deerslayer

Nope, mine was an internal extractor. I never could get the thing to feed--it would hang up in every imaginable way in a maddeningly random fashion, with no rhyme or reason. It would produce different kinds of malfunctions with the same kind of ammo, when you switched ammo, and everything in between. A guy once asked me, "what kind of hollow points are you using in it?" I never got that far--all I ever put in it was FMJs. After a few thousand rounds, I gave up. Somebody good with tuning 1911s probably could have straightened it out, but I didn't want a gun that had to be "tuned" all the time. Kimber quality left a bad taste in my mouth also; mags would not fall free, and the ONE mag that it came with had a follower that I learned chews up an alloy frame just below the feed ramp, which it proceeded to do. I also wasn't crazy about the fact that I was supposed to change the recoil spring every 1500 rounds, or that I had to have a paper clip to field strip the gun. Overall, it was a very disappointing experience for almost $1000--I never would have dared to depend on that gun for self-defense. The gun was accurate as hell, although it shot a bit low. It's not just my Kimber, though. I shoot a lot of IDPA, and 1911s are the ones that are always missing a beat. Just last week, a guy brings an almost-new Kimber (TLE, I think) and the thing starts going full auto. I've seen this several times on old guns, but not a new one! That same night, another guy kept getting FTEs with his $2000 Wilson. This morning, a guy was having all kinds of trouble with his S&W 1911. A friend told me, "if you get a 1911 running good, you'll never go back to that Glock." Well, the "getting one running good" part is too much trouble for me. I'm really not a 1911 basher; I know they are sweet guns when they are tuned just right, but I'll stick to my Glock when protecting my life will be involved--I know it's going to work.

Good luck with it--if it is anything like the one I had, you'll need it. Of all the handguns I've owned, my Kimber CDP was the biggest disappointment of all.

Most useless gun? How about the one that sits in your safe instead of your holster?

Never shot plaster but I have cut holes in it w/ a reciprocating saw--the stuff just eats blades. Plaster would definitely stop a bullet more quickly than sheet rock.

Definitely no claims of perfection here, but the Glock suits my needs better than anything else currently made.

No. If you shoot relatively name brand ammo, you will be fine. Just about every brand of handgun specifically says not to use reloaded ammo. There is generally less room for error in .40 reloading (not that there should be any errors) , but the Glock Kb legend is a bit overhyped. Yes, I shoot a Glock

Hey MM, you no-shoot murderer, let her shoot your 2lb. trigger IDPA cheater pistol. See ya tomorrow.

Not exactly Mid. TN, but there was one for sale at RangeUSA in Memphis--not too far if you gotta have one and can't find one. Next time I'm there, I'll confirm.

Glock 19 or a Glock 27, depending on what mood I'm in. I just started shooting in January, and was using a vest all the time (this reflected dow I dressed). Now that it has warmed up, I'm using untucked polos. BTW, I use the same holster all the time--a Bianchi Model 5.