Posted: 1/11/2009 4:22:15 PM EDT
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I'm going to buy my first 1911 and would like to look at them in person. I've called some shop's but there are none of the 3 models to be had. These are the 3 I'm looking for. If you see any of them can you IM me. Thanks
a Kimber SIS 5" Barrel 
Kimber Covert 5" Barrel 
Kimber Grand Raptor II 5" Barrel 
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Are you sayin' nobody has Kimbers, or just those 3 models you're after? Pretty sure Bullseye has some Kimbers. I know I've seen a Raptor there before. You can have my Custom II for 1500 bucks!  Just those 3 model's. I called bullseye and they only have the Desert Warrior. |
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Cool. So what do you like about the SIS, as opposed to other models? Seems they're great except for the horrible serrations. I'm pretty sure they're non-series II also. I agree on the serrations on the SIS but I've shot it and the trigger was amazing and it was accurate. The other 2 are up in the air and want to get a in person view of them. If not I will be getting the SIS. |
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Why not just get a Custom TLE RL II, the SIS is basically the same gun with custom cuts on the slide. The TLE RL II has the standard cuts and is about $200-$300 less. Does the TLE have a better internal extractor and no series II parts? I havent read up on the TLE. |
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Places to call that I know about, hope this helps. in Lacey http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/community/aboutus/retail-detail.jsp?detailedInformationURL=/cabelas/en/content/community/aboutus/retail/retail_stores/lacey/lacey.html |
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Why not just get a Custom TLE RL II, the SIS is basically the same gun with custom cuts on the slide. The TLE RL II has the standard cuts and is about $200-$300 less. Does the TLE have a better internal extractor and no series II parts? I havent read up on the TLE. If it says "II" on the slide, it's series II with the Swartz FP safety. Some of the TLE's have external extractors, some internal. Obviously I'd say go with the internal one. |
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Places to call that I know about, hope this helps. charliez this did help. Alot of places I didnt know excited. |
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Schwartz safety is the firing pin lock deactivated by the grip safety, right? Sounds like a good idea. Is it not a good idea? Yes. This is hotly debated as 1911s go. Purists would argue that there should be no FP safety in a 1911, whether Swartz (as used by Kimber and S&W) or the Colt series 80 style. I don't know. I'd tend to agree, but on the other hand, EVERY modern pistol design has a FP safety of some sort....Glock, Beretta, Sig, on and on. So I really don't see the big deal. The FP safety in my own Kimber has never given me a problem. Gun runs fine. Purists say "what if it breaks when you shoot for your life with it?" Same could be said for EVERY other type of modern pistol. I say that's what backup guns are for. 
Page 2 says the Swartz safety is fine. |