Don't take my word for it. Take Hilton Yam's.
http://10-8performance.blogspot.com/...r-warrior.html
Don't take my word for it. Take Hilton Yam's.
http://10-8performance.blogspot.com/...r-warrior.html
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I got the first one when Kimber first released their .45s, that would have been in the late 90'sOriginally Posted by knifezoid
The others were gotten between then and 2004
4 out of the 5 I had used internal extractors
the last one I bought in 2004 had an external extractor
Never had an issue with any of them, although I had several friends who had problems with theirs
When you can't run anymore, you crawl
if you can't crawl, you find somebody to carry you.
Zoid, not to be a dick, but was your pistol cleaned pretty well before your last trip to the range?
Our old service .45s rattled around all over the place, more by design than age. The slide to frame fit was loose to allow them to keep running when gunked up. Most of the production guns I've seen in the last 20 years have a real tight slide to frame fit (for increased accuracy), but you pay for it in reliability if the slide rails aren't kept clean and oiled.
You might also double check your cartridge length (best to stick with factory anyway) since 1911s headspace on the case, and step up the weight of your recoil spring.
Or trade it for a G21... :semper:
:semper: "Ebbybody wan go heaben, nobody wan dead"
Most of the anti-taurus talk is total BS. My Taurus 1911 is also great. If you didn't like them, why would you buy multiples?
I have no idea what hammer time is. . . or how it differs from regular time.
I'm an FFL and transfer out a ton of guns & see the Taurus's come back the most of any 1911's I sell. I have owned several Taurus handguns but sold them all after trips back to Taurus for fixes.
Bob, I have a PT1911; first thing I did was replace the Heinie Straight 8 sights with a set of Trijicon three dot night sights bought from Heinie's website. Without any adjustments after installing the sights I took it to the range to see how the new sights were:
I am not a bullseye shooter; I carry a pistol as one of the many tools I have on my belt at work everyday; so center body mass hits are more my speed.
I have never, ever had an issue with my PT1911; I belong to quite a few gun discussions; several years ago there was a group of Taurus Bashers on M1911Forums.org and 1911Forums.com - they were for the most part the same people; most didn't own a PT1911 nor even shot one; but they sure thought themselves as experts on the inabilities of "Third World, barefoot, elemetary school educated peasants" to make such a precision weapon as the 1911. Forjas Taurus has been making firearms since 1947; there is a lot of similarity between Beretta, S&W, and Taurus firearms; for some interesting reasons. First they were licensed by Beretta to make the Model 12 (I think 12) 9 mm Subgun and the 92 pistol - on Beretta tooling; and second, once upon a time, Bangor Punta, once upon a time the parent company of Smith and Wesson, was owned by Forjas Taurus...
In retrospect, after reading about the trials and tribulations of American and Foreign Gun Makers, probably spurred on by the fear that their best market was going to be shut down (fear that the present administration and at the time, a Democrat controlled Congress was going to radically curtail the sale of guns in the US) that in a effort to get guns to the market, quality control suffered...across the board. Even Colt, once revered, suffered from terrible quality control - fit and finish are not what they used to be.
Even Brown, Baer, and the other semi-custom makers have problems...
Some of us has decided to add your name to the list of never sell to; we suggest you step back from your keyboard and take a 1-2 year break fro the internet.
I'm bias to older 1911's and not the mass influx of Modern Makers. I will admit that a Kimber vs Taurus is a crap shoot either way. Any gun company can have a run of bad productions. I admit that Kimber customer service has been great for me as well as Taurus lifetime warranty. It all comes down to getting a good one vs getting a shitty one. If they only made stuff the way they used to. Older S&W revolvers, older Colts and Rugers. Seems that most if not all guns are subject to some sort of issues if you ask enough people.
Back to the original thread, it is total shame the road Kimber has taken and more worried about ad space than making a quality pistol. Maybe they will get their act together and get back to the basics of making a 1911 that shoots well and not so concerned about ad space. Colt has started to make a comeback, I only wish I had an original 1911a1 and a Single Action Army. One day I will.
Yep, cleaned the night before. And that gun actually gets quite a bit of
cleaning just cause you're suppose to during the break in.
The 21 is really nice, I shoot well with it. But for some reason I want
something different. Maybe one day I'll come to my senses.
No cuts no glory.
