there are much better 1911 manufacturers. If you get a good one its nice but it the luck of the draw I own more RIA 1911s than any other sold all my springfields and Kimbers and replaced them with Rock Island armory ultra series guns

there are much better 1911 manufacturers. If you get a good one its nice but it the luck of the draw I own more RIA 1911s than any other sold all my springfields and Kimbers and replaced them with Rock Island armory ultra series guns

Hi Sterling, It really boils down to what you are looking to do. I own quite a few Kimbers and the Target is one. This is more an entry level range firearm. It's a great gun but there are so many others out there. Looking at the price I would highly recommend the Springfield 1911's over this one. Others recommend the Rock Islands but I am not sold on them for myself. So if you're looking for a range gun it's great but if you want a personal defense firearm I'd look at the Kimber Tactical or a Springfield.

No one who competes seriously uses Kimber products. Their customer support is poor and the products are marginal. I would go with Dan Wesson, SIG, Springfield Armory and Rock Island in that order.

Hi Sterling, I don't personally own a Kimber Target 9mm but have shot several. My personal experience is that the pistol could use some fitting work. Of the 4 that I have fired, one would lock the slide back only after every other magazine. It did this with the factory mag, 2 Mec-gar mags and a Wilson Combat mag. The other 3 pistols I recall did not have this issue. A friend of mine had to replace the extractor in his Target which was a huge improvement. One pistol ran flawless through 200rds of Fiocchi 230 FMJ. In short, it seems to be hit or miss with the Kimber Target. I can say that Kimber Customer Service was responsive according to my friend in getting his extractor replaced. In my experiences i ended up purchasing the Rock Island Armory "Big Rock" 10mm.