Posted: 5/12/2013 7:17:18 AM EDT
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I asked a rep from Kimber at the NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits in Houston a burning question I've been wanting to know for some time. I asked if they have a custom shop or not and if all their 1911s marked "Custom Shop" on the slide are actually made there. (Because the info on their web site does not suggest that.) She danced around my question for a while but said the extras they add to their 1911s like carry melt treatment, frame serrations, etc. are produced separately but in the same general area where all their 1911 production takes place. She said that all their 1911s start from the same slide and frame as their Custom II gun. So from her description the only difference from their entry model and highest priced model is based on the cuts they make on the frame and slide, plus night sights and grips. There is no additional accuracy or reliability work done to any gun. I asked if the higher priced 1911s like the Gold Combat II had work done like polishing the feed ramps and she said no.
So based on her description it appears that no, Kimber does not have a custom shop even though they inscribe it on some of their guns. I guess its just a marketing gimmick by Kimber. What else could it be? |
The $2000 Kimbers come from the same place, with mostly the same parts and build quality.
| the same as all the other mfgs, custom this and custom that and its just a way to charge more. like putting tactical in the name or on the gun its a stunt Unless you are getting a custom builder to make it. I like my kimbers and my springfields and colts but I dont fall for all the hype in the special custom tactical operator specialist names that jack the price. |
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The above post is dead on. Just how custom do you expect a $1150 Kimber to be(CDP)take it for what it is a base gun with added features and upgraded parts, sights, triggers, ambi safety, carry melt etc. I own two regular Kimbers and two custom shop Kimbers, the custom shops have more, better features. But hell I know their not custom guns. And my most expensive Kimber is not a custom shop gun. It's a Desert Warrior.
By the way I own two S.A. 1911s MC Op and TRP, the same applies to them. |