i didnt get it for anything big.. just wanted something else in the collection lol. plus cant beat a gun for $80.

dont think it was the recoil spring since it was doing it since the gun was new.. burr probably. you would have thought kimber could have fixed it themselfs. id put probably 1000 rounds or more though it before giving it to my friend to work on. since he worked on it the slide seems to run smoother.. but havent gotten to fire it to see how it does.. had taken it camping with me to hopefully use their range but they decided to move 4x4 weekend up a week and ruined my plans...

nice gun there..

 

i had people also try telling me it was a mag issue.. i bought 2 wilson combat mags to go with it.. and was having the same problem even with them...

 

Its awesome. 20 round mags. I shoot USPSA with it and just ordered a new Edge to make major power factor.

 

Kimbers have a break in period, usually 500 rounds or so. Their tightness which makes they very accurate also hurts reliability until everything gets worn it. Id keep shooting it for a few hundred more rounds and I bet it will clear up.

 

Also, the ultras dont like 230 grain ammo that much. They love 185's.

 

power?? outta an edge??

 

im guessing at the 1000 lol im sure id put more through it than that.. when id go to the range i was there from time they opened till they closed and was taking all the ammo i had lol. my 45 boxes hold 100 rounds each.. was shooting 3-4 of the boxes i was taking every time i went lol. which back then was often...

i forget what grain i was reloading with.. will have to look when i get the reloading room put back together.. everything came out of there to finish the room finally..i usually got magtech to top em with..

 

Here is an Edge.

To make power factor in major you have to have a PF of 165.

Bullet weight x velocity / 1000

So a 230 .45 @ 1000fps/ 1000 = PF of 230.

Its nearly impossible to make with a 9, although you can make minor @ 125.

 

Magtech makes good components for sure.

 

ohh i thought you mean ford edge... lol was wondering why youd be buying one of them to make power...

 

thats why i use em never have a problem loading with them.. uncle likes ranier or however its spelled.. but when i tried using them i kept having problems with inconsistent bullet sizes. kept crushing the brass. when id measure bullets they were wider than specs called for.. the ones that fit were either smaller or just at the limit..

 

Ranier are good too, as are montana golds and zeros. They are all jacketed.

You can save a few bucks by going plated like Berrys or Xtreme but they cant be pushed hot. Load them like lead.

 

use to load pure leads for the beretta.. i actually found them to be more accurate than the FMJ's were.. but was probably more due to the fact they were lighter loads.. lol. i load the jackets to max what they can handle for the grains i get.

 

Evening Tim, Devin and SHawn

-The Great

 

hi clint...