will919 said:
Looks like the spring stop pin, not a ILS....As for the Kimber it looks great
DUH!! That's what I get for copying, pasting, cutting and uploading images and making a post in the early hours of the morning ....
... and being excited at the thought of lusting after another 1911.
357shooter said:
Super Carry Ultra has my name on it!
Me too!! I have a 4" Stainless Pro Raptor II and a 5" Tactical Entry II and I'm very happy with both. I've wanted a 3" all steel 1911 but as far as I'm aware, there aren't a lot of all steel/stainless steel 3" 1911s out there. I can see a Super Carry Ultra HD in my future, and maybe the Super Carry Pro HD too.
dcarch said:
Probably. If I knew what I know now, would I have bought a Kimber? Probably not. However, my Kimber has never given me any functionality problems, and has been more than accurate enough for me. I'm satisfied.
Knowing what I know now I still like Kimbers. I like the fact that there's room for me to upgrade them, lots of room in fact. I enjoy the feeling of having a Kimber that's 100% reliable with a variety of ammunition and will continue to be reliable for many, many thousands of rounds, mainly because they aren't supposed to be that way. It's kind of like rooting for the underdog if that makes any sense. I have Ed Browns and Dan Wessons and they're expected to be perfect from day one, but if they're not, that's a whole world of disappointment waiting for someone. If you buy a Kimber and believe that they're an overpriced POS, then it's only up from there since they can only exceed your expectations. Hopefully that makes sense to someone ... it does to me.
Regardless of all of that, these three Kimbers are really attractive 1911s with some desirable features but they aren't cheap. There are many good (better) alternatives to the SCP and SCC but I'm not so sure about the Super Carry Ultra. I would definitely replace the grip safety with Kimber's tactical bump safety, replace all the MIM with Ed Brown stuff, get rid of the ambi thumb safety, replace the trigger and file/polish the lower barrel lugs if there's any sign of barrel bump ... about $300 worth of upgrades and a few hours of work, but worth it to me.