I got a pair of rubber grips for a 1911, to last until the ones I ordered came in from elite. They are still in my parts box, and have been hit with every solvent there is, and they were used, my friend at the gun store gave them to me for 5 or 10 bucks. So I don't know what would cause that unless the material is breaking down. Is it shiny and Gooey?
That would signify the rubber was failing.
For one reason or another, I have been hearing stories of poor quality in Kimbers for 20 years now. My gunsmith tells me not to touch a new one, so with no malice of forethought, why do they seem to have more problems than other high end guns? Is it the carbon in the steel, why do they incur so many rust problems and ejection problems, I guess this should be a separate thread, "if there is enough interest, I will start one". Some guys swear they are the best gun they ever own and others the opposite. Not unusual with guns, but with thousand and up guns it's pretty lousy to worry if you are getting a good one or a bad one, and the retail prices on most have gone up a hundred or two in FL during the past year.
Many times I have had a CDP in my hands and remembered one guy saying the finish wore off, another that it rusted or had malfunctions after 2 or 3 trips back, or something cracked, and also what is with the break in period, does anyone really think a new 4 figure gun should take 500 rounds to be called "ready to be carried". I would love to just go and plunk down $900-1300 for a TLE, Ultra, or a CDP, but I would be really pissed if it was a problem gun that could not be counted on. Especially when you can buy a Walther or XDS and have a problem free gun for less than half. I have never had a problem with my 4 relatively cheap, 6-700 dollar guns. My 18 yr old Glock 30 still shoots like the day I bought it, why do these expensive guns have so many problems, is it just the 1911 shrunk down, or the metals they use to save weight?