Kimber History - 1911Forum The Ultimate 1911 (Full article on post #11 and another article on post #13) The Government Model industry was shaken to its core by the introduction last year of Kimber's 1911 Priced at a mere $625 How Kimber, a name associated with high grade hunting rifles, came to be in the 1911 business requires a little history lesson
Current state of Kimber quality : r 1911 - Reddit I own a Kimber Nightstar 45, KHX Custom 45, Aegis Elite Custom 45, Kimber Hero Custom 45, Super Carry Pro 45, Rapide Dawn 1911 10mm, and the new stainless steel KDS9C All have run trouble free with decent round counts except the new KDS9C… a totally unreliable piece
Colt VS Kimber - 1911Forum My favorite 1911 is a Colt original series 70 GCNM My first Colt was a stainless steel series 80 government model I've owned 5 Colt 1911's and all of them were very reliable weapons The series 70 GCNM has been the most accurate pistol I've owned I have never owned a Kimber 1911 but a couple of freinds do and they like them
Kimber serial numbers - 1911Forum 45 Auto - brainfart typing the serial number, no R, just a K Thanks for the help Despite my inability to type the serial number, I love the gun, reminds me of my old Colt parkerized 1911 Thanks again P S Still curious about the super secret serial number decoder database - I know you didn't call Kimber on a Sunday!
Kimber clackamas - 1911Forum The first roughly 8,000 or so 1911's Kimber made still had the Clackamas, OR rollmark because while the purchase of Kimber by Jericho was done, the FFL had not yet transfered to New York from Oregon so Kimber was obligated to mark these first guns Clackamas, OR
opinions of kimber lw 1911 - 1911Forum Here is a quick rehash of about 10 bajillion posts on Kimber pistols Kimber makes more 1911's than all other manufacturers combined yes some have a QC issue and Kimber has come far in improving the customer service Most that complain about them either never owned one or did not take the time to try and get it rectified So now the good
Kimber 1911s Are Bad or: How I learned to stop buying Kimbers . . . - Reddit Later, people wind up buying a Kimber, or their buddy gets one, and they start to realize that a Kimber 1911 isn't a piece of fine deadly artwork handcrafted by elves and lubricated with the polymerized ashes of John Moses Browning himself
Kimber Trigger Pull - 1911Forum Yeah, great info here guys, thanks I always read NOT to mess around with the trigger stop screw, so I never did My Colt gold cup trophy trigger wiggles a bit at first touch, the Kimber gold match does not On the S W 1911 target there is some looseness after letoff, kida takes some getting used to each one when shooting
Kimber 1911 - 1911Forum Here is a quote from someone who was a gunsmith at Kimber and his advice seems sound "At the end of the day, Kimber is a good brand, but like many companies- they are not free from QC issues Stick to the mainstream lines Pick up the gun at the store and examine the feed ramp, chamber, and wiggle the slide check the barrel lockup "