Anyone have a kimber pro carry? how do you like it??? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Bobby Schulz · 06-20-2008, 08:18 AM

Looking to get a 4 inch 1911 for carry and I have been thinking about one of the pro carry models or maby a 1911 with the bobtail treatment.
Any suggestions or if someone has one near Charlotte NC I could shoot we could meet at a local range.

71Novacaine · 06-20-2008, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobby Schulz

Looking to get a 4 inch 1911 for carry and I have been thinking about one of the pro carry models or maby a 1911 with the bobtail treatment.
Any suggestions or if someone has one near Charlotte NC I could shoot we could meet at a local range.

I have a Kimber Pro Carry Stainless TLE/RL II. I love it!

It is one of the best guns I have ever owned. The quality of the parts are amazing! It is heavy (stainless steel) but I hardly even know I have it on when I carry. It is also dead on accurate with a sweet trigger. I must say though, some Kimbers are a little finicky and some are not. I had a few stovepipes and had a few casings eject into my forehead every now and then. So I sent it back. They were great to me as far as customer service goes. I heard some people complain about them being rude. But I was really nice and they treated me the same. I got it back and they had tuned the exctractor, flaired and lowered the ejection port, and polished the feed ramp. Now it eats and ejects everything without a hitch and they even threw in 3 guide rod springs and some oil. Not bad for free. I know you pay alot for the gun upfront but the point is there was something wrong and they made it right. So thats also what I payed for. I have absolutely no worries that it will perform when I need it to now. I have put about 1500 rounds through it since they did the work and I have had zero issues. It is currently my CCW / nightstand gun. Hope this helps!!

Chuckster · 06-21-2008, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Schulz

Looking to get a 4 inch 1911 for carry and I have been thinking about one of the pro carry models or maby a 1911 with the bobtail treatment.
Any suggestions or if someone has one near Charlotte NC I could shoot we could meet at a local range.

I have a Kimber Pro Carry TLE II. I love this gun. It has eaten everything I've thrown at it (bullets) and is accurate. Some Kimbers need a little tuning when you first get them but after that....they shot like fire.

**RONNIEJ** · 06-22-2008, 07:16 AM

CDP II that I bobtailed-really turns the trick for defense and ccw.--looks pretty nice too

Best
Ron

usmcj · 06-22-2008, 07:38 AM

I have two series 1 Kimber carry guns. One is the Pro CDP, and the other is a Pro Carry Stainless Limited Edition. They have both performed flawlessly, and each has over 5K rounds thru them.

katana8869 · 06-22-2008, 08:29 AM

I hate to be the voice of dissent, and I hate even more to trash a whole product line, but the Pro-Carry is the reason why I will never own anything with Kimber stamped on the slide again.

This gun was less reliable than a Jennings .22 that had just spent a month in a mud hole. I owned it for 4 months, sent it back to Kimber, tried different mags, different ammo, different springs ect ect and I never could get it to work. I never had a single range session in which it did not have repeated ftf, fte, and premature lock-backs.

I finally took it back to where I purchased it and made them exchange it.

I am no newbie to 1911's. I bought my 1st one 10 years ago and I currently own 4 of them. The Kimber (shudder) was replaced by a S&W PD Commander that has been wonderful. Never ever, ever again. I will probably never get over the bad taste that I have for Kimbers after that experience.

BentLink · 06-22-2008, 04:35 PM

I found the Pro Carry II to be a fine pistol. I've added Mepro night sights, micarta grips, and a steel main spring housing. While the plastic housing was adequate, my taste in 1911's dictated steel for aesthetic reasons. My only complaint is that it doesn't like SWC bullets that my bullseye gun devours. Anything else goes through it with no problem. It's my IDPA and daily carry pistol for the past six years and a few thousand rounds.

The only design feature I'd change is that, unlike my Springfield, the frame cutout for the slide stop continues up through the rails. For the engineer in me, that's asking for a crack.