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Just trying to work a process of elimination.
Magazine feed lips OK? / Did it happen with a different magazine?
:semper: "Ebbybody wan go heaben, nobody wan dead"
Well, I'm not too knowledgeable about guns in general especially 1911s soJust trying to work a process of elimination.
Magazine feed lips OK? / Did it happen with a different magazine?
I probably would not have the eye to know if it is polished enough/correctly.
As for the mags it has happened with CMC 8 rounder, CMC 10 rounder,
Wilson Combat 10 rounder, I'm not sure if it happened with the stock
mag but I don't think it has.
A guess is the spring tension in the mags as the problem seems worse as
the rounds go up. I remember a guy having a similar issue on youtube and
he documented the whole process. Turned out it was a very slight
imperfection on an internal part (don't remember the part) and they
replaced it and it has been fine ever since.
I gotta get off my lazy ass and call Kimber.
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I'm just gonna pitch in on this...
Did you grease your slide rails a little, or are you running it dry?
I'm not sure on the rep of Chip mags, but Wilsons are supposed to be good' uns. The 7 & 8 rounders that is.
Does it FTF with factory and Wilson 7 or 8 round mags?
"I'd given my halo for a horn; and a horn for the hat I once had."
I.A. - A.P.P.
I put just a tiny bit of lube on the rails.
I did not try Wilson Combat 7/8 rounders. Only the 10s.
I have a friend who has them I think so I may try those
just to see.
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'Zoid, why haven't you sent it back for repair? If you end up dinking around with it, or having a friend or local gunhack work on it, it still may not work properly, and you'll probably have voided the warranty in the process. If it was mine, and a quick ammo or mag change didn't fix it, it would be on the way back to Kimber muy pronto...
I have to agree with Sheldon; I hear Kimber can be very fickle with their warranty service; I know for a fact that ParaOrd is.'Zoid, why haven't you sent it back for repair? If you end up dinking around with it, or having a friend or local gunhack work on it, it still may not work properly, and you'll probably have voided the warranty in the process. If it was mine, and a quick ammo or mag change didn't fix it, it would be on the way back to Kimber muy pronto...
Even if I know a gun (because I already have one like it) I read the owner's manual first, then field strip the gun, and clean/lubricate per the manual.
I will not shoot lead bullts out of a factory Glock barrel; nor would I shoot reloads out of my Kimbers.
From the Kimber Full-sized 1911 owner's manual:
Stop, call Kimber for a return authorization, send it in...The use of reloaded, "remanufactured," handloaded
or other non-standard ammunition
voids all warranties. Reloading is a science
and improperly loaded ammunition can be
extremely dangerous. Severe damage to the
firearm and serious injury to the shooter or to
others may result. Always use ammunition
that complies with the industry performance
standards established by the Sporting Arms
and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Inc.
of the United States (SAAMI). For best results,
we recommend the use of jacketed round
nose "BALL" ammunition...This "Limited Warranty"...Kimber Mfg., Inc.
firearms are warranted to be free
from defects in material and workmanship for one
(1) year after the date of original new gun retail
purchase, the Manufacturer agrees to correct by
repair or replacement (with the same or comparable
quality model) your firearm, without charge, if returned
prepaid with a copy of the bill of sale.
Kimber Mfg., Inc. assumes no responsibility for
product malfunction or for physical injury or
property damage resulting in whole or in part from
criminal or negligent use of the product, improper
or careless handling, unauthorized modifications,
use of defective, improper, hand-loaded ammunition,
customer abuse or neglect of the product, or other
influences beyond Kimber Mfg., Inc.'s control...
Green to Sheldon~!
Some of us has decided to add your name to the list of never sell to; we suggest you step back from your keyboard and take a 1-2 year break fro the internet.
Good, just a bit of lube on the rails after cleaning is good. While I agree with the folks above about using factory ammo, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find any manufacturer's manual that doesn't have the boiler plate warning against non-factory ammo, and that doesn't solve your problem unless you have a bad batch of primers.
Are your FTFs because the gun isn't going into battery (i.e. the slide isn't closing fully on the breach/bullet isn't going into the chamber, or are you getting primer hits that aren't setting the round off. If so, are they really light dimples? No hits at all?
:semper: "Ebbybody wan go heaben, nobody wan dead"
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