Bitone Loaded Lightweight or Kimber..... - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

mrtoadzwildride · 07-06-2007, 09:07 AM

Local gun shop has a loaded bitone lightweight for under 800 (closer to 700) And I am seriously considering making it my own. Does anybody have any experience with one?

TN-popo · 07-06-2007, 02:13 PM

Yeah, I owned on.
I sold it to a coworker...and now I'm bugging the piss out of him to sell it back to me! Seller's remorse.
Mine was a nice shooter and problem-free.

mrtoadzwildride · 07-06-2007, 02:56 PM

It has a ramped barrel since it is aluminum framed, what is the avaliabilty like for barrels?

TN-popo · 07-06-2007, 03:22 PM

That I don't know.

I do like SA's ramped barrel use for aluminum frames vs Kimber's non-ramped. In a SA gun, you can use whatever mags you want (I like CMC PowerMags, which are not always good in a Kimber aluminum gun).
Regards

mrtoadzwildride · 07-07-2007, 11:31 AM

I will probably end up getting the SA. Because, it has a nearly Identical feed ramp to the XD and My xd will eat ANYTHING! Plus, a decent 1911 for under 800 with springers warranty... What do I have to lose? Besides more ammo....

Frostyeyes · 07-07-2007, 12:08 PM

I've got the BiTone loaded operater Lt. Wgt it came with the XML light and mag carrier and holster ( kydex ) it has become my everyday carry now for summer I put it in a Don Hume 715 I think made for a XD as it has the light rail and put it in the front pocket of my jeans with the clip over the pocket and cover it with a t-shirt works great for summer.

Heathen-Yak · 07-11-2007, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TN-popo

That I don't know.

I do like SA's ramped barrel use for aluminum frames vs Kimber's non-ramped. In a SA gun, you can use whatever mags you want (I like CMC PowerMags, which are not good in a Kimber aluminum gun).
Regards

uhh...my kimber has a ramped frame and barrel....and I use CMC powermags and shooting stars with no problems....should i be worried?

TN-popo · 07-11-2007, 01:29 PM

Yak, certain types of steel followers (like the Devel-type found in the Powermags) have been known to slide forward and gouge the aluminum frame/feedramped guns (like Kimber).
This does not happen all the time, but it can. There is a sticky about this over at www.1911forum.com in the Kimber section (2nd one down).

SA's fully-ramped barrel prevents this.

I have a Kimber ProCarry that I love.
I have Powermags and happen to think they are some of the best 8 rounders out there.
I just don't use the two together...I use round-top MecGars for the ProCarry.

If you're not having a problem, I wouldn't worry about it.
If you are having problems, you'll see the gouges in your feedramp.
Regards

07-06-2007, 09:07 AM	#1
mrtoadzwildride XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 44	Bitone Loaded Lightweight or Kimber..... Local gun shop has a loaded bitone lightweight for under 800 (closer to 700) And I am seriously considering making it my own. Does anybody have any experience with one?

07-06-2007, 02:13 PM	#2
TN-popo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nashville/M'Boro Posts: 195	Yeah, I owned on. I sold it to a coworker...and now I'm bugging the piss out of him to sell it back to me! Seller's remorse. Mine was a nice shooter and problem-free. __________________ Build a man a fire and he is warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. Last edited by TN-popo; 07-06-2007 at 02:20 PM.

07-06-2007, 03:22 PM	#4
TN-popo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nashville/M'Boro Posts: 195	That I don't know. I do like SA's ramped barrel use for aluminum frames vs Kimber's non-ramped. In a SA gun, you can use whatever mags you want (I like CMC PowerMags, which are not always good in a Kimber aluminum gun). Regards __________________ Build a man a fire and he is warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. Last edited by TN-popo; 07-11-2007 at 01:33 PM. Reason: "always" addition

07-07-2007, 12:08 PM	#6
Frostyeyes XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Livonia Michigan Posts: 910	I've got the BiTone loaded operater Lt. Wgt it came with the XML light and mag carrier and holster ( kydex ) it has become my everyday carry now for summer I put it in a Don Hume 715 I think made for a XD as it has the light rail and put it in the front pocket of my jeans with the clip over the pocket and cover it with a t-shirt works great for summer. __________________ Gun Control: What a Long Strange Trip It\'s Been

07-11-2007, 01:29 PM	#8
TN-popo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nashville/M'Boro Posts: 195	Yak, certain types of steel followers (like the Devel-type found in the Powermags) have been known to slide forward and gouge the aluminum frame/feedramped guns (like Kimber). This does not happen all the time, but it can. There is a sticky about this over at www.1911forum.com in the Kimber section (2nd one down). SA's fully-ramped barrel prevents this. I have a Kimber ProCarry that I love. I have Powermags and happen to think they are some of the best 8 rounders out there. I just don't use the two together...I use round-top MecGars for the ProCarry. If you're not having a problem, I wouldn't worry about it. If you are having problems, you'll see the gouges in your feedramp. Regards __________________ Build a man a fire and he is warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. Last edited by TN-popo; 07-11-2007 at 01:36 PM.

07-06-2007, 02:56 PM	#3
mrtoadzwildride XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 44	It has a ramped barrel since it is aluminum framed, what is the avaliabilty like for barrels?

07-07-2007, 11:31 AM	#5
mrtoadzwildride XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 44	I will probably end up getting the SA. Because, it has a nearly Identical feed ramp to the XD and My xd will eat ANYTHING! Plus, a decent 1911 for under 800 with springers warranty... What do I have to lose? Besides more ammo....

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