Posted: 11/8/2005 7:25:20 AM EDT
I have a new Kimber Stainless II (about 100 rounds threw it). I can not release the slide without pulling the slide slightly back by hand and then releaseing it. I almost need three hands to do this. I have owned almost everything else over the years, but this has been the stiffest yet. I love every thing else about it. It has FTF a few times but I hope that will wear in. I'm sure the slide release will wear in also after about a million rounds.
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Drop the shockbuff. Kimber tolerances are pretty tight and the shock buff prevents the slide from coming all the way back. Odds are the dust guard is resting against the shock buff very tightly and the pressure is preventing you from using the slide release. i installed a shock buff on a kimber stainless TLE II and it made it impossible to release the slide by racking it (not enough rearwards movement). This killed my time on a IDPA stage requiring reloads. takes entirely too much time to find the slide release then reacquire grip. |
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Empty Mag in, mag out , full mag in, It doesn't matter...you...ok, maybe YOU can push hard enough, but I can't ! At this point in time and with only about 100 rounds thru it, it will not work!!! I've owned 3 Colts, 2 Llamas, 1 Sig220 and 1 Para. The only one even close to being this hard was 1 Colt Officers Model. It was ok after about 50 rounds.
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Has it always done this since you bought it? More than likely the problem stems from the slide release. You could do one of two things or you might end up doing both call Kimber and see what they say. If they think it's the slide stop they will send you a new slide stop for free. Or send it to Kimber on their bill. If you still have those other 1911's you mentioned compare the slide stops and slide relief-cuts and look for a noticable diference. Try one of the others in your Kimber to either confirm or rule out the slide stop as the cause. Sometimes the original slide stop needs to have a divit put in it at the rear in order for it to dissengage properly. This is usually the result of too much material on the slide stop causing too tight of a lock up with the spring/pin in the safety lock plunger assembly. Good luck and I hope this helps. Please keep us posted on any progress.
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