Advice sought

nyc.ronin · 12-28-2012, 06:51 AM

Hello - I'm new to the group and would like to float a question for some of you more experience gun owners. A while back, I purchased a Kimber Pro Carry 1911 (classic / series 1). It works well but I'm toying with the idea of getting an upgraded Kimber (like the Custom Crimson or the Pro Carry II).

I paid $450.00 for my Classic Pro Carry and from what I've read in other forums, that was a really good price seeing that it could have sold for over $800.

I don't own any other gun and want to remain in the Kimber family for my gun

Questions:
1. Was $450.0 in fact a good deal for what I paid?
2. I understand that many owners prefer the classic Pro Carry as opposed to the Pro Carry II because of the firing pin or something like that. So should I just keep the classic because I would have a more valuable gun?
3. If I went the route of trade my classic and also pay $$ what would be a good trade in value?

If this is not the right forum to ask this, I apologize and would ask the moderator to post it in the right place.

Thanks to all.

retDAC · 12-28-2012, 08:22 PM

Welcome aboard, Ronin. Please, from now on, only post a question once on a board.

Silhouette · 01-19-2013, 08:00 PM

Ronin, two things...if you like the gun you have now...keep it and use it. If you must 'upgrade' your gun, you don't have to buy a new gun, just read up on the model you're interested in and buy those part and swap them out.

12-28-2012, 06:51 AM	#1
nyc.ronin Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: alexandria, va Posts: 2	Advice sought Hello - I'm new to the group and would like to float a question for some of you more experience gun owners. A while back, I purchased a Kimber Pro Carry 1911 (classic / series 1). It works well but I'm toying with the idea of getting an upgraded Kimber (like the Custom Crimson or the Pro Carry II). I paid $450.00 for my Classic Pro Carry and from what I've read in other forums, that was a really good price seeing that it could have sold for over $800. I don't own any other gun and want to remain in the Kimber family for my gun Questions: 1. Was $450.0 in fact a good deal for what I paid? 2. I understand that many owners prefer the classic Pro Carry as opposed to the Pro Carry II because of the firing pin or something like that. So should I just keep the classic because I would have a more valuable gun? 3. If I went the route of trade my classic and also pay $$ what would be a good trade in value? If this is not the right forum to ask this, I apologize and would ask the moderator to post it in the right place. Thanks to all.

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12-28-2012, 08:22 PM	#2
retDAC Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: near Huntsville, Ala. Posts: 707	Welcome aboard, Ronin. Please, from now on, only post a question once on a board.

01-19-2013, 08:00 PM	#3
Silhouette Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 51	Ronin, two things...if you like the gun you have now...keep it and use it. If you must 'upgrade' your gun, you don't have to buy a new gun, just read up on the model you're interested in and buy those part and swap them out.