle sold new for about $1500 if I remember correctly.
Yesterday morning on poking around on Gunbroker I came across a Kimber Oregon Custom Match which had just been listed literally minutes before I logged on with a buy now price of $2000. These rifles typically command $5000 or more.
Gunbroker #897354403 if you'd like to see it.
Almost broke my thumbs trying to hit the Buy Now fast enough. Smokin' deal there.....bet you'll love that rifle!!
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One hit Guns International this morning for $7250.
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That makes two on GI now with that same price tag.
The first has been on there for a bit, no takers.
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That seller has a nice Kimber 22 Hornet as well. I'm not sure it's a $3800 rifle however.
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Seems like some knowledgeable folks here on Kimber 22 rifles. Could someone give me info on this rifle. This is a fantastic set-up and wildly accurate shooting 40 grain bullets. I’m not sure about Yonkers vs Oregon built rifles. The scope and rifle is a perfect combo. I can’t find them on Gunbroker to see value as I’m curious. Only a few pics https://imgur.com/a/1kmlDOE
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Kimber of Oregon .22 is a fantastic rifle. I liked mine far better than my Anschutz. Impeccable workmanship and accuracy. Deeply regret selling it.
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Those of you looking for nice Kimbers might peruse the current RIA auction that starts in about an hour as well as their next sale in 2 weeks. Some exceptionally nice pieces. Nick, your gun is a Kimber K22 Classic Varmint. They are great rifles and should sell for $1000 or more. I have 2 of them in 17hm2 and they are real performers in the ground squirrel fields.
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Those of you looking for nice Kimbers might peruse the current RIA auction that starts in about an hour as well as their next sale in 2 weeks. Some exceptionally nice pieces. Nick, your gun is a Kimber K22 Classic Varmint. They are great rifles and should sell for $1000 or more. I have 2 of them in 17hm2 and they are real performers in the ground squirrel fields. Thanks. I’m not selling I’ve been curious what it was worth. I’ve owned it for a few years now.
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Thanks Gents.
Looking forward to shooting it! Pics and let us know how it shoots....
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Damn, sold my Kimber 82, 22H a few years ago. It was a custom classic. Don’t remember the price, but certainly not what they sell for these days.
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I started collecting Kimber or Oregon, Kimber of America, and even some of the Kimber of New York rifles several years ago.
They really are neat rifles that look great and shoot great too!
Sadly, most of them never get shot since all of the matches in my area aren't the best fit for them...
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Tell me about it, I had two Clackamas Kimbers a .223 and a.22LR.. Sold them many years ago and it makes my head hurt at the prices now days. The .22 LR was a Custom Classic with some downright gorgeous walnut, both Left Hand. I've done my share of mistakes in selling guns.....
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Not to sidetrack the thread but does the grooved receiver on the K of OR take standard tip off style bases or do they need the Kimber rings? Guessing the former but wanted to verify.
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Not to sidetrack the thread but does the grooved receiver on the K of OR take standard tip off style bases or do they need the Kimber rings? Guessing the former but wanted to verify. JIm as far as I recall it's a standard grooved receiver.
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Not to sidetrack the thread but does the grooved receiver on the K of OR take standard tip off style bases or do they need the Kimber rings? Guessing the former but wanted to verify. Jim, you need the Kimber rings due to the radiused top of the receiver between the grooves... however, there is one alternative which I have used a couple times - I put the rings in my mill and take out just a few .001's off the bottom of the ring base of Leupold or Burris rings right in the middle with a bull nose mill and they fit fine. Then I hit it with some cold blue and install them ... The Kimber rings are like hens teeth to find these days and when you do they cost and arm and a leg.... Bob
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Not to sidetrack the thread but does the grooved receiver on the K of OR take standard tip off style bases or do they need the Kimber rings? Guessing the former but wanted to verify. Jim, you need the Kimber rings due to the radiused top of the receiver between the grooves... however, there is one alternative which I have used a couple times - I put the rings in my mill and take out just a few .001's off the bottom of the ring base of Leupold or Burris rings right in the middle with a bull nose mill and they fit fine. Then I hit it with some cold blue and install them ... The Kimber rings are like hens teeth to find these days and when you do they cost and arm and a leg.... Bob I forgot about the radius. I think Talley must have made the originals, they still make a similar ring but it doesn’t have the radius.
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Pretty sure that Warne made the original rings for Kimber and then Talley copied the design- at least the vertical split rings. The early horizontal split rings were made by Leupold IIRC....
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I flipped the rifle a week later for 6k to a well known collector on rimfirecentral.
