mljdeckard
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I have a series II Kimber with almost 10k rounds through it.
I regard it as perfect and I will probably be buried with it.
I had never heard of the MIM distinction before I bought it, and I have never had any reason to mess with it. What I immediately wondered when I did hear of this perceived crisis, was "What do you have to do to a 1911 to make this stuff break that me and LAPD SWAT haven't gotten around to yet?"
I THINK, if you have a gun that works just fine as it is, the worst thing you can possibly do to it is start taking it apart and replacing parts that were already tuned perfectly. If you have a 1911 that works fine, and you start messing with springs and tension, what good can come of it?
I paid $630 for my Kimber NIB. (I added night sights, wrap around grips, and dropped the guide rod. I'll also put in a arched mainspring housing with a lanyard loop when I get around to it.) I went to Impact, and they had a new top of the line $2700 Nighthawk. So, the curiousity got the better of me, and I decided I wanted to see what a $5 milkshake tastes like. One taste, a deeper taste, pause to consider, and WOW! It was good. It was great. What can it do that my Kimber can't do? Absolutely nothing.
I regard it as perfect and I will probably be buried with it.
I had never heard of the MIM distinction before I bought it, and I have never had any reason to mess with it. What I immediately wondered when I did hear of this perceived crisis, was "What do you have to do to a 1911 to make this stuff break that me and LAPD SWAT haven't gotten around to yet?"
I THINK, if you have a gun that works just fine as it is, the worst thing you can possibly do to it is start taking it apart and replacing parts that were already tuned perfectly. If you have a 1911 that works fine, and you start messing with springs and tension, what good can come of it?
I paid $630 for my Kimber NIB. (I added night sights, wrap around grips, and dropped the guide rod. I'll also put in a arched mainspring housing with a lanyard loop when I get around to it.) I went to Impact, and they had a new top of the line $2700 Nighthawk. So, the curiousity got the better of me, and I decided I wanted to see what a $5 milkshake tastes like. One taste, a deeper taste, pause to consider, and WOW! It was good. It was great. What can it do that my Kimber can't do? Absolutely nothing.