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!
