It all started about a month ago at my gun club when I made the mistake of shooting a club buddies' Colt Delta Gold Cup 10mm. I was initially apprehensive as i'm strictly a novice handgunner. The Colt definitely had some snap but not what I expected. Actually was very comfortable and a huge bonus was the fact I actually shot an unfamiliar handgun excellent. I have extremely poor eyes (nearsighted) so shooting handguns has serious challenges for me. I was now very intrigued by a 1911 10mm. Been doing my research and where I already handload .40 S&W for my wife's G22 Glock, the 10mm made very practical sense. I enjoy target out to 50 yds so I was thinking long slide. I ended up buying the Kimber Target II LS and what a VERY nicely built handgun for common production. Great price point as I payed $929 from my LGS (they actually had one in stock). Got to the range today with some misc factory ammo and ripped off about 80 rounds. Realized immediately it doesn't like Sellier&Bellot 180 TC ammo. I had frequent failure to enter full battery. (I knew this from doing my research). I also had some Sig 180 RNFP's and the gun cycled flawlessly with this ammo. If I load 8 rounds I seem to have a random issue with the first round not quite going fully into battery. I'm pretty sure this is simply because everything is new and stiff and needs breaking in. If I load only 7 rounds, everything functions perfect. My SA 1911 RO 9mm was the same exact occurrence, very stiff new mag springs caused feed issues when new, after about 500 rounds my SA 9mm performs perfect. Next was how well I shoot this pistol. I typically struggle with all of my handguns, i'm NO expert, and I really have to focus on improving my deficiencies to shoot well. I learned today that my Kimber is absolutely the easiest for me to potentially shoot with consistency. This is SO encouraging for me as I get frustrated with some of my other platforms. Yes, the 10mm has some elevated recoil, but where i'm just a recreational slow paced shooter it's not any significance. My Glock G22 in .40 S&W has a much sharper recoil smack than my Kimber. I was ecstatic that I was able to ping 6 out of 8 shots at our steel dueling tree at 25 yds ! The flip paddles are 6" in dia and even my missed shots were close (high). The ballistic energy of full bang 10mm is VERY impressive as the caliber thumps and flips the dueling tree paddles with fierce authority even at 25 yds ! This is a perfect out of the box shooter for me. After today's range trip my takeaway is this pistol needs NOTHING for mods to fit me, grips feel just right, and the trigger feel is perfect at about 4 lbs and a sharp break. The sights are excellent with the red fiber optic (a plus for me as I love Dawson front sights). So if any of your are pondering 10mm take my $.02 and treat yourself and do it ! Generally speaking every handgun i've purchased thus far I always had an initial minor gripe, but the Kimber is just "excellent" at all aspects. Very glad I purchased the Kimber as I was also considering the RIA 10mm LS.