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WEC wrote:

TxDrifter wrote:

WEC wrote:IMHO, I find that most Kimbers are great buys and worth every penny you spend on them. Generally Kimbers are divided into Series I and Series II. The Series II weapons introduce an additional firing pin (also known as a Swartz) safety. Kimber was also producing early series II weapons with external extractors, but those were extremely problematic and Kimber eventually went back to internal safeties. In fact, one of my old Kimbers did have an external extractor that gave me tons of problems, so I sent it to Kimber America, who replaced the entire slide with one that has an internal safety. The gun was flawless after that. So as long as the Kimber you're planning on buying has an internal extractor, my opinion is buy away and be glad you did. Good luck!

I have a Kimber Tactical Custom II with an external extractor and have had NO issues with it. I purchased it used and I have put at least another 500 rounds through it since I've had it.

I'm also the one who traded the Eclipse Pro II to you! That's the one I was describing that needed to be sent back to Kimber for the internal extractor exchange. No problems since then, right?

WEC wrote:IMHO, I find that most Kimbers are great buys and worth every penny you spend on them. Generally Kimbers are divided into Series I and Series II. The Series II weapons introduce an additional firing pin (also known as a Swartz) safety. Kimber was also producing early series II weapons with external extractors, but those were extremely problematic and Kimber eventually went back to internal safeties. In fact, one of my old Kimbers did have an external extractor that gave me tons of problems, so I sent it to Kimber America, who replaced the entire slide with one that has an internal safety. The gun was flawless after that. So as long as the Kimber you're planning on buying has an internal extractor, my opinion is buy away and be glad you did. Good luck!