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When you say "failure to return to battery," are you saying that the slide locked back on a still full magazine? I'm asking, because there is an easy solution if the problem is what I think it is.

When I first bought my Kimber Stainless Ultra Carry II, it would do that at least once, sometimes more than once, on every single magazine load. Needless to say, after having sunk over $900 into a pistol, I was a little tight-jawed about it. I posted here about it, and one of the members here (I don't remember who it was) advised me that this was a known problem at Kimber. Apparently, a bunch of their Stainless UCII pistols were shipped from the factory with a very slightly misshapen slide stop release lever. I guess that, with Kimber's tolerances, the part was just enough out of spec that it wouldn't allow the gun to operate properly. (More on that later.)

I was advised that all I needed to do was to call Kimber and describe the problem, and they would ship me the corrected part, free of charge. I did, and they did. I got the part 4 or 5 days later. It dropped right in, and the gun has functioned absolutely flawlessly - using the OEM Kimber magazine that came with it - for probably around 1,500-2,000 rounds now.

I kept the "bad" part as a spare, and it was in my gun's case with me one day at the range when my son's Taurus PT1911 snapped the slide stop pin snapped right in half at the barrel link, putting the gun out of action. We tossed the broken slide stop and dropped in the "bad" Kimber part just to see what would happen. That was easily 3,000 rounds ago for that Taurus. It is still in the Taurus pistol today, still working flawlessly.

That's why I said that the "bad" part isn't really bad by the standards of less expensive manufactures, but it won't function reliably in a tight Kimber.

So if I were you, I would give Kimber a call and ask them if there are any known issues with the slide stop on your model of pistol. Describe the problem, and see if they won't just send you a replacement slide stop first.

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.

USA1 wrote:

Backslider wrote: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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