Jedi XD · 06-23-2008, 12:23 AM

I'm kinda looking into a Kimber Pro Tactical model. I had the 5" TLE RL and loved it, unfortunately it had to help me buy a house

. Anyone have any experience with it? Sorry to hijack, since we're talking 4" 1911's and all

bigun · 06-23-2008, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Jedi XD

I'm kinda looking into a Kimber Pro Tactical model. I had the 5" TLE RL and loved it, unfortunately it had to help me buy a house

. Anyone have any experience with it? Sorry to hijack, since we're talking 4" 1911's and all

My pro CDP has seen many thousands of rounds and has been a wonderfull weapon, A friend has a TLE RL in both 4 and 5 Inch models both are flawless. The only caviet I would have with aluminum framed Kimbers is no split followers in the mags rounded or plastic only otherwise the frame below the feed ramp will sustain damage.

sourpatch45 · 06-23-2008, 09:07 AM

i have the kimber pro carry II in black and i am very happy with it but i do like my xd45 service more

06-20-2008, 08:18 AM	#1
Bobby Schulz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 208	Anyone have a kimber pro carry? how do you like it??? Looking to get a 4 inch 1911 for carry and I have been thinking about one of the pro carry models or maby a 1911 with the bobtail treatment. Any suggestions or if someone has one near Charlotte NC I could shoot we could meet at a local range. __________________ Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

06-22-2008, 07:16 AM	#4
RONNIEJ XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: KY Posts: 267	Love it CDP II that I bobtailed-really turns the trick for defense and ccw.--looks pretty nice too Best Ron __________________ SHOOT CENTER AND LIVE FREE PM Poage 325 F&A.M., N R A ENDOWMENT MEMBER D A V LIFE MEMBER http://www.kygrips.com/

06-22-2008, 07:38 AM	#5
usmcj XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 28	I have two series 1 Kimber carry guns. One is the Pro CDP, and the other is a Pro Carry Stainless Limited Edition. They have both performed flawlessly, and each has over 5K rounds thru them. __________________ Freedom has a flavor the protected can never taste... USMC 8652, 2531, RVN Jun '66, - May 68 Some of my toys....

06-22-2008, 04:35 PM	#7
BentLink XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 153	I Like my Pro Carry II I found the Pro Carry II to be a fine pistol. I've added Mepro night sights, micarta grips, and a steel main spring housing. While the plastic housing was adequate, my taste in 1911's dictated steel for aesthetic reasons. My only complaint is that it doesn't like SWC bullets that my bullseye gun devours. Anything else goes through it with no problem. It's my IDPA and daily carry pistol for the past six years and a few thousand rounds. The only design feature I'd change is that, unlike my Springfield, the frame cutout for the slide stop continues up through the rails. For the engineer in me, that's asking for a crack.

06-23-2008, 12:23 AM	#8
Jedi XD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Home of the Field Artillery Posts: 475	I'm kinda looking into a Kimber Pro Tactical model. I had the 5" TLE RL and loved it, unfortunately it had to help me buy a house . Anyone have any experience with it? Sorry to hijack, since we're talking 4" 1911's and all __________________ \"If fish is brain food, how come all fish know how to do is swim?\" - Billy, Family Circus

06-22-2008, 08:29 AM	#6
katana8869 XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Occupied Territory Posts: 78	I hate to be the voice of dissent, and I hate even more to trash a whole product line, but the Pro-Carry is the reason why I will never own anything with Kimber stamped on the slide again. This gun was less reliable than a Jennings .22 that had just spent a month in a mud hole. I owned it for 4 months, sent it back to Kimber, tried different mags, different ammo, different springs ect ect and I never could get it to work. I never had a single range session in which it did not have repeated ftf, fte, and premature lock-backs. I finally took it back to where I purchased it and made them exchange it. I am no newbie to 1911's. I bought my 1st one 10 years ago and I currently own 4 of them. The Kimber (shudder) was replaced by a S&W PD Commander that has been wonderful. Never ever, ever again. I will probably never get over the bad taste that I have for Kimbers after that experience.

06-23-2008, 09:07 AM	#10
sourpatch45 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,509	i have the kimber pro carry II in black and i am very happy with it but i do like my xd45 service more

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