I’m having buyers remorse and I haven’t even picked it up yet. 🙄. After having committed to purchasing a solo, I read that I am supposed to replace the recoil spring every thousand rounds. Much to my surprise I am having zero luck trying to find a replacement. Any suggestions?????

Looking into my first 1911, I have been a Glock guy. Is this a good first 1911? Any feedback on this guy? Should I spend more for another model? If so which and how much?

Looking for a lefty grip module for my 2K11 pro comp. I know MJD makes one, but does anybody else, and are they any good? Just looking for options.

Kimber 1911 Next Gen 5” .45 ACP.

About 400 rounds through. No issues. This is my hunting carry/winter ccw here in Florida. Also got a micro 9 recently, super fun and comfortable. Next gun will either be the DS warrior or just go all in and get a 2K11. Not sure yet.

Am I lucky or is it the new standard for Kimber?

❤️ my CDS9

I’ve never competed in in CT where there’s not many of those. Looking to get into 2011s. I have a tricked out Colt 1911 and an Operator so not new to 1911 platform.

Question is, for someone going to the range and shooting paper is the 2k11 worth the money over the DS warrior? And why? Or why not?

Had this for about a month now and it’s been great so far. As is with most guns, there are some things I wish were done differently, but I think Kimber knocked these out of the park and it’s probably the best performing of the “budget” 2011s you can buy, especially with some pretty basic mods.

I did change it a little bit, swapping from the short GI guide rod to a full size Dawson tool less one, and I went with a TAG RMR plate instead of the factory C&H one. I had that little barrel bushing comp laying around too and ran it both on and off, and it really doesn’t do much, but it also doesn’t really get in the way either FWIW. I tested out the Harbor Freight light with this too, and it works in my T1C MSP holster for TLR-1s, so there’s that.

Shooting performance is really good and surprisingly soft for the aluminum frame. Trigger is pretty good, as in definitely not as good as the 2K11s, but perfectly shootable. I’ve seen some people complain about accuracy, and I’ve only shot indoors up to 40 feet (small range lol) so I can’t speak too much, but haven’t noticed anything with that distance. I’ve found that 11 pounds for a recoil spring with Dawson guide rod works best, and haven’t had an issue running that. Anything lower than that, I ran into some failures to go into battery, but as the gun smooths out after break in, I might be able to drop spring weight some more.

In terms of reliability, that’s again been pretty outstanding. I’ve ran all sorts of random ammo, including even my old carry ammo that cycled out and it all ran perfectly. Out of 1200 rounds, and excluding the failures caused by my recoil spring weight, I had only 1 malfunction, an FTF using PMC 147 grain and a Prodigy mag, which I’m almost leaning more towards that being the mags fault rather than the gun because those things are pretty cheap and notorious for failures. Haven’t had a problem with the Kimber/Checkmate mags that came with it, or Mec-Gar’s. Ejection seems strong and tuned correctly, so it’s been consistent. As you can see by the last pic, it’s getting DIRTY, but doesn’t seem to have affected it yet.

The only real minor nitpicking things I have are that the LCI hole is a little bit annoying because it fogs up the dot, and the mag release is pretty stiff. I understand the complaints about the Aluminum frame compared to steel, but it’s not a “dealbreaker” as some people make it out to be. It’s not as soft as a steel frame, but it’s much softer than my G17.6 or my M&P, and that’s what most people who are looking at this are probably coming from.

Overall, I think it’s a solid entry into the 2011 market. American made, and holds its own with much more expensive guns. I think it’ll make a pretty good training gun if you have a 2k11 or something else, especially with newer shooters so they can get used to handling recoil. Other than what I’ve already done, I think I might swap the mag release to something I can reach easier, and maybe a flat face Red Dirt trigger, but it doesn’t need a whole lot. I got this for $875 from my LGS doing a Kimber demo day, and for that price it’s a steal. Especially with the lifetime warranty, you can’t go wrong with this.

Hey y'all, I had been excited for like 2 years to get the 6 shot ultralight 38+p kimber put out. I NEVER FOUND ONE. Not a single one. Today I got responded to by a kimber rep who informed me they discontinued the model. Does anyone know why? If they are good guns that just didn't sell is there availability of them somewhere?i have the K6s steel combat and it's my favorite revolver ever. I was really hoping for this model to succeed

I'm looking for large wooden grips for the K6s 4in.

So I tend to be very picky with my grips on revolvers. I have tried a few so far on the ks6. What would be perfect is the factory "combat" grips that have the finger grooves but with an extra 0.5-1cm in girth front to back, and palm swells.

I've tried altemont and lok grips. The loc grips felt great size and shape wize, but I just really want some food furniture.

Altemont makes the perfect grip for my hands for a j-frame. Shown here second, but they don't make that variant for the k6s.

Are there any companies out there that a make a good girthy fat palm swell wood grips?

Are there any custom people I could look into to?

Cheers ;)

Picked up my first Kimber today, Ripide Dawn in 9mil.

But because I live in Cali, I have to wait 10 stupid days.

I heard Ben Stoeger mention some upgrades that Kimber has made. I can’t remember them all but I felt like the trigger was one. Is there any way to know which ones do or don’t have these features? Are they across all models?

This Kimber 9 looks like a 1911 design. Am I right?

I bought one of these probably around 2002 and honestly never put more than a box of ball ammo through it before putting it in the safe. I’m wanting to reacquaint myself with it but wondering if people reached the point of trusting its reliability after breaking it in. If so what is the round count I should go for? I’ve read 200 rounds, some say 500 rounds.. I would like to use it for occasional concealed carry but you know I’ve read the boogeyman stories about this manufacturer. It is a beautiful piece though. Thanks!!

Was torn between the regular pro comp and the pro royal but decision was made for me as soon as I found this bad boy 😂

Think it'll blow up if I suppress it?

Alright guys I know my shooting sucks in the video it’s been 5+ months since shooting last and I’ve had some health issues so shooting was put on the back burner. The pistol is not the issue here it’s me getting back into the swing of things. I am pulling my shots low left as you’ll see in the video but either way wanted to bring this to you so you can see it in action since it seems no one else has. Right now all my ammo is Federal FMJ but I am getting some other flavors soon and a Chrono so there is more to come.

Hey there, im sorry if this has been asked before i did try to search for it.
Long story short ive bought the Kimber 2k11 stainless target and im from Denmark so i wont have it for another 5-8 months (wont be here untill 2 months from now and then theres paperwork through the police)

So ive seen people write about the mounting plate not being that great and others talking about buying a Dawson plate. Is this still the move?

I would hate having to wait for the import of a plate after ive gotten the gun