Where's the pictures? C'mon, share it with us.

 

J&P Custom, an RFC sponsor, has new firing pin spring, new cocking screw, and allen-head action screw sets, all very good ideas but little effect on accuracy assuming the original parts are OK.

The machined aluminum trigger guard (search and ye shall find) also super but a cosmetic addition.

 

As for parts, Shakey pretty much nailed what's available. I'd add Don Stith makes a BR type stock for these should want to go that route.

Other than that, maybe a tuner? Different models and makers but that would help you get the most out of the rifle.

There aren't many replacement parts available. Just what was mentioned earlier.

Kenny

 

I would think somebody would start making parts to improve the accuracy of these rifles.

What kind of parts would you suggest they make? I mean, it's not like you can easily change out a barrel on one of these. Most of the real accuracy improvements (action blue printing, barrel chambering/fitting, etc) would typically be gunsmith type work. All it takes is money and a good BR gunsmith. Whether or not it's worth it to build a custom BR rifle on the 82 action is another question.

20K+ rifles isn't exactly a lot by production standards and most manufacturers aren't willing to start making parts for such a limited market. While I'd love to see somebody making basic replacement parts (firing pins, extractors & spring clips, etc.), I won't hold my breath in hopes that someone will do so.

 

Id take a few parts, also. Trouble is, as noted, markets is so small.Id think it would be a niche for some newly retired machinist type that wants a little retirement security..

4-5 hundred of several parts would probably be the limit.

Maybe some retiring Chinese machinist?? Who knows the contacts for such a fellow??

 

I'm looking for any parts I can find, and maybe to turn this thread into a database of available parts to help anyone that acquires one of these rifles and wants to either make it shoot better or replace a part for whatever reason. I'm NOT looking for an argument.
No recent pics at the moment, but the next time I go out I'll get some. This is it in the foreground, pre barrel tuner and Weaver scope:

 

...I'm NOT looking for an argument.

Nobody's trying to start an argument. Sorry if it seemed that way. We're just trying to point out that replacement/aftermarket parts that would help improve the 82G's accuracy are almost non-existent. Other parts like tuners and forend stabilizers (tracking plates) aren't really specific to the rifle.

I intend to put together a super sticky that has as much good information on the 82G's as I can find here. I plan to include links to the various parts sources within that information. So I'll be sure to take this thread into consideration.

Nice front rests and rear bags in your pic! :bthumb:

 

Both nice looking guns.

Does Harry Berry still shoot in the Houston area?? Perhaps you have run across him.

Tell him his shooter friends from Sault Sainte Marie, Mi missed him at our shoots, the last couple yrs.

 

At least one of you asked, so here's my setup:

Kimber 82G, Weaver T-36 scope. Nemohunter trigger job, barrel tuner. Rest made by Cayle Davis with Edgewood front bag, and Caldwell rear back.

 

Excellent! Now lots of targets!

 

J&P's cocking screw is a good investment. I'd rather have his screw wear than have an overly hard screw take out the cocking cam as one member had happen.

 

Well, there's a bench back behind it that has all the crap on it. I like to keep things sorta clean. It's a bit staged too (professional photographer, can't help it).
What is that you're shooting?

 

The world's heaviest 10/22

No, that's a Win 52D. Had a range day today with three Winchester 52's, a CZ UL that my son just got and a Kimber 82G that belongs to a friend. Think it's going to get bedded as soon as I have a free moment.

Your rifle looks nice. How does it shoot? I assume you're shooting in competition…which type (ara,usbr, ibr, ir50/50)?

Both of mine do well, but would fall apart in that type of shooting. I just shoot them with peeps. They do very well with that. Better than I am. But today, someone with a slingshot could have beat me

Kenny

 

The highest I've shot with it in USBR is 237-?x. I think it's got more in it, although I do want to go with a 40X at some point.
Sorry I didn't recognize the 52. I'm used to seeing them with Unertl scopes. Want one.

 

a thought: does anyone have a cad drawing of the trigger, sear and extractors? . i was driving down the road today and spotted a place that does waterjet work. maybe we could get a run of triggers and sears made so we could do some more work on the trigger group. possible reshape the trigger for a better fit to your finger. they would need to be fitted but that is easy.

