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- Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:38 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Kimber 1911
- Replies: 18
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Re: Kimber 1911
Let me set the record straight. I trust my life to a Kimber that is less than a year old. I have other guns which have also never had a malfunction, and to be honest the Kimber Pro Covert II is my goto gun for carry because it is reliable, light weight, and has proven itself. As for should you buy the Kimber, if its what you want then go for it. If it has Issues then I am pretty sure that Kimber will make it right based on what I have read and heard, however both of mine have run flawlessly so I have no experience regarding their customer service.
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:01 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Kimber 1911
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2455
Re: Kimber 1911
The numbers I often hear are 1000, 1500, 2000 or more. In my opinion no firearm should ever be allowed to reach that high of a round count before being cleaned especially if the firearm is a daily carry weapon. But you know what, my four 1911s (ranging from a 3.5" barrel to 5" barrels) have all been fired over 700 rounds before being cleaned. For the record I own two Kimbers, one of them is my daily carry.PBratton wrote:G.A. Heath wrote:I own two Kimber Series two models (Custom TLE II and a Pro Covert II). Both have been 100% reliable and they have eaten everything I put into the magazines.
Some people (Glock lovers mostly) will tell you "A Kimber can not go 2xyz rounds without a cleaning..." and you know what, their right. but what real life situation will you ever see where you need to get a truly high round count before you can clean the gun? Police officers, Concealed/Open carriers, hobbiest/enthusiasts, and nearly everyone else I can think of will never encounter a situation where they have to have an extremely high round count without cleaning. Soldiers in our military might but that is assuming they have that much ammo, no long gun of any type (or ammo for it), and no ability to retreat and/or support to back them up. So even for our men and women in uniform an extremely high round count for their handgun is unlikely.
What is considered an extreme round count? When I got my first Taurus PT-1911, I decided to try something different with it.
I will always take a new, or new to me gun and strip it and clean it before I shoot it. With the Taurus, I took it out of the box at the range and fired a couple hundred rounds through it. Let it sit in the closet uncleaned, (REALLY hard to do), then took it the next trip to the range and fired another couple hundred. All before the first cleaning. It performed flawlessly.
I will routinely fire 100-200 rounds through my Kimber when they come to the range to play.
- Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:11 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Kimber 1911
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2455
Re: Kimber 1911
I own two Kimber Series two models (Custom TLE II and a Pro Covert II). Both have been 100% reliable and they have eaten everything I put into the magazines.
Some people (Glock lovers mostly) will tell you "A Kimber can not go 2xyz rounds without a cleaning..." and you know what, their right. but what real life situation will you ever see where you need to get a truly high round count before you can clean the gun? Police officers, Concealed/Open carriers, hobbiest/enthusiasts, and nearly everyone else I can think of will never encounter a situation where they have to have an extremely high round count without cleaning. Soldiers in our military might but that is assuming they have that much ammo, no long gun of any type (or ammo for it), and no ability to retreat and/or support to back them up. So even for our men and women in uniform an extremely high round count for their handgun is unlikely.
Some people (Glock lovers mostly) will tell you "A Kimber can not go 2xyz rounds without a cleaning..." and you know what, their right. but what real life situation will you ever see where you need to get a truly high round count before you can clean the gun? Police officers, Concealed/Open carriers, hobbiest/enthusiasts, and nearly everyone else I can think of will never encounter a situation where they have to have an extremely high round count without cleaning. Soldiers in our military might but that is assuming they have that much ammo, no long gun of any type (or ammo for it), and no ability to retreat and/or support to back them up. So even for our men and women in uniform an extremely high round count for their handgun is unlikely.