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Section 8: Handguns Subject: 6” Kimber 45 Msg# 1105574
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| Also, note the “checkering” on the front strap. It is an add on Wilson Combat part. They come in stainless and “blued” and run from $10 to $16 depending on where/when you find them. I have them on several 1911s. Why anybody would build a 1911 frame, especially in 45 and up, with a smooth grip front strap, I’ll never understand. The Coonan 1911 style guns come with smooth grip straps...in 357 mag! I love, LOVE, sticky grips on my guns. So when I end up with one of the “bald” frames, this little bit of magic works wonders. There are small folds, that grab the cut out in the frame and they are locked in with grip/stock pressure. | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Thanks Stu, It is my 3rd 6” 1911, and it is a nice one too. Unfortunately it didn’t start out too nice. The thumb safety, as it arrived, was almost unusable. The casting (assuming it was MIM) was severely out of shape. It looked bent. It barely engaged the notch in the slide. See the pictures. It was wearing the factory stocks at that point. Kimber sent me another safety when I told them that I had fit several of them in the past. But it was another sub par part. I bought and fitted a Wilson Combat safety and it has been flawless. The trigger pull was pretty high for a “Target” gun, which is the model designation. It was gritty and was over 6 1/2 lbs. I polished the trigger bow, mating surfaces of the disconnector and installed a Cylinder and Slide “light” sear spring. It is very clean and crisp and breaks at 3.5 lbs! CraigImage below from Craig AA - Image Title: Bad Kimber safety 1  Image below from Craig AA - Image Title: Kimber 1 Image Info: Picture of a picture from my laptop screen.  |
