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I've disassembled my Kimber Custom, and I haven't noticed any MIM parts in it. Where is the evidence of this?

Ok, so here's the 'scoop' on Federal Ammunition XM855 or XM193 produced at Lake City... Lake City is a Government-owned, Contractor-operated (GOCO) facility that specializes in the production of small caliber ammunition. The current production contract is being held by ATK Systems and their subsidiary: Federal Premium Ammunition. Ammunition produced under the names 'XM193' and 'XM855' use military spec powders, casings, primers, and projectiles. They use the same dies, they use the same QC. The only difference is the Lot inspection criteria, and the certs from the sub contractors and ATK. Basically, the only real difference between LCAAP ammo for the military, and the ammo for you is the paperwork. In fact, due to the supple constraints (the nations' ammo stockpiles are all empty at the moment), this facility has been pretty much in non-stop production. However: with the implementation of the M855A1, this will probably change... I doubt that the A1 ammo will be allowed for civilian sale, so that means they'll have to start doing separate productions for civilian sales and government sales. Plus... M855A1 ammo is a lot more expensive than your standard M855. It's not "rejected" ammo... it's just ammo without all the paperwork to certify it for use. It's also not "surplus" ammo either as Federal has to pay for it to be produced, not the government.

Colt King Cobra ftw... :-P

Kimbers w/ internal extractors are great shooters. Never let me down.

I'd love to buy one, but the cost of .308... ugh. Wood stock, scout squad for me... it has a real nice 'look' to it. Maybe in 5 years...

I'll ask my buddy in small cal here at picatinny to see what the story is.

Got 1... I tried to order 2 but it gave me an error.

How much is shipping? Nvm... $14.54. Any promos?

Whoops... counted it from todays date. It's actually 27 days.

Got it back on Tuesday. Seems to work well. We'll see next time I goto the range. For the record: Sent out - 23MAR2011 Returned - 19APR2011 27 days.

Nothings worse than when you buy a gun and it breaks on your first range trip... had that happen to me with my S&W 22A (which I JUST got back).

I've always wanted an excuse to buy a Ruger 10/22

I'm with Lunker. My Kimber has rails... not really a fan anymore

It's technically mipafox's stuff... and his friend's land. I'm extremely grateful to both of them for allowing me this opportunity.

My newest BCM on a full auto lower... (IN PA)

Same here. Not bad. Amazon selling the same one for $179

They didn't seem that bad when I tried them out at Gander.

So... what's the big deal with these scopes? Since they're spotters, what's so bad about buying a $50 BARSKA?

I would wager the street value on shotguns and bolt-action rifles pales in comparison to that of handguns, hence the decision to dump them.

I think it was a burglary where the money, jewelry, and handguns were taken. Long guns really have no worth on the "street" as they can't be concealed. My thoughts anyway.

Hmmmmm.

http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2011/04/gun_cache_recovered_from_bridg.html Weird...

The only reason I'm looking at buying a pistol is that I have one permit before it expires...

I thought about this... Even though it's my first, it's not the one I cherish (that would be my King Cobra). Thats the gun I'll pass to my kids... along with my modified Colt Python.

That's the thing. I like my Kimber... it was my first ever gun. It shoots great (but so do most 1911s), but I barely shoot it. In fact, since I got my Glock 21sf, it's been in my safe forever. I kinda want an RIA 1911, I hear they do well for the money you spend. I don't put 10,000 rounds through em a year, but it's a nice 1911 to have. I also want an AK (or 2) as well... one tacticool, one wood stock... lol