First off let me say I do not want to talk about Glock, HK, SIG, Beretta, SA, or any other commonly brought up great pistol maker. I already own a Beretta 96 Vertec w/M6 and a .40 S&W HK USP Fullsize, and love them both greatly. However, I am in the mood for a 1911 .45 ACP pistol and have given alot of thought about Kimber's offerings.
I was browsing through some of their offering and came across the Kimber Custom TLE/RL II. I really like the looks of the pistol but I would like to know if I could get this same pistol in a version WITHOUT the rail? If so what would the pistol be.
I also noticed the Kimber Warrior looked very nice. I was wondering what the different is between the Warrior and a TLE/RL II?
Finally, my only experience with a 1911 is SA Mil-Spec model in .45 ACP. I like the pistol alot and the trigger pull of a 1911 beats any other semi auto trigger aside from the Luger. However, the pistol didn't function 100% out of the box even after the break in period. So it had to be shipped back to SA to be fixed. After that trip the gun has fired everything perfectly just as any gun should. What worries me about the 1911 design is that most of the guns seem to come out of the box without working correctly. All across the net I have heard stories of people buyin the $1,000 Warrior and it doesn't function fine. What is Kimber's customer service like, since I am sure I will be needing it? Thanks for the help everyone!