Blown Kimber Stainless ten II

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roger5179

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Just shooting paper at range when BOOM:eek: It was a hot load ,I know. I reload .45acp for 2 guns. If it was a double load then it had no more than 9 grns of Unique. I load light for target. This is a plastic handle. It blew back in my hand, powder all over hands and face. I've had a lot of low loads and know ALWAYS to check barrel for slug. I'm positive it wasn't a slug in barrel. This cracked the plastic on magazine from top of trigger on 1 side all the way around to the other. The mechanics of the gun are fine. Just when you pull it back the dovetail and hammer just droop. Question?? have had this for about 1.5yrs. How good is Kimbers rep and think they may fix it.??? :rolleyes: Long shot I know, but I'm open for suggestions on this
 
Kimber will fix it, but I doubt very much that they will fix it free or under warranty unless they determine that the gun was in some way defective from the factory. You can call them.

I can't tell from your description exactly what broke. If it was the frame, then the gun is obviously ruined; unless it was somehow their defect, the best Kimber is likely to do is give you a discount on a new gun.

FWIW, 9 grains of Unique is a very hot load in a .45 ACP; it is over maximum with any bullet in all my loading data. I used to load 7 grains of Unique for a bowling pin blaster, and it was hot.

Jim
 
reply to Jim Keenan

It was just the plastic handle cracked completely around the steel about 1/2" below thumb safety It's above dovetail safety, but the hammer & dovetail work off a piece of metal built inside the Handle,Magazine. The overload, I know, was a mistake. I only load 4.6 grns all the time. A POSSIBLE overload at the most. Hey just my opinion but there like *******s ya know
 
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