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Re: Kimber 1911

Post by Mags » Sun May 12, 2019 12:42 pm

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Nice one in good shape, displayed on pink even.
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If it still has the plastic backstrap (the part below the grip safety), its easily replace with metal with maybe a little filing. Looks great!
Wing is referring the the mainspring housing.
It will either be plastic or metal and can be replaced with an 'arched' style that fills your lower palm a little better. Personally I prefer the arched style.
Look closely and you can see the 'arch' in the mainspring housing on mine.
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Re: Kimber 1911

Post by Mistered » Sun May 12, 2019 12:48 pm

Yep - nothing fancy - just a basic 1991-A1 with some minor internal work done on it.
It is however capable of 1.5" groups (benchrested) with carefully loaded ammo.
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Re: Kimber 1911

Post by Ernie » Mon May 13, 2019 5:19 pm

The backstrap is metal but is not arched. It also has night sights on it. Trigger breaks at 4.5 lbs, a little heavy. My Dan Wesson breaks at 3 lbs.
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Re: Kimber 1911

Post by krunchnik » Mon May 13, 2019 8:28 pm

I have a few Kimbers and must say I am bias-they are what I carry daily-either a Super Carry Pro or a Pro Aegis.
The mainspring housing on yours is integral with the mag well funnel-all metal also I might add.
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Re: Kimber 1911

Post by Ernie » Tue May 14, 2019 11:35 am

Very nice
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Re: Kimber 1911

Post by Ernie » Tue May 28, 2019 5:32 pm

Shot my Kimber yesterday in between storms. At 25 yards it is hitting 10" low, shot at the top target and bullseyed the target below. Would have been a great shot if that was what I was aiming at.
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Re: Kimber 1911

Post by ESquared » Tue May 28, 2019 5:42 pm

That's odd, isn't it, Ernie? Did you take any shots at closer distances? Seems like big elevation variance, even for 25 yds...

Interested to hear how you de-bug it!
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Re: Kimber 1911

Post by North Country Gal » Tue May 28, 2019 8:09 pm

Can't tell from the pics if that front sight is dovetailed, but if so you can go to a shorter front sight, but probably be easier just to go with a taller rear sight. Plenty of choices, there.
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Re: Kimber 1911

Post by Ernie » Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:33 am

Shots were pretty much spraying around. Took it home and had a better look at the barrel and I am not happy. Fit is quite loose and there is pitting in the grooves on the muzzle end, guide rod worn and the recoil spring may have been shortened. Guess it has had a lot of rounds run through it. Not had any problems with this LGS before so I took it back to talk about it. The gun smith was not there but they assured me it would be taken care of even if it had to be sent back to Kimber. We will see, now I simply wait which is something I am not so good at.
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Re: Kimber 1911

Post by ESquared » Sat Jun 01, 2019 2:04 pm

Sorry to hear that it's not what you expected, Ernie, but glad you've got an accommodating dealer. By "fit" I assume you mean barrel/bushing fit being loose.
Sounds like you've nailed it as a fairly high mileage one, but the great thing about 1911s is that they're highly restore-able!
I hate the waiting, too, on a newly acquired fun gun, but sounds like it will be well taken care of.
Please keep us posted!
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