1911Tuner
Moderator Emeritus
While I was putting the Norinco through the tortures of the 9th Level of Hell today, I met a range member that I'd seen in the past, but hadn't gotten a chance to speak to. He had a Kimber.
He told me that he'd just gotten it back from Kimber after the barrel burst...
Seems that he had fired a squib that let the next round chamber.
He had done it in a hurry during a plate match, and didn't stop to see why the gun "misfired"...and the next round told the story. Kuh-Buum!
Actually, he said that it was more of a Ka-Pffftthhhtttt with a loud pop
at the end.
The only real damage was to the barrel and a very slightly downward bend on the dust cover. Other than that, the gun was unhurt...and Kimber had the pistol back in his hands in 10 days.
I guess that lays waste to the fears that Kimber's slides and frames aren't up to snuff.
Now if they just had just used the right link, they'd have knocked a home run on the repair. The link is a shade too short, and puts the lower lug into a slight bind with the slidestop pin as it locks into battery.
He told me that he'd just gotten it back from Kimber after the barrel burst...
Seems that he had fired a squib that let the next round chamber.
He had done it in a hurry during a plate match, and didn't stop to see why the gun "misfired"...and the next round told the story. Kuh-Buum!
Actually, he said that it was more of a Ka-Pffftthhhtttt with a loud pop
at the end.
The only real damage was to the barrel and a very slightly downward bend on the dust cover. Other than that, the gun was unhurt...and Kimber had the pistol back in his hands in 10 days.
I guess that lays waste to the fears that Kimber's slides and frames aren't up to snuff.
Now if they just had just used the right link, they'd have knocked a home run on the repair. The link is a shade too short, and puts the lower lug into a slight bind with the slidestop pin as it locks into battery.