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Kimber of Oregon Model 89 Big Game Rifle - Super Grade
Guns International #: 101082552 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Kimber of Oregon Rifles - Big Game -
Seller's Information
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Seller: Good Gun Guy
Member Since: 4/25/18
State: North Carolina
Zip: 28120
Country: United States
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
See description
Payment Types Accepted: US Postal Money Order, Certified Check
Description:
This is a Kimber of Oregon Model 89 Big Game Rifle (BGR) Super Grade with the Square Bridge / Dovetail Receiver, chambered in .280 Remington. In 1989, the first year that the BGR was readily available after having been announced in 1988, Kimber consolidated the number of stock styles available for the Model 82, 84, and 89 rifles. In 1988, the Model 82 & 84 rifles were offered with Classic, Custom Classic, Continental, Super Continental and Super America stock styles. The Model 89 was published in the 1988 Kimber catalog as being available with Classic, Custom Classic, and Super America stock styles. However, the introduction of the Model 89 fell behind schedule, with a few prototypes reaching the market first, followed by first quality production availability in 1989. That year, for unknown reasons, Kimber changed marketing strategy, offerings all Model 82, 84, and 89 rifles with a "Deluxe Grade" or a "Super Grade" stock style. The Model 89 BGR Deluxe Grade had a round top receiver, and the Super Grade was made with the square bridge / dovetail receiver. Then, in 1990, Kimber again changed the stock style marketing, reintroducing the Super America label on the Model 82, 84, and 89 rifle lines. The primary cosmetic difference between the 1989 Super Grade BGR and the 1990 and later Super America BGR is the "Super America" script on the receiver. The stock style description and features for the 1989 Super Grade and the 1990 Super America are identical, and both the 1989 Super Grade and the 1990 Super America have identical Kimber product codes. In short, during 1989, the Super America monikor was not used on any Kimber Model 82, 84, or 89 rifle, the Super Grade designation was used instead, and was the top of the line offering. This information can be verified by comparing the 1989 &1990 KoO catalogs and price lists, which I can provide upon request.
Standard features include the following: Proprietary Kimber Model 89 medium size action, machined from solid chrome-molybdenum steel; Mauser-type cone breech system; integral bolt handle and bolt head (not soldered) with twin, rear locking, horizontally opposed locking lugs; full length Mauser-style claw extractor for true controlled round feeding and positive extraction; Winchester Model 70-style fixed ejector for positive ejection; Winchester Model 70-style three position striker blocking safety; steel trigger guard with positive locking, hinged floor plate; Winchester Model 70-style override trigger, adjustable for pressure and overtravel, factory set at 2.5 lbs.; Mauser-style bolt stop; 22" Featherweight chrome-moly barrel with 6 grooves and a 1 in 9" twist rate; fancy AAA Claro walnut stock with 20 LPI, borderless full coverage, wrap around checkering; fully inletted swivel studs; beaded cheekpiece; ebony fore end tip; steel grip cap; and the classic Kimber red rubber recoil pad. The LOP is 13 5/8" and the approximate weight is 7 1/2 lbs.
The original KoO Product Code for this model and caliber is BG89120. I am the original owner and a hunter, not a dealer, who purchased this rifle for my personal use on June 3,1989, during the first full year of production for the Model 89 BGR. The rifle is a classic design, and so attractive that I never used it for hunting, only shooting it at the range a few times.
According to the Blue Book of Gun Values, there were fewer than 5,000 BGRs rifles built, and although research indicates that there was no known sequencing or particular order to KoO serialization, this rifle is SN3264. The bore is in excellent, like new condition. There is one "safe handling" mark on the left side of the stock beneath the bolt stop which is faint when viewed directly. By turning the stock at an angle in bright light, it is shown in the photo.
The history of Kimber of Oregon is interesting, with the Model 89 BGR sometimes cited as being partially responsible for the company's demise due to it's high production costs. I own a few other KoO rifles, and learned early on that the company was generous when it came to performing complimentary service work. Back in the day, one could send a rifle to the Kimber factory for scope mounting, or with a small complaint, like, "It's stiff when chambering," and KoO would tweek the firearm to perfection, free of charge. Kimber stood for quality, and they were proud of their products. I did this with three of the four KoO rifles that I own. A few weeks after purchasing this rifle, I sent it back to Kimber for the factory mounting of a Leupold scope. This was a standard factory service offered at the time. In addition to mounting the scope, Kimber also polished the action, hand lapped the bore and re-bedded the barreled action before test firing the rifle and returning it with the scope mounted. It fired a .3782" average three shot group at 50 yards, and the resulting factory test target image shown in the photos will be included with the rifle. This one is a shooter. The BGR is a work of art compard to many production rifles today, and you will find that KoO rifles produced before 1990 are prone to having attractive wood.
Also included with the rifle is the pictured gray Kimber rifle sock, and all of the original product literature including; Owner's Instructions, Kimber Limited Warranty and Registration Card, the Kimber Marketing Questionnaire along with the return envelope and, as a bonus, an original 1989 Kimber of Oregon catalog. Regretfully, I do not have the original box....Kimber kept that when the rifle was returned from the factory in a plastic rifle case with the scope mounted.
If you look carefully at other BGR rifles and photos, you'll discover that with time, the original red rubber Kimber recoil pad, which was made by Pachmayer, turns dark on the edges, gets shiny, hardens, and distorts shape when stored upright with the rifle's weight resting on the pad. I had this part replaced with another original, new old stock Kimber factory recoil pad by stock maker Dennis Earl Smith, "The Stock Doctor" of Tygh Valley, Oregon on 02-25-2015. So the recoil pad is like new, and the repair ticket for this professional job will also be included with the rifle literature package.
Please call or email with any questions or to request specific photos.
SHIPPING: UPS ground shipping & insurance to your FFL address
is $50.00 within the continental US. I will ship the Monday following receipt of payment and a valid copy of the consignee FFL license. Returns must be insured for full value.
RETURNS: NO RETURNS if any screws have been turned or the rifle has been fired, damaged, modified or altered from the original shipped condition. Returns must be shipped in same box as received, and fully insured. Only the purchase price is refunded, less a 5% handling/transaction fee, with no refund on shipping, insurance, or anything else.
SOLD
Manufacturer: Kimber of Oregon
Model: 89 BGR
Caliber Info: .280 Remmington