I have 77 1911's. I collect them. I would never buy a Kimber.
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I need to ask, 'why'?
I've owned 4 kimbers, still have 2, all have functioned flawlessly.
I won't say how many I have, but other than a couple of weak magazine release button issues - all quickly addressed by Kimber - the rest have never missed a beat. And that new KDS9C I recently got is the best of the bunch, IMHO..
Maybe I just got lucky...