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That exactly what I meant....RIA.....cast frame with visible inclusions....you get what you pay for.
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I could get that Colt for less than $800?
Well, IMO.......you can't have champagne taste with beer money.
For $750.00 I'd actually opt to wait and try and save a few more bucks. In this game you mostly get what you pay for. For around 1K your choices will be much better and you won't end up with some new Cast Frame 1911 with inclusions in the metal or internal parts of second quality.
You might even consider a Pre '80s Colt for around the 1K price.....mine are just the best and I love them.
Now watch, a WHOLE bunch of people are going to get on here and slam them because they 'jam.'
I really question whether people who say things like "I have owned 5 of (insert gun here) and they all jammed have ever owned the firearm in question. Who in their right mind would purchase multiple items that continually fail. Were you hoping for some 'luck of the draw' phenomenon? What is the old saying? Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice....well I think you know how this one ends.Now why do you think that is?
I have owned 4 or 5 kimbers over the years, none of them ever 100 percent reliable.
I hope if I am ever in a gunfight, the other guy has a Kimber.
I really question whether people who say things like "I have owned 5 of (insert gun here) and they all jammed have ever owned the firearm in question. Who in their right mind would purchase multiple items that continually fail. Were you hoping for some 'luck of the draw' phenomenon? What is the old saying? Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice....well I think you know how this one ends.
Well I guess that is up to you. It just seems strange to purchase something you hate 5 times without trying to find a fix for the first firearm that may have a problem. There are lots of really pretty 1911's. For the price of the 5 firearms you purchased, you could have purchased a Wilson or even a Les Baer. The nice thing about 1911's is that there are many choices available. I was just trying to give advice for someone who, like me, is on a budget. Kimber is the best bang for the buck.Well I am one of those people who have bought multiple Kimbers. I am curious, why do you think someone would make it up? Do you think I have some sort of personal grudge against Kimber that is baseless?
I have owned a Kimber Custom II, Custom Target, CDP, Eclipse, and a TLE. NONE were 100 percent. Why did I buy them? For a couple of reasons. First, they are very pretty guns, and I am easily tempted. Second, I kept telling myself after reading other people talk about how great their Kimbers were that I must have just had a run of bad luck. Third, I trade guns often, its my hobby, so I am always in the market for something.
Anyway, with Kimber, I finally learned my lesson, and will buy no more. As far as 1911s go, I have had great luck with S&W, and own 2 of them right now. They both work 100 percent. I also own 3 Colts, and they all run 100 percent.
They are all made in the USA and every part is made by Kimber.