Picked up a new Kimber Custom II

[ewxlt66]

Haven't got her to the range yet. Looking to have some fun comparing her to my other weapon.


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[IGOTDIRT4U]

Very nice.

It's typical for Kimbers to be very tight before being broken in.

Also, after 500 or more rounds, if you are still getting a FTF with every magazine load, the typical cure is to get better mags like Wilson.

I have the Warrior II and the Ultra CDPII and love them both. And they have been damn reliable once I changed the mags.

[renardsubtil]

The first 500 or so these can be picky on ammo too, stay away from hollow points and stuff like MAGTECH and use Remington (UMC seemed to be okay for me) or Winchester. If you're still having problems after 600 rounds though, give Kimber a call. They sent me a new slide stop for free after I explained my issue (all FTFs).

Have fun!

[ewxlt66]

Very nice.

It's typical for Kimbers to be very tight before being broken in.

Also, after 500 or more rounds, if you are still getting a FTF with every magazine load, the typical cure is to get better mags like Wilson.

I have the Warrior II and the Ultra CDPII and love them both. And they have been damn reliable once I changed the mags.

Thanks for the leads!

Kind of a bummer on the mags as I bought 3 extra Kimber mags since they were on sale.

[ewxlt66]

The first 500 or so these can be picky on ammo too, stay away from hollow points and stuff like MAGTECH and use Remington (UMC seemed to be okay for me) or Winchester. If you're still having problems after 600 rounds though, give Kimber a call. They sent me a new slide stop for free after I explained my issue (all FTFs).

Have fun!

Fingers crossed it just runs! =)

[Cali-Shooter]

Congrats on joining the Glock/Kimber owners club! IMO, Chip McCormick 1911 mags are some of the best functioning for Kimbers. I've heard of reliability issues with Kimber mags, but you can't go wrong with 8 and 10 rd CM Power mags.

[Ferdmac]

Haven't got her to the range yet. Looking to have some fun comparing her to my other weapon.


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That's an awesome combination. I too have Glock 17 and waiting three more days for Turner's to release my KIMBER TLE RLII. Congrats to you.

[the foot]

That's a pretty Custom II. Glock's fine, Kimber is beautiful.

[galekowitz]

I love my TLE Custom II. Only added a magwell and Tripp Research Cobra mags. Perfect!!

[The Electrician]

Pablo???

[ewxlt66]

I took them both out to On-Target last night. Little did I know that there was a Calguns event there! That place was PACKED! It sounded like a gunfight in Iraq but with a lot more laughing. =)

I ran 100 rounds of Brazer through the Kimber followed by 50 rounds of reloads. Not one FTF or FTE.

I ran 100 rounds of Winchester through the G17 with the same results.

Here's what I learned:

After many rounds firing the 1911, I can feel the frame flex in the Glock. I don't care, I just notice it.

I shoot much smaller groups w/ the 1911. Like 6" versus 12". Either my skill changes w/ each gun or there's a difference in the way they shoot.

The Glock I have to aim low to hit what I want.

The sights on the Kimber SUCK.

Field stripping a Glock and field stripping a 1911 is just like the Apple to PC comparison.
Glock=Apple aka simple, clean, just works. 1911= uh...

[redcliff]

ewxlt66, thanks for the range report and congrats on your new 1911 The sights on your Custom II are very good, its just that indoor ranges often are poorly lit. And takedown will get easier as you get more practice, just be careful reinserting the slide stop so you don't scratch your new pistol. I assume your pistol has a flgr; I personally trash them on any 1911 I can and use the g.i. recoil spring plug and guide rod.

I feel bad when people have repeated failures during the "break-in" period required by Kimber. I personally don't tolerate that bs from them. I lube the pistol well before taking it out, and I manually cycle the slide by hand a couple hundred times. Ammunition is expensive, exercising my arms is not.

If the handgun subsequently fails at the range I do basic troubleshooting. 90% of all 1911 malfunctions are related to extractor tension, magazine problems or ammunition problems. If I can't get it to run by setting the extractor tension (a simple procedure actually), using a known good magazine, or trying another reputable brand of ammunition, it gets sent back to Kimber for them to try to build it properly this time. There is no round counter built into the gun and they have no way to verify that you have or have not shot 500 rounds to break the gun-in per their dubious policy.

[ewxlt66]

ewxlt66, thanks for the range report and congrats on your new 1911 The sights on your Custom II are very good, its just that indoor ranges often are poorly lit. And takedown will get easier as you get more practice, just be careful reinserting the slide stop so you don't scratch your new pistol. I assume your pistol has a flgr; I personally trash them on any 1911 I can and use the g.i. recoil spring plug and guide rod.

I feel bad when people have repeated failures during the "break-in" period required by Kimber. I personally don't tolerate that bs from them. I lube the pistol well before taking it out, and I manually cycle the slide by hand a couple hundred times. Ammunition is expensive, exercising my arms is not.

If the handgun subsequently fails at the range I do basic troubleshooting. 90% of all 1911 malfunctions are related to extractor tension, magazine problems or ammunition problems. If I can't get it to run by setting the extractor tension (a simple procedure actually), using a known good magazine, or trying another reputable brand of ammunition, it gets sent back to Kimber for them to try to build it properly this time. There is no round counter built into the gun and they have no way to verify that you have or have not shot 500 rounds to break the gun-in per their dubious policy.

Thanks! I have to watch some youtube vids on how to do the re-assembly. I'll do that after I purchase some good lube.

The frame was literally oozing oil almost everywhere so I'm pretty sure it was well oiled for my first trip

Yes, the sights are lined up well it seems but they are almost invisible being all black inside the range. I need some dots or something or some white lines like my Glock (even those seem to be hokey).

[OutlawDon]

Congrats!

Here's my sibling rivalry...

[ewxlt66]

Congrats!

Here's my sibling rivalry...

Beautiful 1911!