Local gun shop has a Kimber Tactical II on sale for $925...My birthday is next week and I think I want to buy this guy...


http://www.kimberamerica.com/images/pistols/tactical/large_custom2.jpg
Tactical pistols are loaded with Custom Shop features that make them ideal for carry or defense as well as law enforcement use.
Calibers: .45 ACP
Features:

* Exclusive gray anodized aluminum frames dramatically reduce weight without compromising performance or durability.
* All Tactical pistols feature Meprolight Tritium 3-dot night sights, ambidextrous safety and premium aluminum trigger.
* Tactical pistols have 30 lines-per-inch checkering or the front strap and under the trigger guard with extended magazine well for enhanced grip and control.

Specifications: Height (inches) 90° to barrel: 5.5
Weight (ounces) with empty magazine: 31
Length (inches): 8.7
Magazine capacity: 7
Ambidextrous thumb safety
Recoil spring (pounds): 16
Frame: Material: Aluminum
Finish: Gray anodized
Width (inches): 1.28
Frontstrap checkering (30 LPI)
Checkering under trigger guard (30 LPI)
Slide: Material: Steel
Finish: Matte black oxide
Front serrations
Barrel: Steel match grade
Length (inches): 5
Stainless steel match grade bushing
Twist rate (left hand): 16
Sights: Meprolight Tritium 3-dot night, fixed
Radius (inches): 6.8
Grips: Black and silver laminated, logo
Trigger: Premium aluminum match grade
Factory setting (approx. pounds): 4-5
Suggested
Retail Price: $1158.00 Tactical Custom II™ .45 ACP

Bad ass gun, I ain't gonna talk you out of it!

I have heard mixed things about Kimbers...thats why im asking...

they either work great or not at all, there is no in between...


buy, if it doesn't work, dump it at the next gunshow and get your $925 back...

I had problems with one Kimber that had the external ejector, it was on one of my CDP's I dont remember if it was the Pro or the Ultra. But after a quick & free trip to the gunsmith it and my others work great. I won't talk you out of it :D

Local gun shop has a Kimber Tactical II on sale for $925...My birthday is next week and I think I want to buy this guy...


http://www.kimberamerica.com/images/pistols/tactical/large_custom2.jpg
Tactical pistols are loaded with Custom Shop features that make them ideal for carry or defense as well as law enforcement use.
Calibers: .45 ACP
Features:

* Exclusive gray anodized aluminum frames dramatically reduce weight without compromising performance or durability.
* All Tactical pistols feature Meprolight Tritium 3-dot night sights, ambidextrous safety and premium aluminum trigger.
* Tactical pistols have 30 lines-per-inch checkering or the front strap and under the trigger guard with extended magazine well for enhanced grip and control.

Specifications: Height (inches) 90° to barrel: 5.5
Weight (ounces) with empty magazine: 31
Length (inches): 8.7
Magazine capacity: 7
Ambidextrous thumb safety
Recoil spring (pounds): 16
Frame: Material: Aluminum
Finish: Gray anodized
Width (inches): 1.28
Frontstrap checkering (30 LPI)
Checkering under trigger guard (30 LPI)
Slide: Material: Steel
Finish: Matte black oxide
Front serrations
Barrel: Steel match grade
Length (inches): 5
Stainless steel match grade bushing
Twist rate (left hand): 16
Sights: Meprolight Tritium 3-dot night, fixed
Radius (inches): 6.8
Grips: Black and silver laminated, logo
Trigger: Premium aluminum match grade
Factory setting (approx. pounds): 4-5
Suggested
Retail Price: $1158.00 Tactical Custom II™ .45 ACP

If it were me, I'd put that money on a SIG and get yourself a nice little flashlight/laser combo for the tactical rail...then you're talking tactical use, and LE performance. SIG's just don't screw up like Kimbers. I've heard of too many that have "stopped working."

No LE or tactical use...its tacticool, and it will be used for personal protection and target shooting.

I have a Kimber pro-carry 1911 .45

I love it. I don't have anything bad to say about it.
Great gun. :smokin:

No LE or tactical use...its tacticool, and it will be used for personal protection and target shooting.

Sorry, I saw this...
Tactical pistols are loaded with Custom Shop features that make them ideal for carry or defense as well as law enforcement use.
and was thinking it was you that typed that...the pic isn't showing up for me and didn't realize this portion was directly from the site.


Tacticool is a whole other ball game. Haha. They are sick guns...IF they work.

In my experience with Kimbers (I don't own any but have known about 5 people offhand that have owned them) all of them had a problem at one time or another (extraction jamming usually). Two of them "stopped working" and had to be sent back. One never came back and was refunded.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=601096

I am not impressed with my first and most recent purchase of a Kimber.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=601096

I am not impressed with my first and most recent purchase of a Kimber.

I read that a while back thats why I was not 100% on it...did they make it right?

the guys on ARFCOM are too excited about it...I guess if it ever fails me I can always hit him with it...

I don't know with that kind of record I don't think I would trust them.

I have not heard back from them yet. The guys at CalGuns all think the magazine is the problem. Apparently Kimbe Mags suck ass and the McCormicks are the bomb in a Kimber pistol. I dunno, for 800-1200 (depending on model) I think I can do a lot better for my money

SigArms Revolution is my next 1911.

Wilson Mags are the :nuke:as well. I could not believe the crappy mag that came with my Buddy's $1300 Custom Kimber:eek:

STI. 'Nuff said.

Save up for another paycheck. It'll be worth it. If you haven't heard of STI, and don't salivate when you hear the name... Well, then you're gay, and that's all there is to it. :flipoff2:

www.stiguns.com

I don't really want to spend over a grand on a new pistol...If I end up not getting this one or the S&W MP .45 Im going to start saving for a 5.0 Atlas