Anybody have experience with a Kimber 1911 in 40 S&W

Waldog · April 11, 2007, 10:00 AM

I am contemplating purchasing two Kimber Stainless Gold Match pistols. One in 45 ACP (Of course) and one in .40 S&W. Anybody have a Kimber (any model) in .40 S&W? What are your impressions? How about magazine reliability and feeding?

I thought it might be a fun gun for IDPA. I have other 40's and like the cartridge.

HSMITH · April 12, 2007, 09:02 AM

Lots of the single stack 40's I see don't run very well, Kimbers included but not any more so than anything else. My belief is that the vast majority of the problems are magazine related. Good 40 magazines for a particular gun can be hard to find.

One thing that helps dramatically is to have the barrel throated for long loads and loading 40 at 1.235"-1.255", makes magazine selection less critical and nearly every gun will feed better.

osuflipster · April 12, 2007, 08:02 PM

I had SS Pro Carry II in 40, was a nice gun, but if it had been 45ACP, I would probably still have it. Got it to run with Tripp Research Mags, take the stock Kimber mags and throw them in the trash. Finally decided 40 is not for me, and sold all my 40's, I really wouldn't reccomend a 40 1911 to anyone.

April 11, 2007, 10:00 AM	#1
Waldog Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 2007 Location: SOCAL Posts: 340	Anybody have experience with a Kimber 1911 in 40 S&W I am contemplating purchasing two Kimber Stainless Gold Match pistols. One in 45 ACP (Of course) and one in .40 S&W. Anybody have a Kimber (any model) in .40 S&W? What are your impressions? How about magazine reliability and feeding? I thought it might be a fun gun for IDPA. I have other 40's and like the cartridge.

April 12, 2007, 08:02 PM	#3
osuflipster Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 129	I had SS Pro Carry II in 40, was a nice gun, but if it had been 45ACP, I would probably still have it. Got it to run with Tripp Research Mags, take the stock Kimber mags and throw them in the trash. Finally decided 40 is not for me, and sold all my 40's, I really wouldn't reccomend a 40 1911 to anyone. __________________ H&K P7 PSP S&W M66 3", M625 3", 1911 SS 5" Target Browning Hi-Power 9mm, Buckmark Plus .22lr Glock 26; Kel-Tec P32

April 12, 2007, 09:02 AM	#2
HSMITH Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2002 Posts: 2,019	Lots of the single stack 40's I see don't run very well, Kimbers included but not any more so than anything else. My belief is that the vast majority of the problems are magazine related. Good 40 magazines for a particular gun can be hard to find. One thing that helps dramatically is to have the barrel throated for long loads and loading 40 at 1.235"-1.255", makes magazine selection less critical and nearly every gun will feed better.