Sick Of Kimber

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I agree, however, Kimber is paying big dollars for those full page spreads. It only costs you if and when you buy a Kimber then you will be paying a piece of the advertising. The magazine companies love to collect the fees. The only thing that irritates me is the articles written about Kimbers, I buy the magazines for the articles and I don't want to pay for those Kimber articles.
 
just a guess but if you was trying to sell gun of yours you would spending every bit as much money as you could afford to make sure that the potential gun buyer knows about your new gun. there certainly ain't a shortage of advertising from S & W , taurus , Springfield Armory , glock and H & K. if you want your product to be noticed you WILL advertise
 
Well, both the Smith and the Kimber use a Swartz type drop safety, but at least the Kimber no longer has an external ejector. Kimber also sells more 1911s than anyone else. :o

I'm not a big fan of either. I don't hate them though. They are okay guns. I prefer SA, Colt, DW, STI for a gun at those prices. I did get a Ruger recently, and I like it so far, but only have a couple hundred rounds through it so far.

Here is a old, but good article on 1911's, but it's probably a little hard core for most people.

Choosing a 1911 for Duty Use
 
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It would seem some like to criticize Kimber but have never owned one. My Kimber Eclipse Pro II is all stainless (no plastic) is more accurate than I am and functions as well as new after 7500 rounds. The 4" likes to eat recoil springs so I have had to replace it twice, but I think that is somewhat common for the shorter barrel 1911. Perhaps the reason Kimber sells so many guns is they advertise alot and make a wide range of quality products that are attractive to a wide audience. Sounds like what Ford is doing. Now lets start the Ford vs Chevy wars! Wahoo! (personally I drive a Toyota Tacoma TRD.)
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Kimber can be good guns all they want, I still get hacked off when I pay $10 for a magazine just to see Kimber on every other page. I never really criticized the quality of Kimber, just that I'm sick of seeing the ads everywhere. You're not going to convince me that Kimber sells more guns than S&W, but I don't see every ad page monopolized by S&W.
Furthermore, if you have a Kimber that will do some trick that my Smith or any other quality 1911 for that matter, won't, please demonstrate as I'd love to be amazed.
The fact is, people drop large wads of cash on these Kimbers then try to justify the expense by acting like all others are junk by comparison. How arrogant. There's absolutely nothing wrong with liking Kimbers, but just call it preference and leave it at that. Round counts and all that other B.S. don't impress me because I can do that too. If your gun works well, then good for you. Me and countless other people can meet you at the range with other brands that cost half the money and match you shot for shot even WITH external extractors (with S&W does well by the way).
Again, I never said that Kimber weren't good. I just said that they're not better. For every round count you post on here I can find two just like it about a "lesser" 1911.
 
You won't get any complaints about Kimber from me. I have just this one - it works every time, it's handy, powerful, easy to maintain, and it's accurate. What more can I say?

John

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I just got the latest American Rifleman the other day and the first ten pages had three different adds about Kimbers and of course about 30 pages later yet another one.(sigh)

I want to see an ad in the AR about every 15 pages that shows the 3913, 6906, 4506, 4516-1, 4566TSW...with the caption, "They're back and ready for order from your LGS.!! Coming this summer to a store near you."

Oh, yeah.:D
 
I can't speak to their handguns but I absolutely love my Kimber .22 rifle. It has the finest factory trigger I have ever had a finger on, and it shoots well enough to take money from guys using heavy target rifles. I want one of their centerfires in .243. As for all the adds I don't buy magazines so i don't see them, but my take is they could slash their marketing budget and lower the prices on their products.

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Oh yeah, Kimber sounds like a girl's name, so there's that.
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Did I mention that Kimber is a girly name?
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Always reminds me of the Kimber doll from the TV series Nip Tuck.

I don't own a Kimber so I can't make an educated guess, but I have shot one in 10mm a few times. It is a nice gun, not as nice as my Ted Yost Delta Elite, but nice for a lot less money than a full on custom.

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I wanted one back in the late 90s when they were much less expensive than they are now, but had a lot of the goodies that I wanted on a 1911. As their prices crept up my enthusiasm for Kimber went down accordingly.
 
They're obviously spending a lot of money for advertising in just about every gun magazine out there. It must be paying off or they'd quit doing it.
 
I had one and it just didn't work out.

Unreliable with cast TC and that's all I shoot.

FTRB every 80 rounds give or take.

The chamber was cut too tight.

Sold it and bought a DW CBOB, straight across swap and I never looked back.
 
I owned three, and none now...guess what my opinion of them is? :mad:

They give you one crappy mag when you pay $1200 for a gun that is full of MIM parts. When you call customer service, the answer you get is "Shoot 500 rounds and then call back." They need to stop spending a fortune on advertising, and spend some money on better magazines (and two of them) as well as customer service.

I refuse to buy any more guns from companies that don't make quality products and stand behind them...if they don't have a good QC record and a lifetime warranty, or a very long, well established tradition of taking care of their customers, then I won't spend my money on their products. In my experience, Kimber doesn't meet any of those criteria.
 
When it comes to 1911's I just will not trust a "production" gun. If you want one to defend your life with then get a Nighthawk, Wilson, Ed Brown or Les Baer. All of those makers will deliver a weapon that will function flawlessly because much of them are hand built and fitted by competent craftsmen. With the 1911 platform this is a must!
If you cannot afford one of those then get a Glock, Walther PPQ, or a S&W M&P. These are all reliable weapons that are affordable and can be made with modern techniques and still be reliable.
 
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