Kimber

[TenAddict]

I have the eclipse in 10mm I love everything about it. Has  a great trigger.  I did put a 24lb spring in it for high power loads. it still throws the brass a  ways but they all land in the same place. If your looking for a 10mm 1911 I would highly recommend it.    My 2 favorite pistols!!

[EdMc]

Very nice, and thanks for the reply. Btw, welcome to the website.

[EdMc]

Mean while as the smoke rises from the 'gun money' in my pocket.........no Kimbers or Colts, new or used in this area. Even tried a few places out of town. Not a fan of the auction sites as local prices are always cheaper. Never fails, if I had no extra funds they'd be common as dirt. Oh well........

[sqlbullet]

Maybe have your local Kimber dealer order one for you?

[Intercooler]

I see them BNIB on GunBroker all the time for $1000.

[EdMc]

Maybe have your local Kimber dealer order one for you?

Where's the fun in that?  The local dealer they list said they haven't been a dealer in five years, Kimber hasn't taken them off their list. Anyway, if I wanted to wait I'd go with a custom gun....... without getting into a pity party I've already had one supposedly Agent Orange related cancer and at my age I don't care much about waiting, usually something else will come up and there goes the extra money. Also I try to buy things that hold value and are easy to sell for my wife if anything happened to me. Exotics or custom guns are a hard to sell around here in the current economic climate.

[sqlbullet]

Given how hard a 10mm Kimber seems to be to find, oughtta be easy to sell.  Just give her my contact info

[EdMc]

LOL. I'll do that: S.Q. Bullet, somewhere out West. 

[sqlbullet]

I'll just pick it up sometime when visiting my family in Florida.  Looks like about a 3 hour drive from Grandpa's house.

[EdMc]

Three hours? Grandpa must be just across the GA/FLA line. 

[sqlbullet]

Right around Ocala, so maybe four hours.

[DEGOLDCUP]

It needed a little tuning to get it running but it's flawless now.

Any details on what he did to get it running?

Extractor crapped. He put in a Wilson Combat 9mm/38 Super extractor and now it runs great.

[DEGOLDCUP]

I have no complaints with plastic mainspring housings.  Great place to cut some weight from the gun that doesn't matter one bit.

Pretty sure it was Alex Hamilton that said despite all the flak about plastic MSH, he has never seen one break.

+1

[sqlbullet]

Extractor crapped. He put in a Wilson Combat 9mm/38 Super extractor and now it runs great.

Ah.  Common malady. My Para had extractor issues right after the conversion, but a little more tension fixed it right up.

[alwaysshootin]

Hey Hey now! The Razorback holds that title 


Kimbers are good no doubt and if they were minus the front serations I may have bought one. I also didn't like the plastic piece I heard about at the back or the finish as much as the DW's.

Not a fan of front cocking serrations myself, and, other things you mentioned, may also be true, but I'll say this, when it comes to accuracy, and reliability, the Kimber cannot be surpassed. Like I mentioned, would love to have the Eclipse, in 10MM. That is one fabulous 1911, and, having one in 10MM, well, let's just say, IMHO, you would have the finest American Made 1911, in 10MM, that money buys!