 

I wish somebody would make ejectors.

 

you can get ejectors right now.

 

Where?

 

Hey Zoom,

I'm going to chime in here. I've had 7 of the Kimber 82s. 6 were from CMP and the one I have now is a star model. It is my experience that the majority of the barrels in the 82Gs were oversized in the bore and typically will not give you great results in regards to accuracy. I've slugged all of my barrels and in most cases, one the bullet was engraved by the rifling, it was easily pushed out of the barrel. Only one of the CMP rifles had a little choke at the last 1-2" of the barrel and it shot better than all the rest. The star model I have now has a much tighter barrel with some choke at the muzzle. It also shoots pretty darn good.

I say all of these things because if your barrel isn't that great to begin with, it is my opinion that any other mods will have a minimal effect on accuracy. Again, my opinion, but the barrel is the most important aspect of a rimfire target rifle. All of the other little things (bedding, trigger, firing pin strike, headspace, etc) all just add to whatever accuracy the barrel possesses.

If you've not slugged your barrel, you should probably learn how to do so. If it is lose, then a custom barrel may yield the best results in regards to accuracy.

Good luck,

Robert

 

Robert,

What diam. did your CMP barrels slug compared to your star 82?

My CMP Kimber slugs are measuring ~.222"

Also, what are you using for slugs, and are you lubing them?

I pulled some Remington Target bullets and used them dry. Pulling them left them slightly deformed (two flats from the pliers). They are tight to start in the chamber and do not slide smoothly down the bore (stop, start, stop, start) so it's quite hard to feel any irregularities. I 'think' I feel a slight choke at the muzzle...

I suspect you are 100% correct that barrel quality is the 82G's main issue. I'm sure people have re-barreled them, have you heard any success stories?

Matt

 

I use SK Match Plus lubed bullets to slug with. They can actually be pulled just with your fingers as the crimp is pretty lose.

I didn't really need to mike the diameter of the bullets. In most instances, once the bullet was engraved by the rifling, I could easily push it through with pressure from one finger. My Anschutz is the absolute opposite. It's mostly tight all the way, then tightens up pretty significantly at the muzzle. That thing will shoot the lights out.

I've only had two out of seven Kimber 82s that even gave the Anschutz (built in 1964 by the way) a run for its money. At the moment, the star model is the only Kimber 82 I have remaining. It's pretty accurate, but still a bit behind the Anschutz. It will be interesting to see if it tightens up as the leade gets worn in a bit more.

 

Ok, you got me curious. I just slugged my best iron gun with a pulled SK+ bullet. Once started, it fell thru like a banana in a hallway but really tightened up in the last 2 inches.
I measured the slug 4 times rotating 90* each time.
0.2220
0.2220
O.2220
0.2180
I check the last one several times and the measurement held.
The bullet was engraved well.

 

Thanks for the numbers bmosley. Now I'm.curious though, what would a tight anschutz, for example, measure when slugged?. 22 bullets measure approx .225, how tight is good? .221?

 

Does anyone know of an aftermarket trigger being made for the Kimber? It's been a few months, so I thought I'd try to revive this thread.

 

Couple yrs ago some of us contacted Timney and Jewell and asked em to make a trigger for the 82. Maybe another round of requests would be helpful.

 

I'd rather go with Jewell personally. How would we go about doing that?

 

Just contact em via email/phone nd ask about a trigger for your gun. They will say "No, wedont have one for that model," then ask why not and wont you consider making one. Maybe you could review what models they do make one for and then ask how many they sell for xx model. Surely they could sell more than that for 82Gs..

Ensure them that there are 20000-82G owners out there trying stones, pen springs, and drillings trying to lighten/improve their triggers.

Tell em your observations at shoots and ranges of shooters wanting to inprove the trigger on their 82..

Let us know what happens.

Several of us calley Timney about 2 yrs ago..it wont be new to them.

 

FYI that would be nice, and it looks like the "Contact Timney" method may have worked for the Browning T-Bolt.

Realistically, 20,000 is not a lot in the scheme of things, its not the amount that would buy a Timney, they haven'y made them for many years, and won't be making any more.