My New Kimber (with apologies to USA1)

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I've always loved the 1911, largely due to my dad's nightstand Colt. I received an early-model Para-Ordnance for my 18th birthday back when I was young and impressionable by what I read in gun magazines.

Now that I'm older and impressionable, I found myself ogling Kimbers after a recent range session. I couldn't get over how well the new Super Carry fit my hand and after a week of stalling, I gave into my impulses for once and walked out with my new baby.

It's going to be an agonizing week or so before I can carve out the time to get back to the range, so I took some pictures to tide me over.

[Pete92FS]

Congratulations - beautiful weapon.

[texjames]

Thats a beauty...congrats. I have a Crimson Carry Ultra and love it.

[slinco]

Oh yeah-sweet!

[USA1]

I gave into my impulses for once and walked out with my new baby.

Resistance is futile.

Congrats on a great gun !

Looks like you also picked up a Wilson Mag..good decision.
What about a holster? Any ideas yet?

Be sure to give us a range report.

[TxKimberMan]

Now that I'm older and impressionable

The Kimbers seem to be sprouting all over here lately...that's a real beauty, congratulations!

[The Annoyed Man]

I gave into my impulses for once and walked out with my new baby.

Resistance is futile.

Congrats on a great gun !

Looks like you also picked up a Wilson Mag..good decision.
What about a holster? Any ideas yet?

Be sure to give us a range report.

All y'all be sure to also check out Cobra Mags. I bought 3 of them for my 5" Springfield, and they are great magazines... ...a little pricey, but well worth the cost in my opinion.


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[longhorn_92]

I gave into my impulses for once and walked out with my new baby.

Resistance is futile.

Congrats on a great gun !

Looks like you also picked up a Wilson Mag..good decision.
What about a holster? Any ideas yet?

Be sure to give us a range report.

All y'all be sure to also check out Cobra Mags. I bought 3 of them for my 5" Springfield, and they are great magazines... ...a little pricey, but well worth the cost in my opinion.


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I agree. Cobra mags are great - check them out as well.

[Pawpaw]

All y'all be sure to also check out Cobra Mags. I bought 3 of them for my 5" Springfield, and they are great magazines... ...a little pricey, but well worth the cost in my opinion.


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I'm gonna raise the "new guy" flag (for me, not TAM) on this one.

Why would you want what appears to be a plastic follower?

Faced with the option, I would have bypassed that and gone for stainless steel. Seeing a respected forum member recommend those makes me question my logic.

Thanks.

[USA1]

Why would you want what appears to be a plastic follower?

I know this question is directed to TAM but here's my take, maybe TAM can confirm or deny.

Plastic followers glide more smoothly inside the steel magazine.
Here's a snipit taken from Wilson Combat...
Fiber-Fill Nylon Self-Lubricating Follower Provides Smooth Round Feeding

Also, the follower in TAM's picture is "taller" than most steel followers which is more stable
and not susceptible to "tipping" forward or rearward inside the magazine resulting in more
reliable feeding.

What say you TAM?

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I gave into my impulses for once and walked out with my new baby.

Resistance is futile.

Congrats on a great gun !

Looks like you also picked up a Wilson Mag..good decision.
What about a holster? Any ideas yet?

Be sure to give us a range report.

Thanks! I actually got both a 47D and a 500 (the Elite Tactical Magazine) because I wasn't sure which baseplate I'd like better. So far I like the ETM, but I will also take a look at the Cobras.

I'm stumped on holsters so far. I'm going to start with a belt and go from there.

[Pawpaw]

Why would you want what appears to be a plastic follower?

I know this question is directed to TAM but here's my take, maybe TAM can confirm or deny.

Plastic followers glide more smoothly inside the steel magazine.
Here's a snipit taken from Wilson Combat...
Fiber-Fill Nylon Self-Lubricating Follower Provides Smooth Round Feeding

Also, the follower in TAM's picture is "taller" than most steel followers which is more stable
and not susceptible to "tipping" forward or rearward inside the magazine resulting in more
reliable feeding.

What say you TAM?

Thank you.

While everything you said makes sense, what about the follower breaking? I can think of several things that MIGHT cause a plastic follower to break... dropping the weapon (heaven forbid), spring tension + the impact of firing the weapon, etc.

Again, I'm not nit picking. Just trying to learn.

[karder]

What a beautiful 1911. That baby belongs in a museum, as it is certainly a work of art.

[The Annoyed Man]

USA1 beat me to it, but the self-lubricating and "anti-tipping" characteristics are exactly the reason I like this follower. I suppose that, over time, the follower may eventually wear out (but so do metal followers). If it does wear out, a replacement costs $6.95. That seems pretty reasonable to me for what is a relatively low production item. And, Tripp Research, the manufacturers of Cobra Mags, does offer other all steel followers of a more traditional design for the same price. But since these are the ones that they include in their very high quality magazines, there must be a reason for that since price does not appear to be an issue.

[karl]

Love that bobtail. Good lookin' gun!