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I actually have a gun Q! Kimber 22 rifles!
Big Sky Redneck
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No I am not planning on buying one yet but maybe in the futurem although this question has to do with a close call on buying a new one.
I was checking out a Kimber SVT .22 (I think it is called the SVT) at a dealer, had the cash to buy it (almost $900 with tax) and while talking to the salesman he was honest and told me about a problem with Kimber rifles. according to him due to the "match" chambers that to get the groups they are known for you need to use low velocity match ammo and that high velocity ammo would not group. He told me that a $175 Marlin will shoot just as good with High Velocity ammo, i didnt buy the gun and thanked him for being honest.
The other day I met a fella at the range shooting a Kimber .22, not sure what model it was though but it definatly wasnt the SVT. Anyhow he was shooting it at 50' and only getting a 1/2' group off of a solid rest, he told me that it would shoot smaller but he was trying different ammo and that Winchester Super X would make one hole at 50'.
Now why would the dealer tell me that that kind of ammo won't shoot well in a Kimber but this guy claims different? the dealer lost a $900 sale for his comments and this guy claims opposite. I would think abou tbuying one if I knew for sure but I aint paying $900 for a $175 group!
Anybody have one of the Kimber rifles with the match chamber and can you confirm or discredit what the dealer told me? My curiosity is up and running.
I was checking out a Kimber SVT .22 (I think it is called the SVT) at a dealer, had the cash to buy it (almost $900 with tax) and while talking to the salesman he was honest and told me about a problem with Kimber rifles. according to him due to the "match" chambers that to get the groups they are known for you need to use low velocity match ammo and that high velocity ammo would not group. He told me that a $175 Marlin will shoot just as good with High Velocity ammo, i didnt buy the gun and thanked him for being honest.
The other day I met a fella at the range shooting a Kimber .22, not sure what model it was though but it definatly wasnt the SVT. Anyhow he was shooting it at 50' and only getting a 1/2' group off of a solid rest, he told me that it would shoot smaller but he was trying different ammo and that Winchester Super X would make one hole at 50'.
Now why would the dealer tell me that that kind of ammo won't shoot well in a Kimber but this guy claims different? the dealer lost a $900 sale for his comments and this guy claims opposite. I would think abou tbuying one if I knew for sure but I aint paying $900 for a $175 group!
Anybody have one of the Kimber rifles with the match chamber and can you confirm or discredit what the dealer told me? My curiosity is up and running.
Comments
"Been around the world and seen that only stupid people are breeding.The cretins cloning and feeding,and I don't even own a T.V."---Harvey Danger
Cheaper ammo is "cheap" for a reason, the quality control standards are not as tight as perhaps a box of Eley Tennex. Try grading out the ammo with a "rim thickness gauge"....rim thickness will many times determine if the round is going to be a flyer. Neil Jones makes an excellent gauge for about $50.
I had Tom Volquartsen specially cut a chamber on a 10/22 barrel for me....he'll take a sample box of the ammo of your choice and mics the cases, then cuts the chamber for that specific ammo. I doubt Kimber would do that on their production rifles, so they cut the chamber to accept a variety of rounds...hence the tolerances are a little more encompassing.
Not uncommon to get dime size groups at 100 yards with good ammo and a gun to match.
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