Kimber Model 82

About the Kimber Model 82

The Kimber Model 82 is a .22 LR bolt-action rifle introduced around 1980 by Kimber of Oregon, built on an action designed by Jack Warne. The military Model 82G 'Government' is a single-shot smallbore marksmanship trainer adopted by the US Army in 1987 to replace the H&R Model 12; it features a heavy one-inch bull barrel, a milled steel receiver, an adjustable match trigger, and aperture rear with globe front target sights. Sporter versions are repeaters fed by a detachable box magazine and were offered in .22 LR, .22 WMR and (as the 82C) .22 Hornet.

The Kimber brand name comes from tiny Kimba, South Australia, founder Jack Warne's birthplace, with an 'R' added 'to give it an American ring'; the Model 82 was explicitly designed to outshoot the Winchester Model 52 and Remington 40-X.

Kimber Model 82 specifications

Specs given are for the 82G Government target model. Over 20,000 82G rifles were built under US Army contract (1987-1990); most sat warehoused before transfer to the Civilian Marksmanship Program at Camp Perry. Barrel length cited as 24in by most sources, 25in by one. The 1983 Kimber of Oregon 82C (.22 Hornet) is distinct from a later 1990s New York-built 82C sporter.