The 1911 bug is clawing at me, and I want to do it right the first time.

 

For the Kimber Custom II owners, are you happy with your purchase?

 

In your opinion, this being the ' cheapest ' - ' entry level ' kimber, do you feel it lacks features / quality of slightly higher priced models?

 

Any other recommendations or insight? I have read that the stock magazine is crap and should be replaced first, but anything else?

 

And if you got em! throw some pictures up!

 

thanks

I had a Kimber CDPII it was a nice gun until the abi safety snapped. I was at the range and my BIL was shooting the Kimber. Before firing he put it through a series of safety checks. He has 6-7 certifications so he knows what he is doing. He is lefty and I am right handed. So while thumbing the safety up a few times it just snapped.

 

This gun has never been dropped, modified, or altered from factory standards and the piece just snapped. Kimber CS was great and paid for everything plus some extra mags. A couple of years later I bought a S&W 1911 Pro Series 9MM. I sold the Kimber the same week.

Just purchased a team match 2 from kimber and the machine work is amazing, fit and finsh is amazing. You cannot find one machining mark on this pistol.

 

just looked at the one your looking at on the kimber website. id say go for it it has a retail under 850.00 so you should be able to find a good price.

 

When i saw the mag that came with mine it does seem kind of cheap for the gun question is how it works? have not fired mine yet...so i will see.

If this kimber shoots as good as my 2 taurus 1911,s i will be as happy as a pig in poop..

 

http://www.kimberamerica.com/1911/custom-ii/custom-ii

I have a pro raptor and am nearing the 1 K mark. Never a problem once I learned not to limp wrist!!

I have a Custom TLE II. I have put a few thousand rounds through it without a problem, even with steel and aluminum cased ammo. The only wear it shows is because I wasted money on a Fobus holster. I would buy another Kimber without hesitation.

I have a Custom TLE II. I have put a few thousand rounds through it without a problem, even with steel and aluminum cased ammo. The only wear it shows is because I wasted money on a Fobus holster. I would buy another Kimber without hesitation.

 

Do you know what the difference between the standard custom II vs the custom TLE II is? i read somewhere the only difference was additional serrations on the slide, is this true?

one of the diffrences, TLE has night sites..