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This is not your Grandpa's Kimber
I purchased a 9mm Kimber Aegis from a guy who had it only 2weeks. Yep, he tried to break it down and put a 2 inch scratch on the slide. He called Kimber and they wanted $150/to re-do the slide.
He offered me the gun for $700 and I gave him $650. Now anyone who knows me, knows that I can not leave well enough alone. I photograph for one of the top 2011,1911 competition builders in the business and have access to his expertise. The firs thing I did, was to buy an Ed Brown Bobtail Jig and I had Derek, bobtail the Kimber. I had Sarge make me a set of grips for show and had Larry Davidson make me a set of G-10 Sunburst grips. Love those grips. The gun shot great, but I was not happy:( So I said to Derek, lets strip the slide, glass beed it and send it out for hard chrome, Now we are getting closer...... But 9mm, everyone has a Kimber 9mm, so while the slide was out, we took the barrel and opened it up to 38Super. The slide came back and now I had a SUPER KIMBER 38SUPER 4in. It shoots great, nice to carry and looks great. Here you go: Stage 1: Fancy Sarge grips and slide before re finishing http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/a...TAILSARGE1.jpg Stage 2: a look at the MSH after Bobtail (Ed Brown MSH) http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/a...TAILSARGE2.jpg Stage 3: After Slide refinishing http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/a...netopen3-1.jpg Stage 4: Cut and re-crown barrel now 38Super http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/a...ornetopen4.jpg Final Stage: Scratch Gone on Slide http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/a...topen2-1-1.jpg Well, This is my story and I am sticking to it. |
Very nice! I had a Colt's commander in .38 super, and it was my carry gun for a number of years. Sorry I got rid of it, but hey, sh!t happens! Glad to see another Kimber owner on board!
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VERY NICE! I like It! You might want to lay low though, If the cheif finds you own a Mimber! (And like It):eek: ;)
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Gotta be he nicest looking Kimber I've seen
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Nice looking KIMBER:D:D
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Well, Thanks to all for the nice comments.
It is great to shoot and you don't even know it is a 38Super until you start to collect all of the brass:D |
Looks good Gary.
So you didn't have a new 38Super barrel fitted? you re-chambered the 9mm? It does look nice. Greg |
nice, I am a kimber fan, sorry guys. :eek:
They are a decent gun... |
those pics make me want a kimber... and I aint a "Kimber" guy!
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Looking good Gary!!:)
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