Author Topic: The Kimber shoots pretty well.. (Read 768 times)

lazs2 · « **on:** August 21, 2003, 10:04:43 AM »

New Kimber in .45 auto... eclipse custom II... black stainless with tritium night sights... a 1911 clone with VERY close tolerences and work done at Kimbers custom shop.

Thing passes my lacksadaisical standards... will make fist sized groups at 30 yards or so. Still... both my .44 revolvers will shoot as well at that range and way better at 50 yards or more.

neat gun tho.. glad I bought it. the night sights are really cool.. three dot that are white in the light and turn a a sikly glowing green in the dark.

The cops that I know wanted to shoot it so I handed it over. about 20 of em all were wshooting the damn thing and they didn't want to give it back... no failures of any kind with those cavern points winchester calls "hollow points" .... All the cops said that they had never shot so well. They said the Kimber beat every handgun they had that day... mostly glocks.
lazs

Curval · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2003, 10:09:59 AM »

So is this one going to be called Kimberly? I assume guns would have female names? That way while you polish and clean it you can whisper sweet nothings to her...

"Oh Kimberly, Kimberly...how I love thee...my precisoouussssss"

Dune · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2003, 10:22:13 AM »

My .45's name is Betty.

medicboy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2003, 10:24:59 AM »

Kimber makes very nice 1911 style pistols if you like the 1911 style. They also make dam nice rifles.

Strange · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2003, 10:51:48 AM »

I picked up the Kimber Ultra Carry II .40 Cal. I love they gun.. I like it alot better the the Cold Defender I almost bought.

Packs a sweet punch too

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2003, 10:58:48 AM »

Lazs! Why did I picture you as a "Colt or nothing" kind of guy?

Kimber does indeed make a fine pistol. Id argue that its probably the best 'factory custom' made. Obviously Les Baer and Wilson surpass them, but for the money, Kimber is hard to beat.

The CEII is also a very attractive pistol - the finish contrast is unlike any other.

Any pics?

Were you able to find one under $1K?

Sandman · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2003, 11:03:10 AM »

The Gender Genie thinks that lazs2 is a female (using the initial post).

AWMac · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2003, 11:13:33 AM »

<----- MossBerg 12 guage pump, named Debbie the Daddy/Daughter's Date Understander.

There's nothing like the look on the face of some acne hormone raged boy wanting to date my Daughter and I'm sittin there at the table cleanin the shotgun. "C'mere boy... wantta ask ya about this here date.. *enter chink, chink here* What are yer plans boy? *enter a few more chink,chinks here* Where ya going boy? *and a pull up look at the far end of the room, shouldered shotgun* When ya comin back with my Daughter boy?

Daughters have never been late home from a date.

lazs2 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2003, 11:28:19 AM »

Yep... Like colt in 1911 but thot it would be nice to have the black stainless finish and... to have an accurate .45 for a change.

no.. couldn't get it for under a grand.

the "gender genie" seems to be wrong more often than not according to the sight so... guess I would be more worried if it thot I was male.

curval... Kimber is the name of the guy who owns the co that produces the pistol. I don't get attached to things enough to name em most of the time. Didn't even name my kids. or pets.

oh... don't know how to do the picture thing but if someone wants to post it I can send a pic to them.
lazs

Curval · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2003, 12:11:33 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
curval... Kimber is the name of the guy who owns the co that produces the pistol. I don't get attached to things enough to name em most of the time. Didn't even name my kids. or pets.

It's like attempting to get water out of stone trying to get a rise out of you lazs.

...and by the way, how to you get your kid's attention? "Hey You!"?

lazs2 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2003, 12:31:31 PM »

curval... I used the names the wives gave em... if I could remember what they were.
lazs

Dune · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2003, 12:41:41 PM »

You mean this one Lasz?

What I would love to have is one of Colt's reproduction WWI-vintage 1911's:

True, it's not the gun the Kimber is, but I've got my Hoag-modified Series 70 for that.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2003, 12:56:43 PM »

Dune, your pics came up as red X's so Ill post one - one of the most beautiful pistols ever produced, IMO.

Kimber Custom Eclipse II 1911 .45 ACP

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In the 90+ years since this weapon was designed, it has been elevated to a cult/elite status, since it works. Period. Nearly everything about it is as much as you could ever ask of a weapon. Ergonomic, functional, and with a design and lines that are now looked upon as 'classic', one firearms historian once said that (paraphrasing) that if the egg is the perfect shape for as a container, the 1911 is the perfect shape for a gun. Unlike the sterile look of a Glock, the 1911 pattern remains a seminal work, and case study, in engineering excellence, where the concept of 'form follows function' seems to have reached a zenith.

Like the light bulb, or a bicycle, when a design is pure enough, it doesn't change much, because it doesn't have to. Any adaptation would diminish it in some way. Like the look of a Porsche 911 or a Jaguar, its design is probably one of the single most recognized forms in history.

Steve · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2003, 01:06:35 PM »

Ahhh Lazs, you have stumbled upon my favorite gun manufacturer. I have a Classic Stainless Goldmatch by Kimber. Best .45 I've owned, easily. Have never had a jam or stove-pipe in it, regardless of round.

Gman · « **Reply #14 on:** August 21, 2003, 02:37:43 PM »

<---Canadian distributor for Kimber.

I'm shooting an Lapd Swat w/rail as well as a 3000$ Kimber LTP at the moment.

The only 1911 manufacturer that comes close for bang for the buck is Valtro IMO. Les Baer's are superb, but cost twice as much as any Kimber offering.

Kimber rifles are truly amazing as well, I've got a .22 bolt gun that set me back a C-note that'll shoot same hole groups at 50 meters all day long, and it's pretty much taken over the role of blasting the 10,000 gophers I do a year from my Ruger 10/22's.

Go Kimber!