Lets see your 1911's

[ThreeFingerPete]

You wouldn't consider the Ultra CDP II a "premium" handgun?
I now have ran over 3,000 rounds of UMC ,Remington white box , Blazer and other crap fmj through this pistol and have yet to have a single issue. Yes it was a touch expensive but it's been well worth it.

No, not exactly. It looks higher quality than it is. Bragging about a $1000 plus gun running reliably is like saying your BMW runs reliably. It obviously should, but that can easily be said about most any car, and certainly isn't a reason to pay for a high end model. The devil is in the details, and the kimbers don't stand up well to scrutiny.

[Sam88gta1]

No, not exactly. It looks higher quality than it is. Bragging about a $1000 plus gun running reliably is like saying your BMW runs reliably. It obviously should, but that can easily be said about most any car, and certainly isn't a reason to pay for a high end model. The devil is in the details, and the kimbers don't stand up well to scrutiny.

So basicly in your opinion a Kimber pistol no matter the model is not worth the dollar amount it costs?
I'm still waiting on you to tell me exactly why my Kimber is not worth the price tag I paid for it.

In my opinion the single most important factor in owning a pistol for personal protection is reliability.

[ThreeFingerPete]

So basicly in your opinion a Kimber pistol no matter the model is not worth the dollar amount it costs?
I'm still waiting on you to tell me exactly why my Kimber is not worth the price tag I paid for it.

So in your sample size of ONE, your gun has performed well. Congratulations, you've got a firearm that works as advertised. Now please do me a favor and go tell your stories to the dozens of people I've known who have had issues with their Kimbers. I've seen more Kimber Jam0-o-matics than any other single brand of 1911, yet their owners are always proclaiming how they never have issues. It's absolute bullshit. Some of their guns run great, and when they don't, prepare for Kimber to give you a world class runaround.
Just because your gun hasn't had an issue doesn't mean that it wont, nor that anyone else's problems don't exist.

In my opinion the single most important factor in owning a pistol for personal protection is reliability.

Absolutely.

[Jose]

So in your sample size of ONE, your gun has performed well. Congratulations, you've got a firearm that works as advertised. Now please do me a favor and go tell your stories to the dozens of people I've known who have had issues with their Kimbers. I've seen more Kimber Jam0-o-matics than any other single brand of 1911, yet their owners are always proclaiming how they never have issues. It's absolute bullshit. Some of their guns run great, and when they don't, prepare for Kimber to give you a world class runaround.
Just because your gun hasn't had an issue doesn't mean that it wont, nor that anyone else's problems don't exist.


Absolutely.

I have a sample size of 3 Kimber's (one Customer Classic II and two Ultra Carry's) with no problems but I guess I'm just lucky like that

[ThreeFingerPete]

I have a sample size of 3 Kimber's (one Customer Classic II and two Ultra Carry's) with no problems but I guess I'm just lucky like that

Yup, they have made some solid guns. They produce thousands a year, it would be tough for every one to be a piece of shit. Only Para-Ordnance has that kind of track record.

[Jose]

Yup, they have made some solid guns. They produce thousands a year, it would be tough for every one to be a piece of shit. Only Para-Ordnance has that kind of track record.

That being said, my cousin who is a Dallas Sheriff's deputy swears by the Para he has. I want to say that he even carried it with him when he was doing Post Katrina security in NOLA but don't hold me to that. I would think he would really swear by it's reliability to have done that. I would rather stake my life on his duty Glock than any of my Kimbers even though I say they've been 100% reliable for me.

[Nash B.]

Even if they have a turd rate of 1 in 5, you've got 4 to 1 odds that you won't get a turd.

[Moose242]

Even if they have a turd rate of 1 in 5, you've got 4 to 1 odds that you won't get a turd.

I shall coin this "The Kimber Coefficient".

[Rick Modena]

[Jose]

i shall coin this "the kimber coefficient".

lmao!

[4.6coupe]

Kimber ultra cdpii .45...damn reliable. I havent had any failures to fire/eject on mine. Haterz gonna hate.

[CJ]

I wonder why there are no "let's see your glock" threads? Oh, that's right because they are all identical.

[HOOCBB]

I bought my Kimber knowing full well that I would never carry it outside of the house. It's more of a range toy and BBQ gun for me. I would rather carry a Glock so that I am only out $500~ in the unfortunate event that I have to use it and it is confiscated as evidence. That amount is easier to absorb than $1k+ for a Kimber, Wilson Combat, etc.

I would love to have a WC though. Those bitches are nice.

[ThreeFingerPete]

That being said, my cousin who is a Dallas Sheriff's deputy swears by the Para he has. I want to say that he even carried it with him when he was doing Post Katrina security in NOLA but don't hold me to that. I would think he would really swear by it's reliability to have done that. I would rather stake my life on his duty Glock than any of my Kimbers even though I say they've been 100% reliable for me.

I've known people who swore by every brand you can think of. I've seen enough guns malfunction to form opinions. Some people will try to justify anything they purchase for fear of being chastised or to keep themselves from feeling for buying a poor quality item.

[Rick Modena]

I wonder why there are no "let's see your glock" threads? Oh, that's right because they are all identical.

I had a three paragraph response typed up and then I saw the troll face when I hit submit, asshole!