When's Kimber going to start speeding up their manufacturing?

I’m pretty sure they were shut down due to the pandemic, just like many other manufacturers in all fields, so it may take a while to ramp things back up.

Capstick1 said:

I recently special ordered a new Kimber 1911 from my local LGS. The sales person I spoke to said that it was going to take 12 weeks for it to come in. How come it's taking so long for Kimber to ship out 1911's?

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Have you stopped paying attention to the news?

If so, over the past three months, the world has been enduring a Corona Virus pandemic that has shut down many businesses, limited travel, and put people across the world in quarantine. In the United States, the area hardest hit was the state of New York, and New York City in particular. Kimber is headquartered in Yonkers, New York. In addition, this pandemic, as do many crisis, caused a panic run on all things firearm related.

Next, was the death in police custody of George Floyd, which prompted nation wide (some world wide) protests, and some rioting. New York was also a hot spot for some of these activities. This also caused an increase in firearm related sales.

With business shut down, travel limited, and pair of incidents that caused a run on firearms, that doesn't seem too long to wait, especially for a "special order" item.

Yep, speed up their work so they can ruin their quality control again, like they did in the early 2000's?

Some gun companies have yet to reopen with this virus mess. Beretta is still closed...

I often wonder, what rock are people living under and where can I find said rock?

Seriously???????

Ask Kimber. Only they can answer your question.

It could be that that pistol isn't even sitting on the shelf at Kimber. Most gun companies make stuff in batches. Unless you're Wilson or Nighthawk or similar companies.

Kimber probably doesn't even have the major parts on hand.

IMHO I'd have to ask why a Kimber in the first place?

It took them 12 weeks to make a CDP in 2001 as well.

Charlie98 said:

Yep, speed up their work so they can ruin their quality control again, like they did in the early 2000's?

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So they did restore their quality control.

12 weeks isn’t that long a wait for a hard-to-find gun. And since we’re in the middle of two major events that both have contributed to an unprecedented run on gun sales, lots of guns are hard to find these days.

Theohazard said:

12 weeks isn’t that long a wait for a hard-to-find gun. And since we’re in the middle of two major events that both have contributed to an unprecedented run on gun sales, lots of guns are hard to find these days.

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True. I ordered a custom 1911 years ago and waited 13 months. Uggg

Texas10mm said:

IMHO I'd have to ask why a Kimber in the first place?

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I figured that was coming soon enough...

Some of us have Kimbers that provide excellent service. Truthfully, and I'm not trying to be a brand snob, my 2 Kimbers have a quality and accuracy that stomp the guts out of my previous Springfield and, yes, even my old Colt.

Shipwreck said:

True. I ordered a custom 1911 years ago and waited 13 months. Uggg

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That's quick. Some of the top tier smiths have waiting times over 5 years.

No doubt Gov. Cuomo did not think making guns was an essential business, so they were probably shut down.

For those who may not know, Yonkers borders NYC.