Got my new Kimber yesterday

petek · 08-27-2010, 09:21 AM

I bought a new Custom II yesterday. Went to the range and tried it out. It seems very accurate but it has the worst trigger I've ever seen on a hand gun.
A lot of real rough creep before it shoots. I guess I'll shoot it some more to see if any other issues come up, then send it back to Kimber.

Has anyone else had the same problem?

Lash · 08-28-2010, 05:13 PM

Congrads on the new purchase!

What do you not like about the trigger on your Kimber?

Wild Bill Caldwell · 08-29-2010, 09:27 AM

I doubt Kimber will do any trigger work on Your Pistol , You might be better served by takein' the money You would spend on shippin' the pistol to and from Kimber and if You can find a good pistolsmith in Your area and get Your ignition parts worked over......could be something as simple as a sear spring needin' adjustin' to needin' sear , hammer , sear spring , mainspring , disconector replaced and tuned.......Some Hands can buy Kuhnhausens' two books on 1911s, buy the A G I videos on 1911s and replace all the needed parts themselves

Wild Bill

petek · 09-08-2010, 04:51 AM

Boosted the hammer with a screw driver, this took out most of the creep. Shot the gun. Slide locks back on next to last shot about a third of the time. Kimber is sending a new slide lock to try in it.

petek · 09-18-2010, 04:26 PM

The new slide release did not correct the problem. I dimpled the original release and have put around 175 rounds through it without a problem. I want to run another 300 rounds before doing anything with trigger pull.

08-27-2010, 09:21 AM	#1
petek Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 14	Got my new Kimber yesterday I bought a new Custom II yesterday. Went to the range and tried it out. It seems very accurate but it has the worst trigger I've ever seen on a hand gun. A lot of real rough creep before it shoots. I guess I'll shoot it some more to see if any other issues come up, then send it back to Kimber. Has anyone else had the same problem?

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08-28-2010, 05:13 PM	#2
Lash Administrator Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 56	Congrads on the new purchase! What do you not like about the trigger on your Kimber?

08-29-2010, 09:27 AM	#3
Wild Bill Caldwell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 526	I doubt Kimber will do any trigger work on Your Pistol , You might be better served by takein' the money You would spend on shippin' the pistol to and from Kimber and if You can find a good pistolsmith in Your area and get Your ignition parts worked over......could be something as simple as a sear spring needin' adjustin' to needin' sear , hammer , sear spring , mainspring , disconector replaced and tuned.......Some Hands can buy Kuhnhausens' two books on 1911s, buy the A G I videos on 1911s and replace all the needed parts themselves Wild Bill

09-08-2010, 04:51 AM	#4
petek Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 14	Boosted the hammer with a screw driver, this took out most of the creep. Shot the gun. Slide locks back on next to last shot about a third of the time. Kimber is sending a new slide lock to try in it.

09-18-2010, 04:26 PM	#5
petek Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 14	The new slide release did not correct the problem. I dimpled the original release and have put around 175 rounds through it without a problem. I want to run another 300 rounds before doing anything with trigger pull.