Don,
Congrats on nice 1911.
My favourite type.
Give me your address and I'll sign for pistol.
Oh, I forgot it's Canada Post...I won,t even have to sign for it.
Tomorrow is a big day for me. NEW-Help Needed see post #37
- Thread starter Don Doucette
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Don,
Congrats on nice 1911.
My favourite type.
Give me your address and I'll sign for pistol.
Oh, I forgot it's Canada Post...I won,t even have to sign for it.
a Kimber Custom CDP II that I have been lusting after for quite some time.
Don
Whoa.... that one's yummy.
- Location
- Regina, SK
Pics coming.... woo hoo...
- Location
- Regina, SK
Sorry for the crappy pics but I don't have much time right now, better pics and a range report coming in the next couple of days. Thanks Guys.
07blackwater
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Port Coquitlam, BC
Nice looking pistol!
Bakercakes
Regular
- Location
- Kelowna, British Columbia
Thats a work of art man!
I'm not a huge .45 ACP fan but I gotta say that the business end of this beauty would make a bad guy think things over! Very nice plinker for sure. Now don't ruin this beauty by "Tacticalizing" anything about it. It's perfect the way it is.
Couple things:
1 - Re: the P&D site - Phil said they were doing a server upgrade/installation, which now seems complete. Hence the two-day 'hiatus.'
2 - NICE RIG.
As a fellow Kimber owner, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS ADVICE:
On your first range trip, bring everything you need to disassemble the slide (i.e. the bushing wrench that came with the pistol, and a small punch to remove the firing pin retaining plate). This will allow you to get to the extractor and tune the tension.
When I got my Kimber SIS (which I now love, btw), I had to do the following to turn it into a reliable pistol:
1 - Polish and round the barrel throat/feed ramp;
2 - Contour and polish the extractor;
3 - Lighten the extractor tension
Now, at your first test-firing, you can adjust the extractor tension if you bring tools to disassemble the slide - if the pistol works fine "as is" then you're laughing, but if not you'll be crying. A quick extractor tension adjustment (by reversing the extractor in its hole and bending it whichever way it needs to go) may make the difference between an awesome first range trip and going home cursing a blue streak.
Trust me, there is nothing worse than drooling over your new Kimber and having the thing fail to feed again... and again... and again...
I wish you better luck than I had! Hopefully you didn't get one of the "Monday morning" or "Friday afternoon" pistols I seemed to...
And, FWIW, the CDPII is apparently one of Kimber's most reliable "box" pistols - so I hope you don't go through what I did with my SIS.
-M
1 - Re: the P&D site - Phil said they were doing a server upgrade/installation, which now seems complete. Hence the two-day 'hiatus.'
2 - NICE RIG.
As a fellow Kimber owner, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS ADVICE:
On your first range trip, bring everything you need to disassemble the slide (i.e. the bushing wrench that came with the pistol, and a small punch to remove the firing pin retaining plate). This will allow you to get to the extractor and tune the tension.
When I got my Kimber SIS (which I now love, btw), I had to do the following to turn it into a reliable pistol:
1 - Polish and round the barrel throat/feed ramp;
2 - Contour and polish the extractor;
3 - Lighten the extractor tension
Now, at your first test-firing, you can adjust the extractor tension if you bring tools to disassemble the slide - if the pistol works fine "as is" then you're laughing, but if not you'll be crying. A quick extractor tension adjustment (by reversing the extractor in its hole and bending it whichever way it needs to go) may make the difference between an awesome first range trip and going home cursing a blue streak.
Trust me, there is nothing worse than drooling over your new Kimber and having the thing fail to feed again... and again... and again...
I wish you better luck than I had! Hopefully you didn't get one of the "Monday morning" or "Friday afternoon" pistols I seemed to...
And, FWIW, the CDPII is apparently one of Kimber's most reliable "box" pistols - so I hope you don't go through what I did with my SIS.
-M
For future reference, quite often when Canada Post leaves a notice with the box checked saying "Pick up tomorrow after 1 PM"...It is often available later the same day...with my Post Office about 9 times out of 10 this is the case.
Congratulations on your Gorgeous new pistol!
For future reference, quite often when Canada Post leaves a notice with the box checked saying "Pick up tomorrow after 1 PM"...It is often available later the same day...with my Post Office about 9 times out of 10 this is the case.
Congratulations on your Gorgeous new pistol!
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The main thing is you got it.
Congratulations!
NAA.
- Location
- Sudbury, On
That gun would make Clint Eastwood proud.
Very nice.
Very nice.
- Location
- montreal,kepek republik
Don, great gun, he got the LOOK, enjoy it, have fun, am a little bit jealous o)))))
- Location
- Regina, SK
Question For you NEW Kimber purchasers.
My brand spanking new, paid full retail price, KIMBER Custom CDP II that I purchased from P&D came with only one magazine. I read today that new Kimbers come with two magazines... Is this true?? If so I need to get on the phone with Diane from P&D and find out where my other magazine is...
Thanks in advance for your help!
Don
My brand spanking new, paid full retail price, KIMBER Custom CDP II that I purchased from P&D came with only one magazine. I read today that new Kimbers come with two magazines... Is this true?? If so I need to get on the phone with Diane from P&D and find out where my other magazine is...
Thanks in advance for your help!
Don
