Ammo Questions

[lone ringer]

JD Braddy, try cleaning the bore really good with something like JB BORE or maybe even go as far as fire lapping it. David Tubb sells a kit or you could just smear some JB bore cleaner on 20 bullets or so and shoot them down range, clean the bore good afterwards and compare your before and after groups. You could be pleasantly surprised. I did that to a rifle I was getting ready to rebarrel and all of a sudden the accuracy came back after I fired lapped it.
Disclaimer: I only recommend you do this to rifles with factory barrels that are not grouping well after you have done other things and checked that all the screws, mounts, rings etc. are screwed tight. I Do not recommend you do this to your expensive custom rifles.

[chuckjordan2]

You had one group that wasn't bad (group #4). The easiest and quickest returns (without much altering) would be:

1) loosen the action and retighten it to a specified Inch-pound weight. Search this and other forums for the proper inch-pound weight. Buy a torque wrench that has inch-pounds. I went to harbor freight and bought one for about $15. Less than a box of ammo. I don't have a Kimber, so I cannot tell you the correct inch-pounds. Go slow, it may take a couple of outings, but, I did this with my CZ-452 and it closed-up my groups.

2) Most likely your Kimber has action screws (that hold it to the stock) using standard head screws. There are some firms that sell them with a hex head (it's easier for tightening as in #1 above). Or with #1above.

The above is relatively cheap to perform and could give you the best feedback.

Your Kimber cannot be the first that this has happened too. Spend 1-2 hours searching the internet and see if others have had the same problem. Take notes of what they did and if there are others with this same problem, see what the common fix was.

These are your easiest fixes.

[Jerry G]

You can buy hex head screws at MOST hardware stores. If it is US made it might be a 1/4 20 and if it comes from across the ocean it may be 5 mm. The screws are cheep.

If your shots are all over the place be sure to check your bedding and make sure there isn't anything touching anyother part of the rifle. A friend of mine had trouble and it turned out to be some wood touching the trigger group.

[JDBraddy]

The Kimber is gone, put it on consignment at a local gunshop and it sold! Am now trying to decide whether to go ahead and order a CZ, or just shoot my Volquarzen 10/22 and keep saving untill I can afford some incarnation of an Anchutz.

[RustyNut]

I have a CZ FS and I really like it, but I think I drooled a little checking out the Anschutz 1700's.

[CZforlife]

If the volquartsen is a good shooter, use that and save up. Just remember to be disciplined enough to take your time in between shots, that can be tricky with a semi auto, but its not impossible, thats forsure.