This is not your Grandpa's Kimber

girphoto · #1 02-23-2012, 11:41 AM

I purchased a 9mm Kimber Aegis from a guy who had it only 2weeks. Yep, he tried to break it down and put a 2 inch scratch on the slide. He called Kimber and they wanted $150/to re-do the slide.
He offered me the gun for $700 and I gave him $650.

Now anyone who knows me, knows that I can not leave well enough alone. I photograph for one of the top 2011,1911 competition builders in the business and have access to his expertise.

The firs thing I did, was to buy an Ed Brown Bobtail Jig and I had Derek, bobtail the Kimber.
I had Sarge make me a set of grips for show and had Larry Davidson make me a set of G-10 Sunburst grips. Love those grips.

The gun shot great, but I was not happy

So I said to Derek, lets strip the slide, glass beed it and send it out for hard chrome, Now we are getting closer......

But 9mm, everyone has a Kimber 9mm, so while the slide was out, we took the barrel and opened it up to 38Super.

The slide came back and now I had a SUPER KIMBER 38SUPER 4in.

It shoots great, nice to carry and looks great.

Here you go:

Stage 1: Fancy Sarge grips and slide before re finishing

Stage 2: a look at the MSH after Bobtail (Ed Brown MSH)

Stage 3: After Slide refinishing

Stage 4: Cut and re-crown barrel now 38Super

Final Stage: Scratch Gone on Slide

Well, This is my story and I am sticking to it.

Snipersnest · #2 02-23-2012, 01:17 PM

Very nice! I had a Colt's commander in .38 super, and it was my carry gun for a number of years. Sorry I got rid of it, but hey, sh!t happens! Glad to see another Kimber owner on board!