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Rick F · March 22, 2013, 06:25 PM

I have a Kimber Eclipse Target II that has around 1,000 rounds, and has not had 1 failure. I heard a lot of awful things about Kimber on the interwebz, but mine seems to be assembled like a Swiss watch. Meanwhile Springfield seems to be the sacred cow of 1911's. On this reputation, I recently purchased a Springfield MC Operator (which was even more $$ than the Kimber), sent it back twice, and ended up getting a refund. SA said, at this time, they did not have time to QC check another pistol to send out to me, nor did they even have one available for that matter.

March 22, 2013, 06:25 PM	#60
Rick F Member Join Date: October 2, 2012 Posts: 71	For what it's worth . . . I have a Kimber Eclipse Target II that has around 1,000 rounds, and has not had 1 failure. I heard a lot of awful things about Kimber on the interwebz, but mine seems to be assembled like a Swiss watch. Meanwhile Springfield seems to be the sacred cow of 1911's. On this reputation, I recently purchased a Springfield MC Operator (which was even more $$ than the Kimber), sent it back twice, and ended up getting a refund. SA said, at this time, they did not have time to QC check another pistol to send out to me, nor did they even have one available for that matter. __________________ Sig P220 Elite Stainless .45 /// H&K P30L 9mm /// Kimber Eclipse Target II .45 /// S&W 686+ 5" Pro /// Walther PPS 9mm /// SA MC Operator .45 /// LMT MRP w/ACOG TA11HG /// Ruger Scout w/Nikon /// Benelli Nova Tactical 12g /// EVO X & S2000