I've been reading some of the old threads about problems with Kimber. Even saw a few where the authors have dumped their K guns and gone elsewhere. One guy talled aboiut how rude ot os to talk about NOT having issues with something. An amazing group of posts to say the least. So here's my .02 worth.
Been handling 1911's for over 45 years. Had some that were terrific, and some that I couldn't dump fast enough. I've owned Colts (duh!), Detonics, Remingtons, Singers, Sigs, and Kimbers. At the moment I have four 1911's. Two Para P12.45s (one is an LDA), a Kimber Super Carry Ultra 2, and a Tisas M45 which has surprised the heck out of me, with its quality of workmanship, functionality, and accuracy.
Considering the $ involved, I'd like to say that the Kimber worked flawlessly, out of the box. But it didn't. Feeding issues the first time out, as has happened with a lot of 1911's over the years. What was a real problem thirty years ago, is now a simple fix in most cases, because I took the time to learn how to deal with that.
Actually, the Para 1911s worked great from day one, but they were prepared for daily carry as soon as I got them. And the Tisas had a horrible action NIB, so it got fixed. Pretty simple, actually.
Point being, the weapon doesn't have to be high dollar to work well. But it is YOU that needs to learn how to maintain it from the git go. How to deal with it out of the box, after your first range experience, and what preventive medicine you need to provide so that the weapon can defend your life, reliably and possibly repeatedly. If you buy a muscle car but don't know the dip stick from the radiator cap, sooner or later your car is gonna pass out on you for lack of attention from an informed owner. Same with your guns. While I support the notion that...."For that kind of money, I shouldn't be having a problem", anything mechanocal can fail, or just not work right. You need to know a few things, and know at least one gunsmith who can work on your 1911 without leaving iodiat scratches on it. There are fewer of those out there than you my realize.
So no matter what brand you choose, or what model, or how much you did/didn't spend, don't whine when it does something thats unacceptable. Figure out how to solve the problem, then go shoot the dang thing and have a great time. Thats what its all about.
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