steel3924 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Does anyone shoot a Kimber in Single Stack Competition? I have had this gun a while and was wondering (since I am new to the USPSA competition arena) if this gun was good for this competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaGunner Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Yes,shoot the hell out of it. Just get some gear,mags and as much ammo as you can afford then go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalaur Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I shoot a kimber in SS, placed 2nd in C class SS nats this year with very minimal work done to it. Would I prefer a different gun? Sure, but this is what I've got :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postal Bob Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I shoot a Kimber Custom Tactical all the time in single stack, and cdp(idpa). It's a great gun to have. Why would you think it's not good for single stack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregJ Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I recently picked up a Gold Match II in SS, and my 16yr old son shoots a Kimber Custom Classic. We will be attending our first USPSA match next month. Both guns are more accurate than we are, and seem to be great choices for SS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I shoot a Kimber Premier II in SS. I replaced the front tritium sight with a fiber optic blade and went to town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I shoot a 12 year old Gold Match in Heavy Metal 3 gun and it has served me well. Stick a S&A magwell on the bottom and it's good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatekeeper Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) I shoot a Kimber SIS. Have over 12,000 rounds with 0 malfunctions since I started USPSA just over a year ago. It was all stock at first, still is for the most part (other than the wear to the finish ) Along the way I changed grips/added a Techwell SP, changed to a fiber front, and blacked out the rear tritium inserts, and more recently added an extended mag release button. Nothing "needed" changing, just did to make a little more competition friendly. Now take your's out and get 'er dirty!! Edited May 19, 2011 by Gatekeeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmg Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 My little ole Kimber custom II is holding up fine. Not one problem. Put magwell on it and have at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hello: I used to shoot a Kimber Grand Raptor and a Kimber Eclipse 10mm that I put 40 and 9mm barrels in. They all worked well. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Cline Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 (edited) Hello: I used to shoot a Kimber Grand Raptor and a Kimber Eclipse 10mm that I put 40 and 9mm barrels in. They all worked well. Thanks, Eric I've been shooting a Kimber Super Match II in SS for 5 years. I just made Master with it. At the Texas Single Stack Championshion held at the Blackhawk Range hosted by the River City Shooters, the top three finishers were shooting Kimber, and 4 of the top 5 were shooting Kimbers. The wonderful thing about SS Division is it's tight restrictions on modification and core gun. Most shooters ad a magwell and some a fiber-optice fromt sight. Have a smith polish the trigger and you are ready to run. Why do you ask? Edited May 29, 2011 by Steven Cline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 My Kimber is pretty much all I've ever shot in Single Stack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileyj925 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I am getting ready to run my CDP in the singlestack division. I am a bit nervous because after I get residue from a hundred rounds or so it has some hiccups. Today at the range after 150 rounds the firing pin failed to hit the primer and it failed to fire. After a cleaning I went out and it ran fine. This has happened with several different types of ammo. I have never had this problem with my Raptor or my crimson carry just the CDP. It just seems this thing has to be spotless to function reliably. Thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postal Bob Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 How many rounds through it? Kimbers usually require a break in of at least 500 rounds. After that they run flawless, especially the full size models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rack&roll Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I would say Kimber 1911's are probably one of the most popular and most used guns in SS division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iShootguns Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I would say Kimber 1911's are probably one of the most popular and most used guns in SS division. That's what I've seen. Various Kimbers, Springfields and A LOT of Spartans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregJ Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I would say Kimber 1911's are probably one of the most popular and most used guns in SS division. That's what I've seen. Various Kimbers, Springfields and A LOT of Spartans. That's what I had suspected, but every try to find a Kimber shooting shirt????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iShootguns Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I would say Kimber 1911's are probably one of the most popular and most used guns in SS division. That's what I've seen. Various Kimbers, Springfields and A LOT of Spartans. That's what I had suspected, but every try to find a Kimber shooting shirt????? Yeah, good luck with that one. Kimber has virtually no support for the shooting sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I would say Kimber 1911's are probably one of the most popular and most used guns in SS division. That's what I've seen. Various Kimbers, Springfields and A LOT of Spartans. That's what I had suspected, but every try to find a Kimber shooting shirt????? Yeah, good luck with that one. Kimber has virtually no support for the shooting sports. I'm not sure what is going on at Kimber, because I love my 12 year old Kimber a LOT. In fact, it's probably still my favorite gun, even though the stable has grown a lot. But you're right, besides buying ads in Front Sight, Kimber basically has no showing in the shooting sports. They refuse to donate guns for prize tables nor sponsor any shooters. It really is a shame, because when I first started shooting this game in 2004, Kimbers were the gun of choice for those still shooting a single stack. I wish we could bring back the Kimber of the 1990s. Sadly, I think they're long gone though. I suggest a Spartan every chance I get as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iShootguns Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 That is just par for the course for Kimber. Their QC and CS is spotty at best, they easily spend more money on marketing than R&D and they just change finishes and add some aesthetic flare and call some of their guns custom shop as a result. I also can't stand when their guns aren't reliable and they blame it on break in like their guns are super tight custom builds. Kimber once told a customer of mine that his raptor wouldn't cycle because it needs 1K rounds break in, BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lnxgeek Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I shoot a Gold Match also, like many I added a magwell S&A in my case, but now there seem to be many more options. I would shoot 500 rds first, just to make sure you don't have any hiccups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Hmmmm. I guess loyally buying the back cover of Front Sight for as long as I can remember is showing "no support for the shooting sports". Or making a USA Shooting model that part fo the proceeds were donated to Olympic shooting. Why does everyone equate supporting shooting sports as only giving away free junk at matches? Or selling you a $75 jersey with their name on it, and then calling you a "Team" shooter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biloxi23 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I've got a six or seven year old Kimber Gold combat that I carried as aduty weapon for about three years. That gun runs anything I load in the mags, and I have never experienced a malfunction (typing that is probably the kiss of death). I runs clean or dirty. I took it to an police instructors course for a week and shot 1500+ ball and duty rounds with only a couple passes with a bore snake and a couple of drops of oil each day. The pistol is too pretty to carry as a duty weapon,but it feels good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Hmmmm. I guess loyally buying the back cover of Front Sight for as long as I can remember is showing "no support for the shooting sports". Or making a USA Shooting model that part fo the proceeds were donated to Olympic shooting. Why does everyone equate supporting shooting sports as only giving away free junk at matches? Or selling you a $75 jersey with their name on it, and then calling you a "Team" shooter? It's all relative. While Kimber is buying advertising in Front Sight, Springfield and STI are sponsoring stages and matches, and STI has a contingency program that is second to none. Don't get me started on the companies that won't even buy me a shirt to advertise for them--that's ridiculous. But a company that won't donate a cent to a match isn't supporting our sport no matter how much they advertise and try to market to us. After all, it's not our money that should matter. Most of us aren't shooting a gun out of the box anyway. It's everyone else we tell about the shooting sports--the newbies--who make them all of their money. They seem to have forgotten that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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