Look At My New Toy!

[Luckyforward]

Awhile back I bought a Kimber SIS Ultra from a great guy on TGO, se-real.

I love the gun, but never really liked the "blue" finish. I sent the gun to PA for a finish called "Metallife." (Google "Mahovsky's Metalife" to learn about the finish if you are interested.) My pistol came back home to TN and I thought you might want a look!

[Magiccarpetrides]

oh...very nice...im usually not one for refinishing a gun, but that looks pretty awesome.

[Luckyforward]

Thanks - I usually don't refinish them either, but it was an odd color of blue originally, not "blued" as we traditionally know it.

[JeffL]

Great looking pistol if it weren't for the SIS in place of slide serrations. I need more 1911's .

[Ropin4gold]

That is very nice.

Edited November 20, 2009 by Ropin4gold
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[krunchnik]

Very nice,looks like bead blasted stainless,I likee.

[THE COOP]

I like it too, very nice and there's just something I like about stainless colored guns... COOP

[Guest Muttling]

I really like it.

What did they charge for the refinish?

[Guest tnmale46]

very nice

[Guest hi im drummer03]

Looks good. Didn the refinishing give better grip on the slide? I hear a huge complaint since it doesnt have serrations its hard to pull the slide back?

[blahX3]

Nice

[Guest JHatmaker]

Dude, that looks awesome, makes me not want to sell my SIS Ultra...

[Luckyforward]

I really like it.

What did they charge for the refinish?

$155 + $18 shipping and handling

[Luckyforward]

Looks good. Didn the refinishing give better grip on the slide? I hear a huge complaint since it doesnt have serrations its hard to pull the slide back?

I had the same question: with no serrations, did you have enough grip to pull the slide. Two factors:

1. The "SIS" is cut deeply enough into the slide that it gives me equal "grab power" as if it had serrations.

2. The refinishing is not as slick as the original finish, so I do have better grip on the slide.

[Guest Muttling]

$155 + $18 shipping and handling

That's pretty reasonable for what you got.

[Kevo]

Beautiful finish. Let us know how it holds up.

[Guest Rugerman]

I love it! Hmmm....it's got me thinking now! What was the turnaround time?

[Guest flyfishtn]

Very nice. I like the finish.

[Luckyforward]

I love it! Hmmm....it's got me thinking now! What was the turnaround time?

About five weeks - not bad at all!

[CordovaToter]

Dude, that looks awesome, makes me not want to sell my SIS Ultra...

If you have yours refinished like that I might want to buy it!!! Man that looks good:)

[Bigiron]

Nothing like high quality gun porn to make a man's day. Congrats.

[Kano]

That came out great !!!!!!!!