Problems with my Kimber

[spaniel]

W I ask them about my brass and they said that's all part of owning a 10mm.

Yeah I own a Kimber 10mm and the brass never has so much as a ding in it, I'd ask to escalate that to a supervisor ASAP.  That comment shows nothing but either ignorance or willful attempt to deflect on their part.  Kind of pathetic for a company charging $1100 or so for these guns....if they can't make them run right why do they sell them that way?  (Mine runs perfect)

[Mike_Fontenot]

Yeah I own a Kimber 10mm and the brass never has so much as a ding in it, [...]  (Mine runs perfect)

When did you buy yours (new, I assume)?  What model 10mm Kimber?  Your experience seems rare ... certainly much different than my experience with my Eclipse Custom II (bought new about three years ago).  (On the positive side, I DO think Kimber made all the right design choices on my gun, but it has been a long road (with three non-Kimber gunsmiths' help) getting it to run fairly well, and it'll take a while longer for me to learn to trust it as much as I trust my S&W revolvers).

[14 GT-500]

Well guys,
It looks like my Kimber is going back to the factory. I put the new slide stop in that they sent me and the gun did the same old same old,By not going into battery ALOT!! and the  torn brass issues. Talk to Kimber today about it and they sent me a RMA#. So it looks like if I want to shoot a 10mm it will have to be my Colt.
Hopefully they get it fixed cause I really like the pistol, should be about 5 weeks they said.

[Wolfie]

Kimber sent me the slide stop also and the failure to lock back issue stopped on mine. But the other problems I had continued and it went back and is now running fine.

My Kimber 38 Super had the same problem and the new slide stop they sent for that gun worked.

Does anyone know the difference between a stock slide stop and the ones they send out?

[14 GT-500]

What were the other problems that you had with the Kimber that you had to send it back??

[Wolfie]

I bought 4 Kimbers in the last 5 years.

1. A Ultra SS compact which has 1,000 rounds and never given me a problem.

2. A 38 Super Target which failed to lock back after the last shot and the new slide stop solved the problem.

3. A 9mm Target which was also failing to lock back and the same style slide stop was sent and it fixed that problem. But I was still having double feeds and stovepipes. Sent it back and they had the extractor in it replaced it and its been a champ. Ran 100 rounds of aluminum Federal yesterday and no problems at all.

4. My Eclipse 10mm was a the worst. Failure to lock back on last shot, double feeds, stove pipes and jam after jam with all types of ammo. Kimber sent me another slide stop and it solved that problem but the other still existed. So I sent it back and it came back with I think a new extractor or ejector. It has run perfect since. Kimber scratched the slide and I sent it back and they fixed it and gave me a 9mm magazine for my problems. A 9mm instead of a 10mm I have no idea why. (It was a pain to get them to fix a cosmetic repair)

If you send it back, take take pictures just in case they put a mark on it or a idiot scratch.

[14 GT-500]

its already wrap up and on its way. I was on the phone for 30mins just to talk to someone  :'( they claim that there that backlogged. I could add more to that but will wait and see how the gun turns out.

[Wolfie]

I like the Kimbers I have but do not plan on buying anymore. Their customer service is the worst and I have dealt with most manufacturers. Good luck and if they get it right the Eclipse is a monster.

*Unless they make a 6 inch 10mm.

[sqlbullet]

1911 is a tinkerer's gun, so I think Kimber and others get used to guys on the budget end of the 1911 market ironing out their own bugs.  Or just putting the gun up after a magazine or two and never shooting it again.

I hope it works out for you.  It certainly sounds like these should be easy items to cure.