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#1 ·
WENT GLOCK 29 10MM FOR A WHILE
GOD WHAT A BOAT ANCHOR AND WILD BEAST...

TRADED IT ON NEW EXPENSIVE 1911...
AT my AGE IT WILL PROBABLY BE
MY LAST FIREARM PURCHASE
SO I FIGURED WHY NOT GO PIMPED OUT... 😂

ORDERED THE KIMBER RAPTOR PRO 2. IN STAINLESS..$1250+TAX
COMMANDER SIZE.

I HAVE TO SAY IT FELT WONDERFUL TO GET AWAY FROM GLOCK...

IVE DISCOVERED SOMETHING..

GLOCKS HAVE NO SOUL..

THEIR THE ZOMBIE'S OF FIREARMS...
WELL ANYWAYS HI GUYS BEEN WHILE SINCE LAST POST..

I WAS RELOCATING FOR RETIREMENT.

GOT THAT DONE.. 😅 WHEEEE DOGGIES... MOVING SUCKS

Now IM 25 MILES FROM CANADA

SHOOTIN PARIDISE
.
ITS CALLED THE AMERICAN REDOUBT..
PLENTY OF AMMO EVERYWHERE
PLENTY OF GUNS
PLENTY OF AMERICAN FOLKS
HAVNT SEEN ANY OTHER KIND IN OVER A YEAR...
Mountains GAME FISH GALORE

WELL ANYWAY THATS IT FOR ME LATELY
HOPE ALL U GUYS DOING GOOD
 
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#2 ·
Congrats!
The Raptor is one of the best looking guns Kimber makes.
Glocks were awesome in the 1990s if you were a cop.
They were lighter than a 3rd generation steel Smith and Wesson and almost as reliable.
Trigger was terrible and had a grip.modled after a 2x4.

A 1911 is the Lord's sidearm.
:)
 
#8 ·
Welcome & good luck with your new piece. I just bought the same gun, unfortunately it needed a day at the kimber spa to fine tune a couple of issues. Their CS is great. It shoots very accurately & is nicely appointed.
 

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#9 ·
You will like the Raptor Pro, I have one also.
 
#11 ·
NOPE! I've never changed ANY of the MSH because they are plastic. I've never been bothered by that fact. I have a few Kimber's that the previous owner changed the housing but the only one I remember that has been changed for sure is my Raptor Ultra. I know might be more but it's a NO ISSUE for me.
However if I was inclined to change the MSH Ed Brown parts would be a top contender.
 
#15 ·
Good job Ninja I didn't feel like looking for a pic!
 
#17 ·
WENT GLOCK 29 10MM FOR A WHILE
GOD WHAT A BOAT ANCHOR AND WILD BEAST...

TRADED IT ON NEW EXPENSIVE 1911...
AT my AGE IT WILL PROBABLY BE
MY LAST FIREARM PURCHASE
SO I FIGURED WHY NOT GO PIMPED OUT... 😂

ORDERED THE KIMBER RAPTOR PRO 2. IN STAINLESS..$1250+TAX
COMMANDER SIZE.

I HAVE TO SAY IT FELT WONDERFUL TO GET AWAY FROM GLOCK...

IVE DISCOVERED SOMETHING..

GLOCKS HAVE NO SOUL..

THEIR THE ZOMBIE'S OF FIREARMS...
WELL ANYWAYS HI GUYS BEEN WHILE SINCE LAST POST..

I WAS RELOCATING FOR RETIREMENT.

GOT THAT DONE.. 😅 WHEEEE DOGGIES... MOVING SUCKS

Now IM 25 MILES FROM CANADA

SHOOTIN PARIDISE
.
ITS CALLED THE AMERICAN REDOUBT..
PLENTY OF AMMO EVERYWHERE
PLENTY OF GUNS
PLENTY OF AMERICAN FOLKS
HAVNT SEEN ANY OTHER KIND IN OVER A YEAR...
Mountains GAME FISH GALORE

WELL ANYWAY THATS IT FOR ME LATELY
HOPE ALL U GUYS DOING GOOD
RIA makes a 911 style pistol in 10 mm called the tac ultra. Nice weapon got it a few years back & yes all 10'1 got a kick but the RIA is no beast by any means. I am sure the Kimber is nice yet you can buy two RIA's for the price of one Kimber. Is the Kimber better? Yes I would say. At twice the price? Nay!
 
#22 ·
You are absolutely correct, I have both the RIA/ultra tac and a Kimber tle/rl custom I I in 10mm, they're both excellent shooters, the RIA has a slight more recoil than the Kimber but the Kimber has a rail making it heavier,the Kimber is the best looking weapon by far but as shooter's not much difference and the endurance is yet to be determined but yes you can buy 2 RI's for the price of 1 Kimber
 
#19 ·
1911s are addicting. you will find if you keep looking that you got a good deal on you raptor and there are many 1911s that are very nice that will cost an arm and a leg. My first was a TLE, then Pro Carry then solo then a Dan Wesson, then a Les Baer, add a couple of Tisas 1911s and im still looking.
 
#32 ·
JMO, so don't beat me up. Full size 1911's have always looked like the bottom of the grip was missing something. Purchased an EB one piece MSH magwell in I believe chainlink lll. Nearly matches the scale/feathers pattern and is more beautiful than it already was. I am a very happy camper. Perfect fit too.
 
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