Posted: 9/28/2007 4:14:57 PM EDT
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As I posted in another thread I had a problem with my new Kimber, well I again had a problem with the grip screw brushing. The gun shop had recommended a oversized grip brushing screw to replace the stripped brushing and installed it. Well on a trip to the range after it was installed, again it came loose. I talked with Kimber customer service again today telling them about the deficiency with the pistol. He said that it was due to no one putting red loctite on the brushing screw. This time I informed them that I wanted to send it in to them for repair or replacement, they said that it would be around a 3 week turn around time in addition to having to go through the trouble of sending it to them through UPS. Now should I send it back to them or just loctite it in place? Also what future problems could I encounter if I decide to just loctite the screw in place where it is stipped? A little history, I purchased the pistol NEW from the local gun shop, on the first trip to the range the top right screw would not tighten when I tried to tighten the screws when they became loose. It would just spin in place and I made sure not to over tighten any of the screws. The following day I took the pistol to the gunsmith of the shop to have a pair of V10 grips installed, well even before removing them I asked about the pistol's screws coming loose and how the top right would just spin and not tighten. He said that it could be a stripped brushing and sure enough it was stripped, they could not loosen the screw from the brushing until they removed the grip panel. First call to customer service left me very unhappy, I called and told them the problem their only response was well if they did it correctly then its fixed. Not what I expected and didn't sound like what I read in their warranty information as it was new from the store and less than a year. |
| I would skip the hassle and replace the grip screw bushing myself. It's cheap and easy. There always seem to be little things on every gun I buy that either need fixed or adjusted. It sucks, and I shouldn't have to fix a new gun. But at least if I do it myself I know it is done to my standards. |
Yes though I love my Kimber, to me it handles and feels so much better than the other 1911's that I handled that day. I do not think that I will be purchasing from them in the future. So would this fix the problem even though the frame threads are stripped? |
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Frankly the Shop where you bought the pistol should have shipped the gun back under warranty for repair rather than trying to fix it themselves. Of course they may have done the damage themselves when they replaced the grips for you. As many synthetic grips do not have the natural compression of wood grips many people tend to over tighten the grip screws in an attempt to keep them from loosening. This will result in stripped bushings. Using Blue loctite to secure the grip screw bushing into the grip frame and purple loctite to secure the grip screw into the bushing will alleviate this tendency. I would send it in. Further I'd add that nothing man made is 100% 100% of the time, and that includes Springfield. That's why manufacturers have warranties. |