1911 in .40 S&W

T

The Griffon

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Just wishful thinking on my part. I think having a 1911 in .40 would be neat. No other reason, just because. After all Llama made it in 9mm why can't Kimber, Springfield, or Colt make one in .40 ? Comments anyone?

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The difference between an optimist and a pessimist is the pessimist has more information.
 
Kimber, Colt and Springfield all have or currently do manufacture .40 1911s. Generally, these are the smaller models (i.e. Kimber Ultra Carry and Compact, Springfield Champion, Cold Defender). I know Kimber is still making them and Springfield probably is. Colt may have dropped the .40 from the caliber offerings when they "streamlined" their product line.

I've always thought a .40 1911 makes the most sense in the smaller carry pieces. If you want a full size 1911, I'd rather have the original .45 or a 10 mm (which can be modified for .40 or .357Sig simply by changing the barrel).
 
Companies respond to demand. If you would like to see a new product, write to the companies who make similar products and tell them what you want and would buy if it were available. (Be reasonable - Ruger is not going to make the 101 in 40mm Bofors, no matter how many letters they get.)

Jim

Jim
 
The Kimber .40 is a nice gun, and Buzz is correct it is compact in size. Hard to find off the shelf, I just ran into one and grabbed it. Getting answers out of Kimber is never easy if they still do produc, ect. My understanding is that they "offered" a bunch of different set-ups but put very few into production.

The little lady likes it when she's at a class and shooting 500+ rounds. She runs around the planet with a .45 but it's nice to have a choice of cal in the same system.
 
Want a 1911 in .40 S&W? How about a rompin' stompin' mastadon killer in the same package? Get yourself a Colt Delta Elite in 10mm Auto. They generally sell used at a discount because non reloaders don't want to pay the tariff to shoot them.

Order a .40 S&W barrel from BarSto, a 19# recoil spring from Wolff, and a couple of mags from Chip McCormick.

Now, you've got two guns. A rompin' Stompin' mastadon killer, and a defence gun that's fun to shoot, and cheap to shoot.


Yr. Obt. Svnt.

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Fred J. Drumheller
NRA Life
NRA Golden Eagle
 
Being that I'm not that familiar with Kimbar I didn't know that they made a .40 in the 1911. And i've never seen one at my local gun shop. Thanks guys.

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The difference between an optimist and a pessimist is the pessimist has more information.
 
ParaOrdnance also makes some nice 1911s in .40 S&W. The high-capacity magazines may be too fat for some people with small hands (i.e., me!) but give them a looksee.

Justin

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Justin T. Huang, Esq.
late of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
 
I like my Kimber Gold Match (.45 ACP) so well that I ordered a Kimber Gold Match (.40 S&W) last November. I finally cancelled it about a month ago. Although Kimber was willing to make it, they told the dealer I was ordering from that they had a such a backlog of orders for .45 ACPs (around 10,000) that the order for a .40 S&W was a low priority.

I cancelled that order and ordered a Premier II in .40 S&W from Les Baer. I have no problem with Kimber, they are just going with what is selling best. I am also glad to know that the market for high quality .45 ACP's is booming!

Casey
 
The Kimber .40sw is out there. My dealer has a procarry in it. The only question is why the .40 when you can have .45 in the same package (other then capacity)?
 
What about a glock?

Ouch, hey, watch it with the tar and feathers! Not so hard! ... :)

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Griffon,
Although I am not into 1911's, or the .40 S&W, I will help as best I can.
STI International makes what appears to be a pretty stout line of 1911 style pistols in .40 S&W, .45 ACP, and 9MM.
I have read some good things about them.
Their address, if you are interested is:
STI International
114 Halmar Cove
Georgetown, TX, 78628

PH: (512) 819-0656
FAX: (512) 819-0465

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BOYCOTT SMITH AND WESSON!!!
Defend the Constitution from the foreign threat!!!!
 
Geee... Had I only known... My local dealer had a Kimber 40 Gold Match in the case for MONTHS!

Oh well...

If a 40 excites you, go check out the 40 Super... ;)

The ballistics are AWESOME!
http://www.triton-ammo.com/40super.html

10 What??? We don't need no stinkin' metric guns! ;)

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[This message has been edited by jaydee (edited May 20, 2000).]
 
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