And I hate them, too, so we're even! 
I had an OEM extended slide stop on my G19, and yes, despite myself (or to spite myself) I thumbed it to release the slide every time. Predictably enough, within several months it started failing to lock the slide so I went back to the stock part, and adopted the overhand slide release method.
Then the Springfield, used and pre-customized to include a slide stop without a tab to engage the follower. Huh? Maybe a competition part for IPSC? I dunno. Replaced it with an extended stop that resisted even the most earnest detenting to prevent premature lock-back (inertia, doncha know...). Replaced it with a standard part using my own special brand of "fitting". Goes in real easy...and comes out even easier. A work in progress...
And let's not forget the ol' Sig. After I got creative with the hammer spring, the slide became reluctant to lock back. A little judicious tweaking of that spring, and it came to it's senses. Take that!
The Kahr K9 was graciously tolerant of some abusive sandpaper, so I gotta give it some credit. Very charitable little thing, even if it did like to retreat into dark corners and heating vents and toilets for field stripping.
But the Kimber...the Kimber was not my fault! Today, at about the 1100 round mark, the tab for the mag follower got bored, got up and left. Or right. I dunno, I never found it.
Overall, I've been really pleased with the Kimber Compact: great accuracy, points well, nicely rounded edges, and it even feeds reliably (what will they think of next!) My only reservation about buying a Kimber was, of course, the MIM controversy. I decided on a 'wait and see' approach...so what am I seeing? A freak occurence? The MIM monster rearing it's ugly head? The Curse of Boing's Slide Stop Massacre, Part V?
Long I've searched for a 1911 whose feed reliability I could trust. This gun is close...close enough that I'm now considering replacing the hammer, sear, and disconnector as a pre-emptive measure.
[insert the smiley who says "sigh"]
I had an OEM extended slide stop on my G19, and yes, despite myself (or to spite myself) I thumbed it to release the slide every time. Predictably enough, within several months it started failing to lock the slide so I went back to the stock part, and adopted the overhand slide release method.
Then the Springfield, used and pre-customized to include a slide stop without a tab to engage the follower. Huh? Maybe a competition part for IPSC? I dunno. Replaced it with an extended stop that resisted even the most earnest detenting to prevent premature lock-back (inertia, doncha know...). Replaced it with a standard part using my own special brand of "fitting". Goes in real easy...and comes out even easier. A work in progress...
And let's not forget the ol' Sig. After I got creative with the hammer spring, the slide became reluctant to lock back. A little judicious tweaking of that spring, and it came to it's senses. Take that!
The Kahr K9 was graciously tolerant of some abusive sandpaper, so I gotta give it some credit. Very charitable little thing, even if it did like to retreat into dark corners and heating vents and toilets for field stripping.
But the Kimber...the Kimber was not my fault! Today, at about the 1100 round mark, the tab for the mag follower got bored, got up and left. Or right. I dunno, I never found it.
Overall, I've been really pleased with the Kimber Compact: great accuracy, points well, nicely rounded edges, and it even feeds reliably (what will they think of next!) My only reservation about buying a Kimber was, of course, the MIM controversy. I decided on a 'wait and see' approach...so what am I seeing? A freak occurence? The MIM monster rearing it's ugly head? The Curse of Boing's Slide Stop Massacre, Part V?
Long I've searched for a 1911 whose feed reliability I could trust. This gun is close...close enough that I'm now considering replacing the hammer, sear, and disconnector as a pre-emptive measure.
[insert the smiley who says "sigh"]
Actually, the whole Kimber Plan was to buy a gun that would be ready to go out-of-the-box, so I wouldn't have an excuse to ruin it. 
