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This isn't the first time I've heard of feeding trouble with WWB.
Place a round of WWB and Federal next to each other and look closely at the subtle difference. I'm betting you'd have better performance with Federal.

FWIW, I only shoot Federal or Speer Gold Dot in my Kimber and never have feeding problems. I also did light fluff and buff on the feed ramp and around the edges of the chamber as well as the inside of the chamber.

Backslider wrote:
The problem I'm having is that the round feeds and the slide starts to close, but appears to bind up about 1/2 inch from closing completely. I can tap it in from the back to close it and then the pistol is ready to fire.

That's what I had in mind with my above post.

Backslider wrote:
I had 9 failures to return to battery. One with the Kimber Tac-Pro magazine, two with the Wilson 47D (once on two occasions), and six with the Wilson Elite Tactical Magazine (one, three, and two from three separate full magazines). I attribute at least a couple of the failures to improper grip.

I was talking to a Gunsmith about the Kimbers failing to return to battery and he said this is almost always cured by replacing the recoil spring with a Wolff Improved XP Recoil Spring .45ACP. The Wolff spring is rated for the same poundage as the Kimber stock spring but a side by side comparison shows that the Wolff spring is longer which translates into more travel therefore completely returning the slide back to battery after a shot.

It costs $7.89+shipping.

Although I've had no problems with mine, I replaced the stock spring with the Wolff spring and I can tell the difference.
When you release the slide, it snaps shut with a bit more authority than it did before. I took it to the range and ran another 100 rounds through it and it just seems to operate more solidly now.

I'm not saying you shouldn't return it to Kimber for work, but this may be an inexpensive and quick fix.
I don't know about you, but I'd rather not have to send a gun back for "who knows how long" if I don't have to.

Backslider wrote:
I had two failures to return to battery in the first 50 rounds, and a mix of feed problems and failures to return over the subsequent 100. It was a little frustrating, but good practice I suppose. I am definitely going to go a little heavier on the lube after this cleaning and try to get back next week to continue the break-in cycle.

I don't know about you, but I oiled up my Kimber generously before shooting it for the first time.
It seems they very tight at first and need some running time for everything to smooth out and loosen up.

Pawpaw1 wrote:
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?

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.