.45 ACP Kimber Stainless TLE II - Range Report - The Firearms Forum

mesinge2 · 03-12-2011, 12:48 PM

I asked you guys a while back about which stainless 1911 I should get (http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=86555) and I got great help from everyone. Well, I ordered the Dan Wesson and when I went to pick it up there was a series of large circular gouges in the right side of the slide. The culprit was the grip screw. It was apparently loose in the box and wedged between the slide and the box and rubbing the whole time. Well, I sent it back and then the store owner (a good friend) said wait up I just got something in you might like instead. And he took out a Kimber Stainless TLE II; its the same as the custom stainless II but comes with grip strap checkering and night sights. The first thing I did it to replace the Mag with a Wilson Combat and the grips with double diamond Walnut.

Rubber grips on a $1000 gun, for shame!

Here she is:

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I finally got to the range on Thursday and I put exactly 372 rounds through it in a few hours. I have went through 4 fifty round boxes of 230gr. Magtech FMJ and 2 fifty round boxes of 230gr. Federal FMJ. Finally I went through 72 rounds (8 mags loaded 8+1 each) of my carry load 230gr. Hordady TAP +P to test for relaibility after I went through all of the FMJs.

IT NEVER JAMMED!!
No problems at all

Here is the last target of the Hornady TAP +P load at 17 yards:

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Thanks for the help everyone!!

Shooter45 · 03-12-2011, 01:39 PM

It's a Kimber, what did you expect !!!!

Now, try it at 25 and 50 yards. You won't be dissapointed. Most folks who bad mouth a Kimber have never owned one. My Kimber Custom Target will group ALMOST as well as my Les Baer Premier II at 50 yards with my reloads. And it has sent many thousands of rounds down range.

Enjoy your new toy, feed it well and often.

garydude · 03-12-2011, 03:39 PM

Congrats Mesinge2,
She's a beauty no doubt. Thanks for the range report. Nice shooting'!

hogger129 · 03-12-2011, 05:19 PM

Bellissimo.

Insulation Tim · 03-12-2011, 05:38 PM

I just purchased 2 new handguns in the last month; the Springfield Range Officer and the new Kimber SOLO. You have me drooling for more but in order to keep peace in this 41 year marriage i might forgo for awhile.

Beautiful handgun and I am very partial to Kimbers.

I totally agree with Shooter as to the naysayers of Kimber. It's just another form of "penis envy" .

Country101 · 03-12-2011, 06:26 PM

Great gun, there, mesinge. I love the Kimbers. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the range report. Good Shootin! Feed it often.

RJay · 03-12-2011, 10:38 PM

There are those who have problems with their Kimber's, I have had mine from the first year they came out, never a hiccup nor a stutter. I was was surprised at its accuracy. I had been told and read that they were very accurate, however I found that it was the most accurate, 1911 type firearm I have ever used, bar none. You would be hard pressed to relieved me of it, despite the fact that my youngest has already marked it as his own.

mesinge2 · 03-13-2011, 07:46 AM

Thanks everybody

AND...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Insulation Tim

I just purchased 2 new handguns in the last month; the Springfield Range Officer and the new Kimber SOLO.

Oooh, post a review of your Range Officer. I have been thinking about one of those myself. You can never have too many 1911s.

03-12-2011, 12:48 PM	#1
mesinge2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 538	.45 ACP Kimber Stainless TLE II - Range Report I asked you guys a while back about which stainless 1911 I should get (http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=86555) and I got great help from everyone. Well, I ordered the Dan Wesson and when I went to pick it up there was a series of large circular gouges in the right side of the slide. The culprit was the grip screw. It was apparently loose in the box and wedged between the slide and the box and rubbing the whole time. Well, I sent it back and then the store owner (a good friend) said wait up I just got something in you might like instead. And he took out a Kimber Stainless TLE II; its the same as the custom stainless II but comes with grip strap checkering and night sights. The first thing I did it to replace the Mag with a Wilson Combat and the grips with double diamond Walnut. Rubber grips on a $1000 gun, for shame! Here she is: I finally got to the range on Thursday and I put exactly 372 rounds through it in a few hours. I have went through 4 fifty round boxes of 230gr. Magtech FMJ and 2 fifty round boxes of 230gr. Federal FMJ. Finally I went through 72 rounds (8 mags loaded 8+1 each) of my carry load 230gr. Hordady TAP +P to test for relaibility after I went through all of the FMJs. IT NEVER JAMMED!! No problems at all Here is the last target of the Hornady TAP +P load at 17 yards: Thanks for the help everyone!! __________________ NRA Certified Instructor "A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise. I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind ... Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks." 1785, Thomas Jefferson. --> Last edited by mesinge2; 03-13-2011 at 11:14 AM..

03-12-2011, 01:39 PM	#2
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,754	Re: .45 ACP Kimber Stainless TLE II - Range Report It's a Kimber, what did you expect !!!! Now, try it at 25 and 50 yards. You won't be dissapointed. Most folks who bad mouth a Kimber have never owned one. My Kimber Custom Target will group ALMOST as well as my Les Baer Premier II at 50 yards with my reloads. And it has sent many thousands of rounds down range. Enjoy your new toy, feed it well and often.

03-12-2011, 03:39 PM	#3
garydude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Desert Southwest Proper Contributor Posts: 745	Re: .45 ACP Kimber Stainless TLE II - Range Report Congrats Mesinge2, She's a beauty no doubt. Thanks for the range report. Nice shooting'!

03-12-2011, 05:19 PM	#4
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,064	Re: .45 ACP Kimber Stainless TLE II - Range Report Bellissimo. __________________ Samuel Adams once said, "among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can." Last edited by hogger129; 03-12-2011 at 05:21 PM..

03-12-2011, 05:38 PM	#5
Insulation Tim Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,298	Re: .45 ACP Kimber Stainless TLE II - Range Report I just purchased 2 new handguns in the last month; the Springfield Range Officer and the new Kimber SOLO. You have me drooling for more but in order to keep peace in this 41 year marriage i might forgo for awhile. Beautiful handgun and I am very partial to Kimbers. I totally agree with Shooter as to the naysayers of Kimber. It's just another form of "penis envy" . __________________ Tim *"Remember the Ark was built by amateurs....Professionals built the Titanic"* Last edited by Insulation Tim; 03-13-2011 at 09:37 AM..

03-12-2011, 06:26 PM	#6
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,028	Re: .45 ACP Kimber Stainless TLE II - Range Report Great gun, there, mesinge. I love the Kimbers. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the range report. Good Shootin! Feed it often. __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

03-12-2011, 10:38 PM	#7
RJay Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,487	Re: .45 ACP Kimber Stainless TLE II - Range Report There are those who have problems with their Kimber's, I have had mine from the first year they came out, never a hiccup nor a stutter. I was was surprised at its accuracy. I had been told and read that they were very accurate, however I found that it was the most accurate, 1911 type firearm I have ever used, bar none. You would be hard pressed to relieved me of it, despite the fact that my youngest has already marked it as his own. __________________ RonJames