Kimber Quirk?!
- Thread starter LegalWolf
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Is a #2 one ?
Thinner ones are available...
Don't get the clear type, they last about 50rnds.
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Thinner ones are available...
Don't get the clear type, they last about 50rnds.
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"The Gun from Down Under !"
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The one that I installed was blue and came from wilson combat. The gunsmith recomended that I mill a little off the guide rod? Should I try the red buffs. If they are indeed thinner that should probably work? What the verdict?
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John Forsyth
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I use the 0.090 Heitt shock buffs in both of my Kimbers. No problems whatsoever.
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John
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John
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Any gunsmith that would tell you to trim the spring guide and not the buffer is not worthy of the name!
BTW, why do people keep trying to improve JMB's masterpiece? Anything they do to it from the original specs seems to have tradeoffs! And not necessarily good ones, either.
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BTW, why do people keep trying to improve JMB's masterpiece? Anything they do to it from the original specs seems to have tradeoffs! And not necessarily good ones, either.
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o I raised my hand to eye level, like pointing a finger, and fired. Wild Bill Hickok
o If you have to shoot a man, shoot him in the guts... Wild Bill Hickok
o 45 ACP: Give 'em a new navel! BigG
o It is not the function of our government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error. Justice Robert H. Jackson
o It is error alone that needs government support; truth can stand by itself. Tom Jefferson
o When you attempt to rationalize two inconsistent positions, you risk drowning as your own sewage backs up. BigG
I ran into that a while back with a Kimber Gold Match. I had a Colt to compare it to and noticed the notch on the Kimber wasn't as long as on the Colt. I mentioned this problem to a "1911" expert at a gun show who sold parts and accessories for 1911 pistols. When I tried to explain the problem I was having the guy got red in the face and started ridiculing me. He went on about how much better made Kimbers were than Colt and wouldn't even let me explain my theory on the problem. I just walked off. Even I could see that the shok buff needed to be thinner.
It's not a Kimber quirk. It's an "installing a part that's not really needed" quirk. I've owned my share of 1911s through the years and have never used one of those things yet (and never needed to). Unless you're a competition shooter who's going to shoot an unusually large number of rounds through your gun a shock buff simply isn't needed.
Don't let yourself fall into the trap of thinking that you have to hang a bunch of extra s*!t on your gun to make it work. My Kimber custom works great without a shock buff. In fact, most of the *extras* that the Kimber has fall into the "nice to have but not needed" category.
Don't let yourself fall into the trap of thinking that you have to hang a bunch of extra s*!t on your gun to make it work. My Kimber custom works great without a shock buff. In fact, most of the *extras* that the Kimber has fall into the "nice to have but not needed" category.
Shock buffers are not only not necessary, they may create their own problems. The 1911 type pistol is designed so that the slide will "bounce" off the steel recoil spring guide and pick up extra momentum on the return. If it doesn't work that way, there can be feeding problems.
Jim
Jim
Thank God there were men like John Moses Browning who refused to accept the status quo just because there was nothing wrong with it. Men like him are never satisfied with something just because it works, even if it works quite well. They always try to improve it, not always with success. I'm glad we aren't still shooting flintlocks and Walker Colts!
There isn't a thing wrong with a full length guide rod, beavertail grip safety or shock buff. If John Browning was alive today he would probably have invented them himself. The "Government Model 1911-A1" wasn't JMB's first try at the 1911. The one that passed all those tests many years ago wasn't built on an assembly line either, it was hand fit!
If your slide won't rack release with the thick buff, use the thin one! How simple is that?
Mikey
There isn't a thing wrong with a full length guide rod, beavertail grip safety or shock buff. If John Browning was alive today he would probably have invented them himself. The "Government Model 1911-A1" wasn't JMB's first try at the 1911. The one that passed all those tests many years ago wasn't built on an assembly line either, it was hand fit!
If your slide won't rack release with the thick buff, use the thin one! How simple is that?
Mikey
I guess my attempt was to prevent the "is broke, now I gotta fix it." I will try a thinner one. In the meantime I removed the blue wilson shock buff. This is a hobby and it beats alot of other diversionary activities like golf or parchisi! Thanks for all your posts.
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"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk.
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E. Hemmingway
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"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk.
That will teach you to keep your mouth shut"
E. Hemmingway
G. Kennedy
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I used shokbuffs for a while but then quit. Didn't like worrying about whether it would come apart and tie up the gun.
Now I buy springs in bulk from Brownell's and change my recoil spring every 2-3000 rounds whether it needs it or not. Cheap insurance and no worries.....
Now I buy springs in bulk from Brownell's and change my recoil spring every 2-3000 rounds whether it needs it or not. Cheap insurance and no worries.....