Kimber Has Something Unexpected Coming 8/19

[rotor]

Gun store I used to use always pushed Kimber as I guess the profit motivation was higher. Never fell for it and they are out of business. Never fired a Kimber but have not heard anything good about them.

 

[Hoji]

I just don't buy anything with the words New York on it.

So, no Marlin, Remington, Ithaca ,
Kimber, etc. Henry is made in New Jersey, Rock River is made in Illinois as is Springfield. Just saying

 

[Brains]

Years back I really liked the looks of the Kimber TLE II. Bought a Remington R1 Enhanced on impulse instead, even got a threaded barrel free with the promo they were running.

 

[no2gates]

So, raise your hand if you'll be staying up late tonight just to see that announcement.
I can see some of you pressing the F5 key on the keyboard to refresh the web page.

 

[Sasquatch]

Wondering where all the negative feelings to Kimber come from? I have two Kimbers that IMHO are attractive guns, and have always performed well. Is the negativity based in fact, or if we substituted Kimber for any other manufacturers name would we see similar comments?

QC is spotty. Some of their guns are 100% dead nuts reliable. I had a Custom TLE that was great and never had an issue that wasn't mag related. That's not the case for all their guns, especially their micro guns. The Solo has a terrible reputation. Their guns under Commander size get pretty dicey. Like Sig - their older guns were a lot better than the stuff they're cranking out today. Like Sig - they focused on cosmetics and having "different" versions of the same gun instead of just making a rock solid, perfect gun in one or two models. Also like Sig, they've retracted a lot and don't make as many of the special edition stuff, but they suffer from spotty QC still.

They also get a bad rap for the MIM parts they use, even though metal injection molding when done right is 99% as strong as forged or stamped.

Kimber can make great guns. But when it comes down to it, for a duty/service/carry/defensive weapon, reliability beats beauty every day. LAPD SWAT dumped Kimber's gun made just for them in favor of the Glock 21. That's just one example. They had a huge sample source, compared to the average (or most above-average income) shooters and found the Kimbers lacking in the reliability department.

 

[Sam7sf]

Well...it’s the 19th. No updates.

 

[jtw2]

Wondering where all the negative feelings to Kimber come from? I have two Kimbers that IMHO are attractive guns, and have always performed well. Is the negativity based in fact, or if we substituted Kimber for any other manufacturers name would we see similar comments?

I had the polymer Kimber double stack (forget the model) years ago that I carried until I stress tested in a class and it started choking so bad I finished with my sig 226

 

[toddnjoyce]

Well...it’s the 19th. No updates.

Hell, it’s the 20th and nothing. What a fûckup.

 

[jtw2]

Hell, it’s the 20th and nothing. What a fûckup.

I guess if you are in Singapore it might be the 20th but for the rest of us today is the 19th

 

[toddnjoyce]

I guess if you are in Singapore it might be the 20th but for the rest of us today is the 19th

Well fûck. The little date thing on my watch is off a day. Guess I gotta pull the crown and adjust it.

 

[jtw2]

Well fûck. The little date thing on my watch is off a day. Guess I gotta pull the crown and adjust it.

Lol!

 

[Sam7sf]

Kimber impressing as always.

 

[no2gates]

Well fûck. The little date thing on my watch is off a day. Guess I gotta pull the crown and adjust it.

Would be a real surprise for the kids on Christmas...

 

[no2gates]

That new R7 Mako looks like if a Highpoint and a Springfield XDS had sex and that was the offspring.

 

[gll]

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

No thank you!!.

 

[jtw2]

Just got email from em: https://www.r7mako.com/?UTM_Source=...ailAttribute=%%__AdditionalEmailAttributes2%%

 

[jtw2]

Honestly not a bad msrp but it will be hard competing that space with the sig 365 Glock slims, etc

 

[Moonpie]

 

[proximawave]

Maybe if it runs well