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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: ckr on April 17, 2014, 01:56:03 PM

Title: need your opinion on kimber
Post by: ckr on April 17, 2014, 01:56:03 PM: So I came across a friend that is offering to sell his kimber pro shop pro carry 2 for less then what he paid. It only has 50rds down the pipe. I really dont know anything about kimbers. Does anyone on here have some info on how these shoot and are they worth the big money people are asking?
Thanks
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 17, 2014, 02:13:40 PM: I have a ultra crimson Carry ii and I absolutely love it... only thing I can tbink is I wish I bought it sooner!
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Post by: Bofire on April 17, 2014, 02:14:21 PM: :) Look up the City of Tacoma test on them. Great 45s. I have 3 love em
Carl

http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/review/Tacoma_ProCarry.htm (http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/review/Tacoma_ProCarry.htm) here is on elink
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Post by: superdown on April 17, 2014, 02:18:41 PM: I have a full size Kimber Eclipse custom II in .45acp in may i will have had it 8 years. I love it. It is by far my favorite handgun i have ever owned.When i am in practice i am capable of keeping my all shots on a 12in shoot n c target @ 50 yds that may not sound very impressive but it feels pretty good for fixed sights and off hand. :tup:
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Post by: h20hunter on April 17, 2014, 02:31:58 PM: My first 1911 is a Custom II. Love it. My dad has many thousand rounds down the pipe of his Eclipse including one squib with a ruptured barrell. Kimber dropped in a new barrell, guide rod, and spring. Good to go.
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Post by: jrebel on April 17, 2014, 02:37:59 PM: I have owned four kimbers....all of them shoot wonderful. If the price is rite you can't go wrong.
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Post by: ckr on April 17, 2014, 03:09:52 PM: Thanks for the thoughts guys. I just wanted some opinions before I made such a large investment. After doing some research online, I would be getting a hell of a deal based on what he is asking and what they are going for online.

Anyone have the 4in barrel? Is there any cons with the shorter barrel?
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Post by: jrebel on April 17, 2014, 03:14:55 PM: Love my 4" barrel. It is still very accurate and easily concealed. Matter of fact I prefer the 4". If you don't mind me asking, what is he selling it for?
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Post by: scottcrb on April 17, 2014, 03:27:06 PM: my dad had the crimson carry and loved it till it got stolen. great guns very accurate.
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Post by: ckr on April 17, 2014, 03:35:27 PM: Jrebel pm inbound
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Post by: Bofire on April 17, 2014, 04:37:09 PM: I really like 4 inch, very dependable, carry able, I do not care for shorter than that, and everyone should own a 5 inch steel frame 45 too!! :chuckle:
Carl
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Post by: jrebel on April 17, 2014, 05:15:04 PM: Pm replied to....hope it helps
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Post by: thinkingman on April 17, 2014, 09:13:24 PM: I have had 3 Kimbers, currently own 1.
5" all steel with internal extractor, as good as any mass-produced 1911.
4" all-steel is what my Pro Carry HD was and it was excellent.
Alloy framed are meant to be carried lots, shot little. It's not that they won't survive being shot, they just don't absorb recoil like a steel gun. And the alloy surface is a hardened coating, so if you try to polish the feed ramp or a mag follower abrades your frame, your SOL.
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Post by: Wacenturion on April 17, 2014, 10:34:36 PM: Have two, a Custom Covert II, and a SIS, also with a five inch barrel. Love them.
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Post by: splitshot on April 18, 2014, 07:56:38 AM: I like them but cost to much. mike w
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Post by: h2ofowlr on April 18, 2014, 07:58:50 AM: I have several. Each one shoots great and the actions are tight and smooth. Great guns!

My last shoot with it. 30 rounds through this one with my custom carry. 25 yards.
Title: Re: need your opinion on kimber
Post by: HighlandLofts on April 18, 2014, 10:44:24 AM: Quote from: ckr on April 17, 2014, 03:09:52 PM
Thanks for the thoughts guys. I just wanted some opinions before I made such a large investment. After doing some research online, I would be getting a hell of a deal based on what he is asking and what they are going for online.

Anyone have the 4in barrel? Is there any cons with the shorter barrel?

The shorter the barrel the powder has less room to burn so you lose a little on the veloscity. Kimbers are one of the finest 1911 pistols out there. If the price is right, jump on it.