THE CZickness L....Celebrating 50 threads with CZs, gunsmoke and serious discussion....

[mcapo]

My understanding of Kimber was, they used to be well worth the money. Then for a long time they stagnated and had tons of quality issues, while still charging a premium. You could buy one and and have a great gun, or buy one and have a problem child. It was a real crap shoot. That was how it was when I was looking at 1911's around 2015/2016. How they are now I have no idea.

I had one about 2013???

It would either feed or extract. Never both.

It was well fit and good looking. I think with better mags and some tuning it would have been a good gun but I was soured by their reputation at the time and just traded it off or sold it. Don’t recall.

 

[wtburnette]

With so many companies offering great 1911's, it just seems silly to me to roll the dice. That's how I always felt about it.

 

[DadSmith]

I had one about 2013???

It would either feed or extract. Never both.

It was well fit and good looking. I think with better mags and some tuning it would have been a good gun but I was soured by their reputation at the time and just traded it off or sold it. Don’t recall.

I was considering a Kimber 10mm until ChurchMouse advised not too. Then shorty after I ran into this video, and that was enough to change my mind completely.
Go to 6 minute mark.

 

[rkwhyte2]

Morning all

97B in hand pictures forthcoming.

 

[Firehawk]

I was considering a Kimber 10mm until ChurchMouse advised not too. Then shorty after I ran into this video, and that was enough to change my mind completely.
Go to 6 minute mark.

I saw that one back when. A later video he mentions he sent it back to Kimber, they fixed it and it’s worked fine since. But still, it shouldn’t have happened to start with.

Also, highlight of the kids weekend…

 

[mcapo]

I was considering a Kimber 10mm until ChurchMouse advised not too. Then shorty after I ran into this video, and that was enough to change my mind completely.
Go to 6 minute mark.

Must be the gold coating on the barrel interfering with feeding?

 

[rkwhyte2]

 

[mcapo]

View attachment 270441

Looks like new! Better fix that. Lol!

 

[rkwhyte2]

Shot very little if at all. I will fix that on Thursday. 2021 production

 

[Dean C.]

Down to my last CZ , the Dan Wesson went to fund other more shot guns. I have to humble brag for a second because I am in a bit of a shock, was not at all looking for a new job but I just interviewed for a position with an annual compensation package of literally double what I currently make (like borderline 200k). It's kinda a longshot but I was headhunted so I hope they really liked my interview. The things this would allow me any my family to do are incredible.

Hope everyone else has a fantastic day, America is still the land of opportunity and not all millennials are avacado eating babies

Thank you all for coming to my ted talk.

 

[WebSnyper]

Kimber makes some very pretty firearms no doubt.
ChurchMouse did not like Kimbers. For one thing the parts they used, and I believe there was a few other reasons that I can't remember at this time.
What shocked me was he actually liked the modern Rock Island 1911's over Kimber.

Interesting read regarding Kimbers that AllenM and CM were in:

Combat Commander Overhaul

This is a follow-up to this thread: https://www.indianagunowners.com/threads/need-help-troubleshooting-a-1911.508193/#post-8786924 BigRed3588 Sent me this pistol to see about getting it sorted out. It's been a while since i have done a photo walk through so I thought this would be a good...

www.indianagunowners.com

I have no dog in this fight as I'm not a 1911 guy (though can recognize the beauty of some of them, and especially some of the better examples as well as the custom stuff that is produced), nor do I now or have ever owned anything Kimber. I just happened to be perusing Allen's subforum recently with some searches related to other stuff.

 

[88E30M50]

I had one about 2013???

It would either feed or extract. Never both.

It was well fit and good looking. I think with better mags and some tuning it would have been a good gun but I was soured by their reputation at the time and just traded it off or sold it. Don’t recall.

I've owned two Kimbers. I cannot complain about function, as both worked well for me. What I didn't like was the value. The first cost me just under $800 and the second just under $1000. For that money, it came with rubber grips, standard sights, no checkering on the f/s, a plastic MSH and mim parts. The finish was a cheap spray finish that chipped easily and did not hold up well on the aluminum frame.

