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Old 09-08-2005 | 07:38 PM
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lil rich
 
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Default RE: Kimber Model 84M rifles

I just bought a Kimber 84m classic in 7mm-08 a month or so ago. It's amazing how light it is and how well it balances. I've gotten a number of tight groups out of it, so it is definately capable accuracy-wise. I paired it with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 and have been extremely happy with the rifle.

I will say this though, I was very disappointed in Kimber's customer service. I have heard from others that they are excellent, but my experience wasn't. The rifle had a problem that I knew of when I bought it and it regarded the scope mounts. Apparently, they had a run where they misdrilled the holes for the mounts. The end result was that the gun required mounts for an 84M but screws for the 8400. No standard (Burris, Leupold, etc.) mounts would work because of this. Kimber knew of the problem and sold me ($50 bucks) mounts that worked around the problem. I classify it as bad customer service because it took a week to get the mounts (NY to WV should not take that long) and I feel I should have gotten a discount because I was pretty much obligated to buy their mounts.

I said when the whole thing happened, if the rifle doesn't perform EXTREMELY well, I won't be buying another Kimber, because of their subpar customer service. Well, I've decided to hope it was just a deviation from standard service and I'm pretty sure my next gun will be a Kimber 22 to match. In my opinion, the fit, feel, and performance of the rifle has been worth the money and even with the scope mount nonsense, I would buy it again. Oh, and the Zeiss is definately worth every penny.
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