MEET THE NEW KIMBER NEXT GENERATION 1911 SERIES

[Pitdogg2]

If i buy this Kimber will it make me want to be trans? I bought one a while back and it made me want to paint my toenails.

Must have been in 9mm...

 

[Belt Fed]

Must have been in 9mm...

Yeth it was

 

[PAGunGuy]

I'd hit it.
Looks gorgeous
I have had no issues with my Custom II two tone in 45.
But, if I buy another 1911 it will be double stack

 

[MT45]

Low on my list of wants..... very low.

 

[Warrior9(Ret)]

Low on my list of wants..... very low.

Yep. I’m happy with my MIL-SPEC. I may get some different sights installed but for now it’s Good to Go

 

[TidalWave]

Yep. I’m happy with my MIL-SPEC. I may get some different sights installed but for now it’s Good to GoView attachment 85231

I like mine - it’s the lower $ one, Defender or Defend Your Legacy or some such ?
I esp like that they raised the GI sights some..

 

[Annihilator]

I like mine - it’s the lower $ one, Defender or Defend Your Legacy or some such ?
I esp like that they raised the GI sights some..

Both are same gun, the defend your legacy one only has 1 mag and different grips, that’s the only difference between the 2

 

[mikep]

Yep. I’m happy with my MIL-SPEC. I may get some different sights installed but for now it’s Good to GoView attachment 85231

I have the same one. I go back and forth with the grips between wood and G10 grips.

 

[Annihilator]

I have the same one. I go back and forth with the grips between wood and G10 grips.

 

[mikep]

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I laughed so hard when i saw that commercial for the firs time.

 

[Warrior9(Ret)]

I laughed so hard when i saw that commercial for the firs time.

I did too

 

[Anchorite]

Both are same gun, the defend your legacy one only has 1 mag and different grips, that’s the only difference between the 2

Are those sights on the mil-spec steel or plastic?

 

[Anchorite]

Kimber does already have a big share of the 1911 market, but will people actually want to go to move up to this model over there original version, like Pitdogg2 said if it’s a series 70 only and not that stupid Swartz safely

I would submit to you that the vast majority of 1911 owners are not serious shooters and do not know what series 70 means, or Swartz safety for that matter. Only those (of us) who are gun nuts get into the details like that and argue over those things.

It’s a new model, and gun manufacturers want to - in fact exist to - sell guns. So there will be some buyers, maybe not discerning buyers, but many will buy, “just because.”

 

[Annihilator]

Are those sights on the mil-spec steel or plastic?

Metal

 

[Warrior9(Ret)]

Are those sights on the mil-spec steel or plastic?

Steel 3 Dot

 

[javbike]

I never owned a kimber nice looking gun

 

[Warrior9(Ret)]

I would submit to you that the vast majority of 1911 owners are not serious shooters and do not know what series 70 means, or Swartz safety for that matter. Only those (of us) who are gun nuts get into the details like that and argue over those things.

It’s a new model, and gun manufacturers want to - in fact exist to - sell guns. So there will be some buyers, maybe not discerning buyers, but many will buy, “just because.”

I know what a Series 70 is. Also know about the Swartz safety, and the BS CA compliant lock.
I also know some will pin the grip safety and get a dangerously light trigger job done.
I also know how to tell the differences between 1911s that have or don’t have these features.
I may not be a “Every change I get at the range shooting hundreds of rounds thru a 1911” but I do know my Sh*t about the pistol”

 

[Shibadog]

Handsome pistol, as are nearly all 1911s. That said, dreadful history with the brand counts me out.

This. I bought a new Solo when they first came out. Beautiful carry pistol, very accurate. Problem was it was unreliable as could be, even after 2 trips back to the mothership. Never, ever made it through two mags without an FTF or FTE. I spent a bloody fortune on high $$$ defensive ammo trying to find anything that beast would eat. Finally said the hell with it, traded for a 938 Sig (a $350 Cheaper pistol) and never looked back. Sig has never failed me and it’s ate more than 1500 assorted rounds

 

[Pitdogg2]

I know Kimber well. The red gripped model is an original Clackamas Oregon 45acp model.
The other 10mm is a couple of years old from Yonkers NY, both are tack driving machines. Neither has given me one bit of problems. Both get carried often.

 

[Annihilator]

I know Kimber well. The red gripped model is an original Clackamas Oregon 45acp model.
The other 10mm is a couple of years old from Yonkers NY, both are tack driving machines. Neither has given me one bit of problems. Both get carried often.
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Like the top one, very nice!