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Which 1911? Should i buy
- Thread starter Tahoe5.3
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@Tahoe,
I don't own a Kimber, so I can neither recommend or condemn one.
I have three 1911s:
A MkIV Series 70 that was my first handgun,
A Springfield Armory Trophy Match,
and a Ruger CMD.
When I bought my Colt, the Kimber line didn't exist (to the best of my recollection). When I bought my Springfield Trophy Match, the QC on the Gold Cups left a lot to be desired, and I hadn't had the opportunity to handle a Kimber, but the Trophy Match felt right. When I bought the Ruger, I was on fixed income and the price was right.
While I may admire my guns, they are ALL purchased to fulfill missions. The Colt's mission was to teach me how to shoot, and for $125 kind 1976), I will never complain! The Springfield was purchased for bullseye. The Ruger was purchased for both IDPA and for carrying.
I suggest that you purchase what you like and can afford without breaking the bank!
I don't own a Kimber, so I can neither recommend or condemn one.
I have three 1911s:
A MkIV Series 70 that was my first handgun,
A Springfield Armory Trophy Match,
and a Ruger CMD.
When I bought my Colt, the Kimber line didn't exist (to the best of my recollection). When I bought my Springfield Trophy Match, the QC on the Gold Cups left a lot to be desired, and I hadn't had the opportunity to handle a Kimber, but the Trophy Match felt right. When I bought the Ruger, I was on fixed income and the price was right.
While I may admire my guns, they are ALL purchased to fulfill missions. The Colt's mission was to teach me how to shoot, and for $125 kind 1976), I will never complain! The Springfield was purchased for bullseye. The Ruger was purchased for both IDPA and for carrying.
I suggest that you purchase what you like and can afford without breaking the bank!
BigBill
Absent Comrade
Why just a kimber?
For new 1911's,,,,
1. COLT GOVERMENT MODEL SERIES 70 5" barrel forged steel
2. Auto Ordnance ww2 us army 5" barrel. Casted frame forged slide.
3. Springfield armory mil spec 5" barrel forged steel
But my used, reworked Chinese norinco 1911 all forged from out old rail road track reworked with a nm barrel bushing and a surplus usgi $59 barrel will shoot clusters and cloverleafs at 25yds using wolf ammo. We're talking 1 1/2" groups. At the total cost of $400.
For new 1911's,,,,
1. COLT GOVERMENT MODEL SERIES 70 5" barrel forged steel
2. Auto Ordnance ww2 us army 5" barrel. Casted frame forged slide.
3. Springfield armory mil spec 5" barrel forged steel
But my used, reworked Chinese norinco 1911 all forged from out old rail road track reworked with a nm barrel bushing and a surplus usgi $59 barrel will shoot clusters and cloverleafs at 25yds using wolf ammo. We're talking 1 1/2" groups. At the total cost of $400.
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girvin02
Member
That's interesting, as my experience has been exactly opposite.
I have an early Kimber Eclipse Pro II that I purchased used. Years ago, Kimber experimented with external extractors and mine was one of those guns. The gun was a jam-o-matic, so I called Kimber and they sent me a new extractor (free of charge), which unfortunately didn't solve the problem. After another call to Kimber, I sent the gun to them. In less than two weeks, I got a call from a Kimber employee who explained that he had just replaced my slide with an internal extractor version, had just got done test firing about 80 rounds through the gun with various types of ammo, with no problems, and the gun would be delivered to my house in the next couple of days - all at no cost to me (even though I wasn't the original owner). I still have the gun and it still performs flawlessly. It is my favorite 1911 (and I own many).
In contrast, I purchased a Colt Gold Cup Trophy, new, that had some serious cosmetic flaws. I didn't check it out as well as I should have in the store (because it was new) and didn't notice the flaws until I got the gun home. Basically, the slide had several dings in it. I sent the gun back to Colt and didn't see it again for 2 months. They had replaced the slide. Unfortunately, they drifted the sights out of the old slide and into the new slide with the care and precision of a monkey with a sledge hammer. Both the front and rear sight were literally peened/dented. There was also a large burr rolled up in the front dovetail, where the sight had sheered the metal from the slide. After another trip back to colt, the sights were replaced, in a professional manner, but the slide now had some superficial scratches, when the gun was returned to me. There was also a slight idiot scratch on the frame (from the slide release). Disheartened by my Colt experience, I decided not to send it back a third time.
I have bought more 1911's since then - a few of them Kimber's, none of them Colt's.
