STI Edge or Kimber Stainless Gold Match II 9mm?

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shikano53

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What do you think?

Going to use one for IPSC classic division.

Comments, suggestions, opinions welcome.

Thank you
 
The Edge is a fantastic platform for standard division.
Personally I do not believe you can beat a 9mm in classic division (the 10 rounds is an undeniable advantage IMO) and like the others I would suggest you consider STI.
Given a choice though I'd go to the Edge in 40; standard division is a very established division usually with many competitors, classic is kind of new and may not have many competitors in your area (or perhaps you may...).
 
wasrupzuk said:
Personally I do not believe you can beat a 9mm in classic division (the 10 rounds is an undeniable advantage IMO) and like the others I would suggest you consider STI.
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It's only an advantage if you shoot all Alphas. Shooting minor (9mm) means more rounds, but it also means that you have to shoot half as many Cs and Ds as the guy shooting major. Yes, you occasionally (like 1 time per match) can get by with 1 less reload, but that doesn't make up for higher scoring major power factor.

I started in Classic using a 9mm and quickly switched to .40. I haven't looked back. The majority of guys shooting Classic/Single Stack agree.

.40 also gives you the option of shooting minor (and using 10 round magazines) - should you so desire.
 
wasrupzuk said:
The Edge is a fantastic platform for standard division.
Personally I do not believe you can beat a 9mm in classic division (the 10 rounds is an undeniable advantage IMO) and like the others I would suggest you consider STI.
Given a choice though I'd go to the Edge in 40; standard division is a very established division usually with many competitors, classic is kind of new and may not have many competitors in your area (or perhaps you may...).
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Yeah man I hear ya! I finally decided (Don't flame me) to go with the Kimber in 9mm after nearly going blind reading about MIM.
There seems to be a lot of opinions on both sides.
The Kimber fit my hand perfectly so that's what I went with.
I guess time will tell.
Thanks for all the feedback folks!
 
shikano53 said:
Awesome #### Kimber must mean BEST Kimber
lol
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no it means kimbers are for looking pretty and plinking, not proper competition shooting and training.

Also im strongly in the major camp for classic. I've shot minor for 2 years and placed well at nationals with it, but the only reason I shot it at nationals was because my .40 gun wasnt ready
 
1riot1ranger said:
It's only an advantage if you shoot all Alphas. Shooting minor (9mm) means more rounds, but it also means that you have to shoot half as many Cs and Ds as the guy shooting major. Yes, you occasionally (like 1 time per match) can get by with 1 less reload, but that doesn't make up for higher scoring major power factor.

I started in Classic using a 9mm and quickly switched to .40. I haven't looked back. The majority of guys shooting Classic/Single Stack agree.

.40 also gives you the option of shooting minor (and using 10 round magazines) - should you so desire.
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Gotchya! Now I understand.
I'm new to IPSC but now I see what you mean.
As you mentioned, shooting minor you would have to shoot all Alpha's and hope that those shooting major would make some Charlie's and Delta's.
Dang!

And last comment.
The LAPD SWAT field tested 5 1911 pistols and chose Kimber as their duty carry.
The United States Marine Corps assigned to Special Operations Command chose the Kimber as their carry pistol.
The USA rapid fire pistol team chose Kimber to compete for Olympic competition
and recently, the LA Special Investigation Section known as the SIS chose Kimber to manufacture their EDC weapons. These guys are the ones who are most likely to be engaged in using deadly force on a consistent basis.
I guess LAPD SWAT, The USMC, the US rapid fire pistol team and the LA SIS are only interested in looking pretty and plinking, not proper competition shooting and training.
I guess all those folks never go in harms way.
lol
 
shikano53 said:
Gotchya! Now I understand.
I'm new to IPSC but now I see what you mean.
As you mentioned, shooting minor you would have to shoot all Alpha's and hope that those shooting major would make some Charlie's and Delta's.
Dang!

And last comment.
The LAPD SWAT field tested 5 1911 pistols and chose Kimber as their duty carry.
The United States Marine Corps assigned to Special Operations Command chose the Kimber as their carry pistol.
The USA rapid fire pistol team chose Kimber to compete for Olympic competition
and recently, the LA Special Investigation Section known as the SIS chose Kimber to manufacture their EDC weapons. These guys are the ones who are most likely to be engaged in using deadly force on a consistent basis.
I guess LAPD SWAT, The USMC, the US rapid fire pistol team and the LA SIS are only interested in looking pretty and plinking, not proper competition shooting and training.
I guess all those folks never go in harms way.
lol
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Ya I've always found it interesting that some brands seem to get pilloried up here but not on the U.S. forums (or at least not to the same degree).
 
Without commenting on Kimber quality, just a statistical note that should be considered when thinking of all the reported failures/issues...

Kimber sells something like 7 times the number of 1911s of all other manufacturers COMBINED.

I'll leave it at that.
 
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