velobard
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About a week and a half ago I was seduced into buying a Kimber Crimson Carry Ultra. I've been wanting to move to a .45 for awhile and this one looked like just the ticket. Before taking the plunge, since this store has a range with a rental program, I tried out several other .45's and found that I could shoot the Kimber better than most of the options on the shelf.
I currently have about 700 rounds through it. I have cleaned it after each session and lubed it well. I've shot a variety of ball ammo. I used two mags, the stock Kimber mag and a new Wilson Combat. The problems seemed consistent with whatever ammo or mag I was using at the time.
I have has numerous times where the slide locked back when the mag was not empty. I also had a couple times where I had jams where a round would not chamber correctly, but this only happened at the end of a long range session (200+ rounds), so perhaps that was a factor. I shot 200 rounds after the last time my slide locked back so I figured it was finally broken in well enough to carry. Then I went back to the range today and went through about 60 rounds when it locked back yet again with a half full mag. I had a couple different guys assess my grip and shooting, as well as try it out themselves.
This is frustrating. I have spent a boatload on ammo lately trying to assure that the gun was broken in, but it's still having issues. I spoke to Kimber and they will pay to have the gun shipped back, but they say it will take 3-5 weeks to go over it after they have it in hand. I hate to have to give up a new gun for a month to have it sorted out, especially after dropping a couple hundred just to try to break it in. I still enjoy shooting the gun, I'm just frustrated with the problems.
I currently have about 700 rounds through it. I have cleaned it after each session and lubed it well. I've shot a variety of ball ammo. I used two mags, the stock Kimber mag and a new Wilson Combat. The problems seemed consistent with whatever ammo or mag I was using at the time.
I have has numerous times where the slide locked back when the mag was not empty. I also had a couple times where I had jams where a round would not chamber correctly, but this only happened at the end of a long range session (200+ rounds), so perhaps that was a factor. I shot 200 rounds after the last time my slide locked back so I figured it was finally broken in well enough to carry. Then I went back to the range today and went through about 60 rounds when it locked back yet again with a half full mag. I had a couple different guys assess my grip and shooting, as well as try it out themselves.
This is frustrating. I have spent a boatload on ammo lately trying to assure that the gun was broken in, but it's still having issues. I spoke to Kimber and they will pay to have the gun shipped back, but they say it will take 3-5 weeks to go over it after they have it in hand. I hate to have to give up a new gun for a month to have it sorted out, especially after dropping a couple hundred just to try to break it in. I still enjoy shooting the gun, I'm just frustrated with the problems.