The sights are a little different. The Springfield came with standard 3 dot sights. The Kimber came with a fiber optic front sight and blacked out rear sight. I am not partial to either one.
The smoothness of the slide movement and the trigger both go to the Kimber. Some of this may have to do with the Springfield having a heavier set of springs in the main spring and the recoil spring. The hammer draw on the Springfield is much heavier than the Kimber.
How did they shoot? Well, this is where the surprise came in. First, both guns worked flawlessly with both magazines, the factory and the aftermarket Mec-Gar mags. I didn’t stick around outside terribly long with either. Low temps, 13 mph steady wind with frequent 20 mph gusts didn’t leave me with a comfortable environment to play around in.
The picture below is of the two targets and the first magazine through each. Both 7rd factory magazines. The first two shots were to find point of aim. The next 5 we’re groupings. These shots were taken freehand from a standing position at 20 yards.
On the left is the Springfield Loaded. Take note that the first shot went way high and didn’t even hit the paper at 20 yards. The second shot barely clipped the top edge of the paper. The group after finding point of aim was not bad. Still a little high and left but a sight drift can correct the windage. I am leaning towards replacing the rear sight with a target sight because I am not real happy about how high it’s shooting. Given that I was fighting a cross wind, I don’t think it grouped bad at all.
The right was the Kimber Stainless II. That gun shot low, however, not as far off as the Springfield was. The Kimber grouped really well after point of aim was determined. Except for the last shot. The last shot I believe I may have pulled it low. The second hole from the bottom is a 2 round hole.
Both of the 8rd Mec-Gar mags were used to function test fast shooting. Both guns performed flawlessly in that test.
At this point, that’s all I have to offer. I plan to do a full video review after the weather breaks. I will have to relearn the process to get a video up as I am on Rumble.
The smoothness of the slide movement and the trigger both go to the Kimber. Some of this may have to do with the Springfield having a heavier set of springs in the main spring and the recoil spring. The hammer draw on the Springfield is much heavier than the Kimber.
How did they shoot? Well, this is where the surprise came in. First, both guns worked flawlessly with both magazines, the factory and the aftermarket Mec-Gar mags. I didn’t stick around outside terribly long with either. Low temps, 13 mph steady wind with frequent 20 mph gusts didn’t leave me with a comfortable environment to play around in.
The picture below is of the two targets and the first magazine through each. Both 7rd factory magazines. The first two shots were to find point of aim. The next 5 we’re groupings. These shots were taken freehand from a standing position at 20 yards.
On the left is the Springfield Loaded. Take note that the first shot went way high and didn’t even hit the paper at 20 yards. The second shot barely clipped the top edge of the paper. The group after finding point of aim was not bad. Still a little high and left but a sight drift can correct the windage. I am leaning towards replacing the rear sight with a target sight because I am not real happy about how high it’s shooting. Given that I was fighting a cross wind, I don’t think it grouped bad at all.
The right was the Kimber Stainless II. That gun shot low, however, not as far off as the Springfield was. The Kimber grouped really well after point of aim was determined. Except for the last shot. The last shot I believe I may have pulled it low. The second hole from the bottom is a 2 round hole.
Both of the 8rd Mec-Gar mags were used to function test fast shooting. Both guns performed flawlessly in that test.
At this point, that’s all I have to offer. I plan to do a full video review after the weather breaks. I will have to relearn the process to get a video up as I am on Rumble.