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Regarding the receiver grooves, the standard is 3/8" and grooved Kimbers are 11mm. For options, you can use original Kimber rings or old Warne Premier rings, but both are elusive to find and expensive. Leupold still makes a steel rimfire ring with the 11mm spacing and the correct radius. Warne makes a rimfire ring that fits both 3/8" and 11mm grooves by flipping over the clamp. The best option is the Talley rimfire ring made for Anschutz rifles, 11mm, radiused and vertically split like the original 2nd generation Kimber ring.
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Pretty sure that Warne made the original rings for Kimber and then Talley copied the design- at least the vertical split rings. The early horizontal split rings were made by Leupold IIRC.... That jogged my memory. The vertical split Kimber rings (Warne) were a real PITA to mount correctly, but looked great on the rifle.
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I bought a Kimber Super America 22 Hornet in ‘85 or ‘86. Yes, those detachable rings are a bit of a pain. I put a new scope on mine last year and I was promptly reminded about that.
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Regarding the receiver grooves, the standard is 3/8" and grooved Kimbers are 11mm. For options, you can use original Kimber rings or old Warne Premier rings, but both are elusive to find and expensive. Leupold still makes a steel rimfire ring with the 11mm spacing and the correct radius. Warne makes a rimfire ring that fits both 3/8" and 11mm grooves by flipping over the clamp. The best option is the Talley rimfire ring made for Anschutz rifles, 11mm, radiused and vertically split like the original 2nd generation Kimber ring. We have tried the new Leupold rings listed for the Kimbers and they don't have the radius any more like the earlier ones did. My buddy called Leupold about it and they just kind of shrugged their shoulders about it and blew him off . I've tried a couple sets myself and needed to machine them to fit my Kimbers and my buddie's Kimbers in order to mount scopes.... Bob
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I had a first year KOO 82 and after that I owned another 4 (A's and B's) of them. All were mounted with dovetail rings and I never had an issue with the radius of the receiver being an issue that I recall, and I did not use the Kimber or Leupold factory split rings on any of them, I like the looks of the split rings but I never used them on any of my KOO's. I wish I could recall what rings I used on them but the point of the post is that there are rimfire rings available that will fit them without having to do machine work so that they clear the radius.
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Pretty sure that Warne made the original rings for Kimber and then Talley copied the design- at least the vertical split rings. The early horizontal split rings were made by Leupold IIRC.... LOL, it's harder to remember every year. Kimber made the KOO rings in house. They're a Leonard Brownell design they acquired. KOO ceased operation in 1991, the same year Jack started Warne Rings. Greg (and Jack) started Kimber of America in '94, inside Jack' s ring shop in the same Clackamas industrial park KOO had previously used. It was said that Jack liked the vertical split rings because the design necessitates one less part than a comparable horizontal. Rather than a separate clamp, the vertical 's clamp function is integral to one side of the vertical ringmount. There were KOO rings with and without the radius. The flat made for 84 and 89 Super Americas with the lovely integral-base receivers, KOO bases (for 84 and 89 Classics), and also fit the later Warne Premier bases. The round exclusively for 82s. Last I checked, Talley still manufactures specific 1" and 30mm rings that'll fit the (flat) KOO receivers, bases and Premier bases. I have a 30mm fixed set on my 89 BGR Super. They're very well-crafted. I will leave the Talley vs Brownell vs Kimber discussion to others as I wasn't privy to that... It was an interesting experience to be a tiny part of and a joy in every sense to have known Jack. In my view, he'd be well-considered a GoodGuy around here. The 82s and 84s are of his design.
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I just bought a set of the Leupold rings to put into my stash. I really didn't look at the radius as I was more concerned with the semi matte/gloss blue finish which must be their attempt to have some thing that works with both gloss and matte blue. I bought a set of the Talley rings at the same time and their gloss blue works pretty well and their design is very close to the original Kimber ring.
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Ok, you got me concerned so I went to my stash and retrieved the aforementioned Leupold rimfire rings. I had a Kimber 82, unscoped, late A action, 53K+ serial #, grooved receiver, and installed them. Perfect radius match. So for reference, they are Leupold Rimfire 11mm 1" medium gloss, part # 54231. There is an orange label on the front that says "Ringmounts CZ/Rimfire/Cross-Slot" but other than the finish and the smaller tightening screw head, they are dimensionally the same ring I've used on Kimber 82 rifles for years.
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Thanks John, I'll have to have a look at those and see if they are the same part number we have been ordering from Leupold... the units we used were definitely marked for Kimber 82 , but may have been the 3/8" and are dimensionally different?
I'm not too happy about their new finishes either. Tim talked to their custom shop about a year ago they said they wouldn't even do a gloss in the custom shop on special order any more. Getting more and more disappointed in dealing with Leupold these days...
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An article that may interest. https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/the-kimber-rifle-story/If anyone can address dovetail widths from Kimber of Oregon and Warne Premier? It may be of value to have down. 3/8"? 11mm (0.433")? 0.460"?
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