Kimber 1911's with the External Extractor
I bought an Ultra CDP II Kimber 1911 a couple of years ago for my carry weapon. I was happy with the fit and finish, but the external extractor always cause me problems (FTE).
I went to Wilson Combat mags, and it made it a little bit more reliable, but still not enough that I was totally comfortable with it.
Since I had read on some of the 1911 forums that Kimbers customer service was pretty good, I decided to give them a call.
Since I hadn't been in the market for a new gun for a while I wasn't aware that they had gone back to using the internal extractors (why they ever changed I will never know).
Long story short, they replaced the slide with a completely new one. I have been very pleased with their customer Service.
So if you have a Kimber with the external extractor, there is a fix.
Bill
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