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OK, as I've posted elsewhere on this board I am looking at purchasing my firrst 1911. One of the guns I looked at was a Series II Kimber Custom Royal for $725 (not sure of its age).
Is that a good price and what is the real difference between a Kimber Custom and a Kimber Custom Royal. The guy at the gun store said the only difference was the grips and a nicer finish. Is there anything else?
He also stated that it had a "match" barrel. What does this mean and how is this barrel different than a "normal" barrel? Is it a chrome lined barrel?
Finally, I keep hearing about problems with recent Kimbers (a guy who works at a Kimber dealer in NoVA - different than the one with the Custom Royal above - told me that most of the Series II's they have sold have come back needing some additional work from the factory).
What exactly is the problem that is occuring and why has it proven so difficult to resolve in new guns. Is there something I can look for on an individual gun? Also, are these problems really as bad as I've heard on the net and this guy seemed to insist upon (ie: is it a less than 1% of guns problem or a 99% of guns problem?) Can these concerns be resolved and does Kimber take care of problems when they arise?
Thanks
Is that a good price and what is the real difference between a Kimber Custom and a Kimber Custom Royal. The guy at the gun store said the only difference was the grips and a nicer finish. Is there anything else?
He also stated that it had a "match" barrel. What does this mean and how is this barrel different than a "normal" barrel? Is it a chrome lined barrel?
Finally, I keep hearing about problems with recent Kimbers (a guy who works at a Kimber dealer in NoVA - different than the one with the Custom Royal above - told me that most of the Series II's they have sold have come back needing some additional work from the factory).
What exactly is the problem that is occuring and why has it proven so difficult to resolve in new guns. Is there something I can look for on an individual gun? Also, are these problems really as bad as I've heard on the net and this guy seemed to insist upon (ie: is it a less than 1% of guns problem or a 99% of guns problem?) Can these concerns be resolved and does Kimber take care of problems when they arise?
Thanks