Sig vs Kimber

[Doggind]

Ok everyone help me out what is better a Sig or a Kimber. They both look great. I'm thinking adjustable sights 1911 in 45 acp. Just for punching holes than maybe IPSC. See how things go. Any help would be great.

 

[Trinimon]

I love my Sig1911 but good luck trying to find holsters if you plan on shooting IPSC/IDPA etc.

 

[Leviathan024]

Many do not like the extractors in the sig 1911's. Go with the Kimber

 

[yohann160]

Kimber build 9mm's. Cheaper to feed.

 

[heavenIsAlie]

this should hardly even be a question. dont buy a kimber unless you are only looking for a plinking/looks good in my safe gun, not for serious round counts

 

[NavyCuda]

Many do not like the extractors in the sig 1911's. Go with the Kimber

Why?

I have zero problems with the external extractor on my Sig 1911.

 

[NAA]

Things in modern 1911's that diverge from John Browning's original design that I do not care for:

1) Firing pin block safeties.

2) External extractors

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NAA.

 

[1riot1ranger]

Because they are a MIM part that can break. If the external extractor breaks - good luck getting a replacement.

EGW machines a replacement extractor out bar stock... But they won't ship to Canada . They produced these as there is/was a high failure rate of this part.

 

[NavyCuda]

Because they are a MIM part that can break. If the external extractor breaks - good luck getting a replacement.

EGW machines a replacement extractor out bar stock... But they won't ship to Canada . They produced these as there is/was a high failure rate of this part.

Forged steel can break, what's your point?

Is there a higher recorded instance of MIM failures, or is it just fear of something new?

For what it's worth I've put a couple thousand rounds of .45acp through my Sig and 10's of thousands of cycles with snap caps and I have not had a part failure yet.

 

[1riot1ranger]

Is there a higher recorded instance of MIM failures?

For what it's worth I've put a couple thousand rounds of .45acp through my Sig and 10's of thousands of cycles with snap caps and I have not had a part failure yet.

Yes.

That's great - you've got a good gun. I've put around 5k through my SIG XO without a problem either. But this has nothing to do with *my* gun being a good sample. There were a number of failures to the point where an aftermarket parts manufacturer saw an opportunity to offer a solution that the manufacturer did not.

In Canada it doesn't matter - we can't carry for self-defence. If your gun breaks -it's no big deal... You put it back in your safe until the replacement parts arrive.