As some of you know, I've been on the waiting list for the Kimber Solo Carry Stainless for quite some time now. Well, I went into the store today and asked if there were any updates and was basically told that there was a very slim chance of receiving it, and certainly not any time soon. Also, I was told that I might be offered an "upgrade" to the uglier, more expensive, Custom Defense Package (Crimson Trace grips). I do not want a Solo, unless it is the stainless, so my options are as follows: Stay on the waiting list, "upgrade" and sell the CDP (possibly for a new gun), or get my money back and invest elsewhere. What would you do?
If you choose "invest in a different company" please give me your suggestions. I'm looking at the Sig Sauer 1911 Ultra Nitron right now.
Everything I have read about the Solo is that it is a rock-solid and dependable handgun (and its looks are pleasing to the eyes as well), but I would not wait forever on any "new" release gun.
Where have you been reading about the Solo? Almost everything I have read has been the opposite, including tons of FTF and FTE issues, light primer strikes, and problems with any ammo besides specifically what Kimber recommends. I think the gun is beautiful and I would love to have one if I heard they were proven to be reliable.
I really did want a stainless, but after looking at EVERYTHING. The LC9 was the most sensible decision. Though I am not usually a sensible person (REALLY wanted the Para Hawg), I don't think buying a gun is the time for my crazy impulses.
Where have you been reading about the Solo? Almost everything I have read has been the opposite, including tons of FTF and FTE issues, light primer strikes, and problems with any ammo besides specifically what Kimber recommends. I think the gun is beautiful and I would love to have one if I heard they were proven to be reliable.
It is beautiful... It broke my heart a little to take my name off the list, but I wasn't willing to wait possibly another year for something that may work.
If you want stainless then get stainless. If Kimber is unable to supply you with the pistol you want then you have to look elsewhere. I got my Pro TLE 2 in stainless because it met my requirements. No light frame 1911 for me.
I got the LC9 and really like it. It works right out of the box. The trigger will be different from anything else but once you master the d/a pull it works very well. It's not pretty like a Sig but it works and you can get one. Smaller gun than a Glock but not as easy to shoot.
Not quite sure why the fixation on the 'stainless' version, Holly. The gripframe is aluminum alloy in any case, and the 'blued' version lends itself to easy touchup with aluminum black. The silver version won't show the scratches easily, but it can't be touched up either.
My personal Solo has gone bang everydamntime, regardless of ammo (everything from Gold Dots to 115 reloads to snakeshot). If my reading of the specs is correct, it is the smallest of the guns discussed here, and it lends itself to pocket carry, which was my goal. I'm not a big fan of the laser grips, but I can hit 8" steel plates at 50' with the OEM sights.
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