KIMBER 82G

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Got a Kimber 82G a while back. Never could get a decent scope mount until recent. Didn't like the way the action bolted up in stock so I pillar bedded it and floated barrel. Been sitting in the safe too long. Mounted a DMR II
and tried it with CCI standard, FDGM, and SK LR Match. I was thinking about selling because it's a single shot, but now.....yep. doubt it.
It likes SK

 

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100 with SK

 

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Bedding

 

[zeke06]

Thats a good looking 82G. There's just something about a good shooting older rifle, defiantly a keeper.

 

[JKW70]

Good looking rifle. Nice bedding job.

 

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Shot it in 50yd benchrest match yesterday. Vintage/top factory class.
Tried a few boxes of Lapua center x.
Only had one lot to try. Got 497 first time out. The rifle does well. Need to try some different rounds and see what it favors.

 

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Update. Shotnin another 50nyd benchrest today in Salisbury NC.
Got 2nd with a 500-31×. Guy with a Rem 40x took the trophy with a 500-40x.
Still, happy with the rifle.

 

[Cat pitch]

Good looking rifle.

 

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Thanks. 500 was shot with Lapua Midas

 

[Phil McGrath]

I have a real low round count 82 Star, it has a taste for Wolf and Norma Tac (RWS). The one shot at a time is killing me, I’m wondering if a 82A could be sacrificed to turn the G into a repeater?

 

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I have a real low round count 82 Star, it has a taste for Wolf and Norma Tac (RWS). The one shot at a time is killing me, I’m wondering if a 82A could be sacrificed to turn the G into a repeater?

Of course it could. The question is do you have access to the equipment and time and knowledge to do it?

I encountered a guy who made a 40X repeater before Vudoo's and RimX's came online. He was a retired machinist with three attempts to his credit before he got a functioning one running. And even then, he didn't want to do more. And it was far from elegant. And it wasn't a design you easily could do across multiple guns to make it profitable for at the very least your time and materials.

 

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That's sounds like a good way to ruin an 82g. Maybe someone has it down to.a science. I have not seen or heard of one done.
Enjoy it for what it is. If you want a repeater, get a CZ

 

[Cowpokey]

That's sounds like a good way to ruin an 82g. Maybe someone has it down to.a science. I have not seen or heard of one done.
Enjoy it for what it is. If you want a repeater, get a CZ

Kimber 82 repeaters are available on used market...I got a Kimber 82b Classic a few months ago. It's a pretty nice rifle, although I have no idea how the repeaters compare accuracy wise to an 82g? The one I have it pretty darn good.

 

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That's a keeper

 

[Deathrowdave]

My 82G bedded Boyd’s stock , Mueller 40x . It shoots very well , but will not out shoot my 40x

 

[obx22]

The 82’s are attractive guns but many have shortcomings. The stud/screw that rides the cocking cam is soft, should be replaced with one of better steel. Bores typically only shine with the very best ammo because many were slightly over sized or were not slugged before fitting, meaning the bore may be reversed taper.
Lastly, due to a lack of recoil lugs and generous inletting, there have been many instances of the stock chipping/splitting at the tang.
Lastly, there were runs with soft sears, so if adjusted to light, would wear excessively and trigger pull quality would deteriorate.
Buyer beware.

 

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Oh, I definitely got lucky with mine.

 

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Got a 500-34x at benchrest match Saturday at Rockingham Gun Club. That was good enough for vintage class that day. After hearing about the older guys luck or lack of it with one, I definitely got a gem. Funny, both cards were 250-17x.

 

[AirGunShawn]

I have a Kimber 82 Government and an 82 Classic both from Clackamas. Both are in really nice condition with only a few
only a few safe blemishes. Both have very few round counts as evidenced by the bolt scratches.... or lack thereof. The bolt
retention cam screw for the Government unscrews opposite direction of the Classic, I shot the Government back in 2020 withj my Leupold 6.5-20 EFR air rifle scope and

 

[AirGunShawn]

Sorry....my Kimber Classic wont upload in the prior post. Though they are both very nice rifles, I'm going back to my roots and restricting myself to air rifle comps so nearly all of my powder guns are being rehomed. My preferred rifle is the Air Arms NJR*100 short action with one of my Trijicon 5 - 50 x 56 scopes mounted on her. Just like a powder gun, the ammo gets cleaned, sized, washed, and re-lubed. I had a high-power regulator made for my NJR and a high flow valve. We shoot up and down slo0pe and at unknown distances. Your target might be set at 50 yards and up in a tree so that you are shooting at a 45-degree angle. All that said, my 82Government will consistently outshoot my Vudoo. Look closely at my avatar!
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[AirGunShawn]

For post number #19 that won't edit: I shot a 5 shot group at 50 meters with Midas Plus and got a .25"
CTC group. It wasn't cherry picked at all. To be candid, I almost always shoot Center X as my most expensive ammo.
I start out with SK yellow and then SK Red, Then I will shoot Center X as my premier ammo choice do to its
high cost and lack of superior performance over Center X. Both of my Kimbers have a light, crisp trigger.