Was recommended to look at Kimber CDP II. I know very little about the company, its reliability or the gun model itself. Any thoughts or other recommendations would be appreciated.
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Was recommended to look at Kimber CDP II. I know very little about the company, its reliability or the gun model itself. Any thoughts or other recommendations would be appreciated.
Seems you have been getting quite a few recommendations ...best advice is to try and find a range and rent whatever you might be interested in ...see what suits YOU best ...and stay with the top manufacturers for the first and buy quality....JJ
If it is for concealed carry it should be OK but if this is your FIRST handgun and for plinking and home defense I would recommend you stick to a 5inch barrel on ANY 1911 style pistol. The 1911 was DESIGNED as a 5" pistol and most 5" function almost flawlessly it is when they start shortening the barrel that things start messing up.
Personally you couldn't give me a Kimber.Their failure rate is quite high,on a poll still going on for 2 years at 1911Forum,Kimber is close to a 50% choke straight out of the box.This is pure mechanical,a batch of reloads or a specific ammo don't count towards the tally.I also have a problem with a company that touts their product as the best,it's overpriced,and they think so much of it they warrantee it for a whole year-WOW.Everyone else is life basically.
I prefer Colts myself and maybe a Springfield.I have the advantage I know how to work on them so if I have a problem or say want a different part I prefer,I can do it myself.Good luck shopping.