Just got my Kimber II back......

SAS Phantom · February 22, 2014, 07:52 AM

from having minor work done to it. I got the pistol barley used in excellent condition. I figured that I was going to end up carrying her, So I swapped out the sights for some Tru Glo Tritium sight front and rear. I also decided to get here Cerakoted too. Here are some before and after shots. I'm going to replace the grips with some Amboyna burl ones.

Before

After

Cheers
Ron

Light256 · February 22, 2014, 01:30 PM

nice looking gun you have there.

mmb713 · February 22, 2014, 08:12 PM

OK, I'm not a 1911 guy but that is one sweet pistol.

Sevens · February 23, 2014, 08:15 PM

Where did you get the recoil spring plug? My Coonan has a similar one (same, perhaps?) and I haven't seen others like it. I'm pretty sure Coonan doesn't make them, they simply get them from somewhere, but I do like it. Maybe because it's a bit different, but not "LOOK AT ME!" different.

Haha, actually, you don't have a lot of occasion to look at a handgun from THAT angle all too often.

I hope, anyway. But I like it. Someone selling those?

VZ grips look phenomenal, but I don't care for the cheese-grating experience. I'm guessing I am in the minority, as they are wildly popular.

I do like your two-tone look. I've always enjoyed the contrasting colors like that on a handgun.

Venom1956 · February 23, 2014, 08:20 PM

sevens try the 320s they are hardly rough on the hands. I put them on my 9mm pointman because i didnt want my girl to have hands rough as burlap.

wicked might beable to make u one? bullseye plug barsto supposedly made one

http://www.wickedgrips.com/index.php...path=59&page=2

SAS Phantom · February 24, 2014, 06:01 AM

Sevens I got the plug from Midway. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/333...eel-ringed-cap. Super fast shipping. I got one for the Kimber and my STI Trojan.
Ill post picture of my Amboyna Burl grip I just got. I want give those a try.

Cheers
Ron

SAS Phantom · February 24, 2014, 04:26 PM

and a updated pic with my new grips...

Cheers
Ron

serf 'rett · February 24, 2014, 04:47 PM

Drooling on key board....

Rinspeed · February 24, 2014, 04:51 PM

Very sharp Kimber.

Deja vu · March 1, 2014, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Where did you get the recoil spring plug? My Coonan has a similar one (same, perhaps?) and I haven't seen others like it. I'm pretty sure Coonan doesn't make them, they simply get them from somewhere, but I do like it. Maybe because it's a bit different, but not "LOOK AT ME!" different.

That does look like the one on my Coonan.

February 22, 2014, 07:52 AM	#1
SAS Phantom Member Join Date: June 22, 2007 Location: Rocky Mount NC Posts: 67	Just got my Kimber II back...... from having minor work done to it. I got the pistol barley used in excellent condition. I figured that I was going to end up carrying her, So I swapped out the sights for some Tru Glo Tritium sight front and rear. I also decided to get here Cerakoted too. Here are some before and after shots. I'm going to replace the grips with some Amboyna burl ones. Before After Cheers Ron

February 22, 2014, 01:30 PM	#2
Light256 Member Join Date: February 7, 2014 Posts: 23	nice looking gun you have there. __________________ Take anything i say with a bit of salt.. Im still new at this firearm thing

February 23, 2014, 08:15 PM	#4
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	Where did you get the recoil spring plug? My Coonan has a similar one (same, perhaps?) and I haven't seen others like it. I'm pretty sure Coonan doesn't make them, they simply get them from somewhere, but I do like it. Maybe because it's a bit different, but not "LOOK AT ME!" different. Haha, actually, you don't have a lot of occasion to look at a handgun from THAT angle all too often. I hope, anyway. But I like it. Someone selling those? VZ grips look phenomenal, but I don't care for the cheese-grating experience. I'm guessing I am in the minority, as they are wildly popular. I do like your two-tone look. I've always enjoyed the contrasting colors like that on a handgun. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

February 23, 2014, 08:20 PM	#5
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 3,656	sevens try the 320s they are hardly rough on the hands. I put them on my 9mm pointman because i didnt want my girl to have hands rough as burlap. wicked might beable to make u one? bullseye plug barsto supposedly made one http://www.wickedgrips.com/index.php...path=59&page=2 __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph. -Smaug Last edited by Venom1956; February 23, 2014 at 08:27 PM.

February 24, 2014, 04:47 PM	#8
serf 'rett Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2009 Location: Stuttgart, AR Posts: 1,569	Drooling on key board.... __________________ A lack of planning on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on my part.

February 22, 2014, 08:12 PM	#3
mmb713 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 421	OK, I'm not a 1911 guy but that is one sweet pistol.

February 24, 2014, 06:01 AM	#6
SAS Phantom Member Join Date: June 22, 2007 Location: Rocky Mount NC Posts: 67	Sevens I got the plug from Midway. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/333...eel-ringed-cap. Super fast shipping. I got one for the Kimber and my STI Trojan. Ill post picture of my Amboyna Burl grip I just got. I want give those a try. Cheers Ron

February 24, 2014, 04:26 PM	#7
SAS Phantom Member Join Date: June 22, 2007 Location: Rocky Mount NC Posts: 67	and a updated pic with my new grips... Cheers Ron

February 24, 2014, 04:51 PM	#9
Rinspeed Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2000 Posts: 1,505	Very sharp Kimber.