New 1911

[88E30M50]

I brought a new toy home today to add to the 1911 collection. It is a Kimber Pro Carry II and is the first Kimber I've bought. I currently carry a RIA Compact and intend to keep carrying that until the Kimber is broken in. Once that happens, I'll probably put the RIA back to standby gun.

The main reason I picked this up was to make carry a bit easier and with a shorter barrel and alloy frame, and this should help. It's funny though, but after buying this and comparing it to the RIA, I'm even more impressed with the RIA in terms of bang for the buck. I am looking forward to carrying this though.

 

[JohnP82]

Nice! congrats and enjoy

 

[ISHOOTHST'S]

 

[chakup]

Nice little gun!

 

[hunt4fun]

Nice gun. I'm considering several 1911s right now. What led you to the Kimber? I know they have a good reputation, but so do others.

 

[sbnewsom]

That is exactly what I'm looking for. Where did you get it? I would like to go take a look at them. did you get a good deal?

 

[theturtle06]

Looks nice - my guess is it came from Elmores? Either that or a private sale is my guess. Compared to Kimbers I can see how the RIA would seem like a great value - Kimber uses MIM parts just as RIA does and (in my estimation) gets a lot of $$$ out of their name. That's not to say they're not fine pistols (which they are - quite nice as a matter of fact) but you pay a lot of $$$ just for the Kimber name IMO.

 

[88E30M50]

I picked this one up at Bradis for $769 and they had its sister sitting next to it. There really is nothing that lead me to the Kimber other than it having what I wanted in the way of being small and light (for a 1911 in 45 acp). I'm happy with the RIA, but want to do night sights and when I started adding up everything I wanted to do, it just made sense to go with the Kimber. As I said earlier, the RIA compares well to the Kimber and, truth be told, I think the RIA has the better trigger. That will most likely change as the Kimber is broken in, but at the moment, the Kimber trigger has a hair of roughness just before it breaks that the RIA does not.

I wish I had bought it at Elmore's but his prices keep me going elsewhere. I bought a full size Springfield from him and am having him so some work on another 1911 I have and like his shop. I just can't afford to buy much from him. It's a shame too, since I've bought nearly a dozen handguns in the last year and each time I check on prices there, he comes in almost a hundred bucks higher than most other places are asking. To be fair, I haven't tried to see if he'll match anyone else's price and should probably start checking on that.

 

[robbran144]

i was gonna say bradis i was thinking about buying that same gun yesterday

 

[sbnewsom]

That seems like a hell of a deal for that gun! New?

 

[Manan]

Congratulations. Looks like a great carry piece.

 

[88E30M50]

It was NIB and listed at $779 but he knocked another $10 off because I probably looked like I could use the $10 . There was a second one there that was identical for $789. I probably would not have bought it, but thought it was a good deal that was hard to pass up. I can't wait to get to the range and run some ammo through it.

 

[printcraft]

Beautiful Ultra!!!

 

[buckstopshere]

Awesome 1911! Congratulations. Kimbers are sweet and so are RIA's.

 

[Digital_photog]

Nice gun, but the RIA isn't junk either. My RIA has an excellent trigger. When I bought it I went in to get a Springfield and ended up with the RIA. A lot less money and better trigger.

 

[junglerogue]

I loved my UC 2! It was the first metal frame gun I ever purchased. I couldn't believe how much easier it was to shoot, considering my two previous were HK USP's in .40. Watch your ejector on it, mine sheared off in the first 200 rounds I put down the barrel. Not sure why, other than it was a MIM part. Also, I had some trouble with my mags. Not sure why either. I eventually settled on Mecgars. Happy shooting.

 

[LotsofGlocks]

Very nice Congrats

 

[snowwalker]

Very nice and thanks for the info on RIA, they will be my 1st choice.

 

[wtfd661]

Congrats, great gun. You will be very, very happy that you bought it. I use Kimber's Pro Tac mags for my Kimbers, they are great mags.