They contract one hell of a slide, barrel and frame (S&W still doing it?), then fill those excellent core parts with breakage prone MIM. Occasionally, they put out immense QC gaffs where the gun can't be fixed.
Most current reports on the Colt products seem excellent, but the Colts aren't decked out as nicely.
I wouldn't trust my life to a Kimber, unless I got to replace a bunch of the innerds. But they do well as a range gun, unless something breaks.
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