I fixed those issues on both of those guns and sold the Ultra Compact off early. JetGirl talked me into selling it to her and it ended up with purple grips of some silliness. The second is one that I do regret selling. It was a Custom Stainless II. I replaced all of the crap with quality parts and installed a WC flatwire spring, recoil plug system. The crappy finish was bead blasted off and I carried it like that for years. It ran flawlessly and I do miss that gun.

Maybe I got lucky with the two I had. Neither was a bad gun, but both were about $200 more expensive than they should have been.

 

[mcapo]

I've owned two Kimbers. I cannot complain about function, as both worked well for me. What I didn't like was the value. The first cost me just under $800 and the second just under $1000. For that money, it came with rubber grips, standard sights, no checkering on the f/s, a plastic MSH and mim parts. The finish was a cheap spray finish that chipped easily and did not hold up well on the aluminum frame.

I fixed those issues on both of those guns and sold the Ultra Compact off early. JetGirl talked me into selling it to her and it ended up with purple grips of some silliness. The second is one that I do regret selling. It was a Custom Stainless II. I replaced all of the crap with quality parts and installed a WC flatwire spring, recoil plug system. The crappy finish was bead blasted off and I carried it like that for years. It ran flawlessly and I do miss that gun.

Maybe I got lucky with the two I had. Neither was a bad gun, but both were about $200 more expensive than they should have been.

I think the other market factor was those were also the years that Dan Wesson 1911s was really punching WELL above their price point. Can't really say that anymore as DW prices have adjusted upward.

 

[Dean C.]

I think the other market factor was those were also the years that Dan Wesson 1911s was really punching WELL above their price point. Can't really say that anymore as DW prices have adjusted upward.

Honestly I would say they were criminally undercharging, the new Valor's are every bit equal to a similarly priced Baer

 

[Bennettjh]

Down to my last CZ , the Dan Wesson went to fund other more shot guns. I have to humble brag for a second because I am in a bit of a shock, was not at all looking for a new job but I just interviewed for a position with an annual compensation package of literally double what I currently make (like borderline 200k). It's kinda a longshot but I was headhunted so I hope they really liked my interview. The things this would allow me any my family to do are incredible.

Hope everyone else has a fantastic day, America is still the land of opportunity and not all millennials are avacado eating babies

Thank you all for coming to my ted talk.

That's a beauty. (I am biased towards Orange)

 

[Born2vette]

Shot very little if at all. I will fix that on Thursday. 2021 production

Just like the one you got I got there!

 

[Firehawk]

Interesting read regarding Kimbers that AllenM and CM were in:

Combat Commander Overhaul

This is a follow-up to this thread: https://www.indianagunowners.com/threads/need-help-troubleshooting-a-1911.508193/#post-8786924 BigRed3588 Sent me this pistol to see about getting it sorted out. It's been a while since i have done a photo walk through so I thought this would be a good...

www.indianagunowners.com

I have no dog in this fight as I'm not a 1911 guy (though can recognize the beauty of some of them, and especially some of the better examples as well as the custom stuff that is produced), nor do I now or have ever owned anything Kimber. I just happened to be perusing Allen's subforum recently with some searches related to other stuff.

Thanks for sharing that. Interesting insights and I highly respect AllenM and CMs opinions.

Sounds like Kimber went down hill and through a rough patch after they made the Eclipse Custom II a couple decades ago.

 

[wtburnette]

Honestly I would say they were criminally undercharging, the new Valor's are every bit equal to a similarly priced Baer

Really wish I'd picked up one of those back when they were ~$1200.

 

[mcapo]

Really wish I'd picked up one of those back when they were ~$1200.

Maybe....just maybe....

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/980474300

 

[wtburnette]

Maybe....just maybe....

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/980474300

Is that an older model?