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Kimber 1911s being phased out

Is this confirmed by an official source? It’s hard to imagine Kimber phasing out 1911s since the company’s current incarnation started as a 1911 company.
 
dvoncock said:
Is this confirmed by an official source? It’s hard to imagine Kimber phasing out 1911s since the company’s current incarnation started as a 1911 company.
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No, Mr pancake is a notorious troll and this is almost certainly 100% nonsense. Just yesterday I saw a new kimber 1911 in 45 acp be reviewed
 
pancakes said:
If you want a 1911 buy them now. Personally I’d suggest waiting as they are all about to be replaced with new versions that have external extractors
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Leslie Edelman: the pasty-faced impresario of overpriced mediocrity, presiding over a company that has mistaken a handsome finish and a hefty price tag for engineering excellence. Kimber has made a fine art of selling the sizzle while leaving customers to discover that the steak is raw, the grill is broken, and the chef has gone home. Its external-extractor fiasco was a particularly spectacular demonstration of how to take a proven design, meddle with it, and then leave customers holding the bag.

Never forget that Kimber Manufacturing destroyed their reputation for its external-extractor 1911 pistols in the mid-2000s. The idea was reasonable: an external extractor could simplify manufacturing and provide reliable extraction without the periodic tension adjustments sometimes needed with a traditional 1911 extractor. After all, other manufacturers had been using external extractors for decades. Sadly, Kimber couldn't pull it off.

Kimber’s implementation was a dismal failure:
  • Failures to extract: Spent cartridge cases remained in the chamber, causing stoppages.
  • Inconsistent extraction and ejection: Some pistols worked with certain ammunition but malfunctioned with others.
  • Extractor tension and geometry problems: The extractor sometimes failed to grip the cartridge rim reliably.
  • Repeated trips back to the factory: Some owners reported multiple attempts to correct the problem.
The problems with Kimber's guns became so widespread that the company eventually abandoned their external extractor design and returned to the antiquated internal extractor.

Who among us will be the first to bend over and give Edelman another opportunity?

🧎🏽🍌
 
RustyIron said:
Leslie Edelman: the pasty-faced impresario of overpriced mediocrity, presiding over a company that has mistaken a handsome finish and a hefty price tag for engineering excellence. Kimber has made a fine art of selling the sizzle while leaving customers to discover that the steak is raw, the grill is broken, and the chef has gone home. Its external-extractor fiasco was a particularly spectacular demonstration of how to take a proven design, meddle with it, and then leave customers holding the bag.

Never forget that Kimber Manufacturing destroyed their reputation for its external-extractor 1911 pistols in the mid-2000s. The idea was reasonable: an external extractor could simplify manufacturing and provide reliable extraction without the periodic tension adjustments sometimes needed with a traditional 1911 extractor. After all, other manufacturers had been using external extractors for decades. Sadly, Kimber couldn't pull it off.

Kimber’s implementation was a dismal failure:
  • Failures to extract: Spent cartridge cases remained in the chamber, causing stoppages.
  • Inconsistent extraction and ejection: Some pistols worked with certain ammunition but malfunctioned with others.
  • Extractor tension and geometry problems: The extractor sometimes failed to grip the cartridge rim reliably.
  • Repeated trips back to the factory: Some owners reported multiple attempts to correct the problem.
The problems with Kimber's guns became so widespread that the company eventually abandoned their external extractor design and returned to the antiquated internal extractor.

Who among us will be the first to bend over and give Edelman another opportunity?

🧎🏽🍌
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I think the 2K11 has an external extractor that actually works correctly.
 
I've owned 3 Kimbers over the years and never once had an issue with any of them. FWIW
 
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