BME
July 23, 2024, 6:12am
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Dropped into Xforce today, and saw the new Kimber Compact.
Shiny box, Shiny toy…
This is a new model in , their previous silver one was “Painted Silver”.
This looks the goods, being lovely and shiny, it caught my magpie eye…
Nice details, brushed finish, good weight, average performance (no doubt)…
But for $114, its a steal for a display item.
Also has a mag extender , if you wanna extend the mag slightly.
Shows finger prints, but easily wiped off.
Go for it.!!
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I love me a Kimber surprise. My favourites of the 1911’s
BME
July 23, 2024, 10:19am
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Who’s up for a little cross-dressing.??!
Dont be shy now…
I’ll take some better photo’s 2morrow, in the sun.
Silver slide, on the black frame looks good, and they sell real ones like that…
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BME
July 23, 2024, 10:21am
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Now ya’ll have a good reason , to buy two…!!
Two tone looks interesting, and meaner than standard…!
Vas, you can thank me later…!!
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BME
July 24, 2024, 9:22am
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Around 160-180 fps.
Using old gels, sitting around for weeks.
The hardened gels were too large to feed, though they were sitting in water awhile, and have probably overswollen.
It fed xforce pinky’s well , achieved the 180’s on those, they didn’t crush feeding.
I really like the brushed chrome, Sooo much better than the painted silver plastic, daylight sun pics 2morrow…
BME
July 24, 2024, 9:24am
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Some custom wood grips would finish it off nicely, may go to xforce soon…
BME
July 25, 2024, 2:48am
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“Holy 3 way freeway Batman…its a Kimber Cross-dress Compilation!!”
" That’s right, Boy wonder…ive got a strange feeling, in my utility belt…!!"
I originally had a black Kimber, and bought the new chrome one.
The black one, had a black barrel and slide, the chrome had a chrome barrel and slide.
To make the parts swapping correct, as per the real photos above, (black slide, chrome inner barrel…chrome slide, chrome inner barrel)…
I bought one more chrome one, to swap all the parts around correctly.
And, end up with a all chrome model, with a black barrel.
I know, OCD much…?
Confused…???
Have a look…
The grips xforce sell, are for standard 1911’s and are too big for these.
So, standard grips it is…
So, whats the crowd favourite colour combo.?.?
Wombat
July 25, 2024, 3:14am
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black slide on silver frame - like the real deal. Just need the fibre optic sights
BME
July 25, 2024, 4:04am
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Silver slide / silver barrel / black frame is a real one too…as per photos above.
Even the Silver slide / frame, with the black barrel, looks sharp…just a little bit different.
Its hard to pick a favourite, the Complete chrome looks neat as well…but the combo models do look more interesting.
Cheap way, to do a mix and match. I reckon Vas will sell a few…
My vote goes to the black frame/silver slide/silver barrel combo. but they all look trick.
But… Damn, BME!
I thought I wore the OCD crown in this group, but I respectfully defer to you, my good sir.
BME
July 25, 2024, 6:55am
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Get one…or two…
You know you want to…
EDIT: Need To…!
BME
July 25, 2024, 6:59am
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I could swap the barrels over, so the black one would be…
Black frame/ silver slide/ black barrel exposed…
Dammit, now I have that thought in my mind…
BME
July 25, 2024, 7:10am
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Easy enough to do…just a “top swap”.
Hard to avoid shadows, this time of day…
I reckon the original looks better, the silver barrel looks good…
More clothes changes, than a supermodel at a fashion show…!!
BME
July 25, 2024, 7:18am
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Or this…
All Black, with a silver barrel…!!
I’ll stop now…
Get 2 of your own, and you too can spend all day going nuts, deciding what you want…!!
BME
July 25, 2024, 8:31am
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Nope….lots of lego though…!!
looks edable can i eat it :>
Same lego all sorts and Cities, still got it in storage too Must bust it out one day.
BME
July 25, 2024, 8:34am
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What flavour…?
Chocolate, vanilla, choc-vanilla twist, or vanilla choc twirl…!!!