by E-7 » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:46 am
Ah, ''kimbersucks'' I see you are still on your little soap box. You are truly becoming a legend in your own mind. Having fun are we? Have you ever shot any of Kimbers full size guns? Or is your experience limited to the Ultra Carry? I'm talking about personal experience not something you read some place. I've done my home work too. H&K makes a great gun, but ever try to get a part from them. It's like pure hell. For every report you can come up with I can find one for H&K, Colt , Springfield, S&W and just about every other gun maker. Heck Les Bear gets $2900 to $3500 for his guns and I can up with postings about problems with his guns. If all Kimbers are so bad, why then did LAPD SWAT go to it? Why did the USMC go with Kimber? Haven't heard a peep out of either of them on poor performance. May be the problem lies with the Ultra Carry. Who knows, but I won't condemn any gun maker over one line of gun. I am the pistolsmith for a police dept. in Texas. 16 officers in the dept carry Kimber TLE/RL's , 2 carry Sig 1911's (both officers had to send the Sig's back for issues with the guns more than a few times). The others range from Colt 1911's, Glocks, Sig's double actions and a few revolvers. This is a small dept. 40 officers total. Of all of the Kimbers I only had one were the thumb safety arm broke. There was a air bubble in the casting. I called Kimber and they over nighted one to me. Just like you, I can only draw off my own personal experiences. I am glad to see that you found a gun you seem to like, at least for the moment. So enjoy your H&K and I'll go on enjoying my Kimbers....