Got a 9rnd one coming. Says it should be here day after tomorrow. Excited to try it out. Wasn't hugely impressed with the one that came with the Kimber although it runs reliably now. (Maybe just gun break in.) the Tripp will probably the primary magazine for this gun.

Found some very positive reviews elsewhere on the interwebs.

That's good to hear. Probably order one tonight.

I'm looking for a extra magazine for my Kimber Black Ice. Lots of the places I looked were out of stock for 10mm magazines.

Can those of you that have experience with Tripp Research tell me what you think of them?

That's some great information Sqlbullet, thank you. Right now I'm fully willing to take most of the responsibility for the reliability issues because of my hand loads. So far all the gun has shot is brass that's been fired through another pistol at least once. The bullets were seated to whatever length fit my XDM magazine and I know most of them didn't have a very much of a taper crimp on them. Almost to the point where they barely plunked into the XDM chamber. Those bullets are all shot up now and I need to work up some careful loads for this new pistol. I know I shouldn't expect this new gun to eat all the junk food that my XDM eats no questions asked. I bought a Lee bulge buster years ago that I used on a 45 acp that I had at the time. I don't remember if that will work with my Lee 40/10mm dies or not. I guess I'll have to dig it back out and see. As far as factory rounds or new brass, I don't know how long it's going to be before I can get either.

Thank you for all the advice. I'm up to about 200 rounds now. It's still having trouble feeding occasionally with good rounded, jacketed type ammo. I fed it some soft SWC bullets that tended to foul my other 10mm. They didn't foul this one like the other one but they did not feed well at all. I wasn't too upset over this because I don't plan on loading anymore of those bullets. Now I am at a point where  I can work up new loads that will be a better fit length wise for this action. Any COAL recommendations for the Sig V crown and Hornady Hap would be appreciated. I shortened the 200gr hard cast NOE WFN from 1.25 to 1.24. They seem to cycle pretty good now.

So I cleaned it all up and lubed it with Lucas gun oil. The loads I shot were all my hand loads that I had loaded for my XDM. They were a 165gr Vcrown over a medium load of Accurate #5, a 200gr Hornady HAP over a medium load of Accurate #5, and a MBW 200gr NOE WFN with the Hitech coating over a stiff charge of Accurate #9.  Sometimes the slide wouldn't make it all the way forward from the locked open position. I had 100% reliability with all three loads once the first round was chambered. My sons however had a few here and there, where the slide didn't close all the way. Part of that was probably their grip on the pistol, some was probably the new gun needing broken in, and some was probably hand loads that were once fired brass in a XDM chamber. It was cold and windy so I didn't do any serious accuracy work. I'm not the best pistol shot anyway and probably wouldn't do the gun justice. I was happy with the results. It was noticeably softer to shoot then my XDM. My 14 year old son absolutely loved it and can't wait to shoot it again. I think the reliability will improve with some more break in. I think it's going to get a stiffer spring. After about 100 rounds today I'm happy with it so far.

Next question for all you 1911 experts. I got the heavier Wolff recoil spring for my XDM 10mm. Is this something I'm going to want to do soon in the Kimber? I believe I read it only comes with an 18.5 pound spring.

Quote from: Graybeard on December 05 2020 05:22:49 AM MST
That's a really nice Christmas present!! As terdog mentioned, clean and lube it up. Kimber lists a break in period, IIRC, of 500 rounds. I've never had one take that many. You may have some jams initially, you may not. I use Tetra gun grease on the rails of all my 1911s. A very small amount will do. Also, stick with quality mags. I'm often amazed with the number of people that have expensive 1911s and use the cheapest mags they can find.

Now how about a range report!? 

Will the Wilson Combat mags work ok in the Kimber then? I know everyone and their dog makes mags for 1911's in 45 acp but I didn't know if 10mm ones were as universal.

Don't slam the slide forward on an empty chamber.

Thanks for all of the advise. What happens if you slam the slide home on an empty chamber?

Quote from: Alabusa on December 04 2020 09:41:21 PM MST
Sweet and sounds like you have a great wife and son!

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I am truly blessed with an amazing wife and kids.

My wife and I were at the gun counter at Cabelas. I was looking at a Kimber Rapide Black Ice in 45 acp. I have never owned a 1911 and I've been wanting one in 10mm. The guy at the counter said he had a Kimber in 10mm in the back that was a two tone model or something but he couldn't remember. I asked him if he would go back and see which one it was.  He came back and said he lied, it was the Rapide Black Ice in 10mm. My wife didn't skip a beat and said we'll take it. I was just sort of standing there stunned. Apparently her and my son have been trying to find one for me for Christmas for quite some time now. So now I finally have my first 1911 and I'm stoked that it's in 10mm. I can't wait to try it out!

Quote from: sparkyv on November 30 2020 02:48:39 PM MST
I ran the Arsenal Molds 403-200 WFN - PC bullets through my XDM-10 at 1,111 fps using Blue Dot yesterday with no issues, COAL of 1.244".  If I load 'em out any longer, they sometimes hang up in my SR1911-10.

Is that a .300 meplat?

All test loads functioned 100% at 1.25". Final velocity was 1216fps out of my 4.5" XDM with 22 pound spring. Could probably go hotter but I'm not sure how much more #9 I can fit in a Starline case. I wanted a 1200fps load out of the 4.5" barrel and I got it so I'm happy. ES was 18 but only 3 shots were measured (My chrono has been testy lately and needs replaced.)

Quote from: Kenk on November 28 2020 03:41:51 PM MST
Evening Hndldr,
Unless you've tried them already, or are unavailable in your area, you should consider trying some Blue Dot, or BE-86 with these bullets. Enjoy and be safe!

Ken

I have a 20 plus year old bottle of Blue Dot that I've loaded with some 180 HAP bullets. I was happy with the results but I wasn't sure I wanted all the fire ball effect of Blue Dot with these loads. I've never looked for or played with BE-86. I'll look up some loads for it and maybe I'll try it out. I did see some Longshot in the store today. I know a lot of people are using it in their 10mm loads.