I bought a Kimber Ultra Eclipse and two boxes of Winchester .45 ACP, factory-loaded, 230 grain HP Pers. Defense loads.
That same day, I loaded it, and began firing it. The primer holes were too small, thus not permitting sufficient power. A round (believed to have) lodged in the barrel, followed by a full-power round. The pistol's barrel sparked, smoked and hissed. No kaboom sounds.
It took a good 30 minutes to get the pistol open. The event deformed the rifling and lands in the barrel. Kimber "repaired" the Ultra Eclipse for free...twice…never truly fixing it correctly. It forever had a massive gap between the barrel's hood and the slide when in battery. The pistol that I had 5 minutes previously paid $999.00 was sold for $375.00!!!!! Seems Kimber should have replaced the pistol. Kimber has forever lost my business!
Winchester sent me a free case (500 rounds) of the Pers. Def. ammunition, and began a nation-wide recall based on my experience. No injuries.