Understand this: By comparison to a true custom 1911, even the nicest Kimber is a mass-produced gat that is only distinguished from its more plebeian brethren by its price tag.
Speaking as a Kimber fan: this is Very, very true. Kimbers *are* mass produced and thus the quality will suffer. And they are overprice, but if you are patient you can pick one up used for a good price with little wear (my full-size really only had break-in wear, but it was sold because the previous owner tried to put a buffer in it and gave up).
However, a true custom is worlds apart. Both in quality and price (but that level of quality and customization is exactly what you're paying for).
It makes me happy that pistols like this exist at all. It makes me even happier to see them beat to hell from hard use on the range. No sword, no matter how perfect, is much use if it just hangs over the mantelpiece looking pretty.
Indeed. The weapon is a tool; it should be used. Otherwise it's just a piece of art.
And now you're putting bad thoughts in my head... and there is a Brownells catalog on the kitchen table.
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