My first 1911

[BigTex171]

Picked up a Kimber BP Ten II, and I have tons of questions, but the one I want the answer to first is should they be dry fired? I dry fire all the time with my Glocks, but I also know 1911s are different creatures entirely, so I want to ask you all before just going ahead and doing it.

Thanks.

[CCV]

Shouldn't be a problem.

[tpiini]

1911's can be dry fired without issue. But don't EVER let the slide slam home on an empty chamber!

[BigTex171]

Originally posted by tpiini
1911's can be dry fired without issue. But don't EVER let the slide slam home on an empty chamber!

So if I have the slide open, and release the slide catch, ease it back into battery?

[tpiini]

Originally posted by BigTexG37
So if I have the slide open, and release the slide catch, ease it back into battery?

Yes. Better yet, with ALL autoloaders, get used to just pulling the slide back to release it rather than to use the side catch to release it. Better muscle memory and not so tough on the catch.

[eclipse1]

QUOTE]Yes. Better yet, with ALL autoloaders, get used to just pulling the slide back to release it rather than to use the side catch to release it. Better muscle memory and not so tough on the catch.[/QUOTE]

i thought thats why its called as such?

[tpiini]

I think a majority of folks use the catch as a release. I carried autos at work for 24 years and was always taught by rangemasters to use it to release the slide. Then someone showed me all the good reasons to not do so any longer. Once I saw how much simpler it was to give the slide a quick rack than to thumb the release, often changing my grip slightly in the process, I became a believer.

It was explained to me that under stress, fine muscle memory goes away more quickly than large muscle memory. So thumbing the slide catch may not happen easily, while grabbing the top of the slide will still be there for you.

[BigTex171]

So would it be OK to let the slide slam after inserting a new loaded magazine? The manual said to ease it when the chamber won't be loaded, but also said to NOT ease into battery when the chamber WILL be loaded. Sounds like there's definitely a difference.

[tpiini]

Yes. You want it to slam home with full force when it will be stripping a cartridge off a magazine so that it will go into full battery.

[MXRacer101]

Originally posted by BigTexG37
should they be dry fired?

Never without the slide installed. otherwise, go for it.

[BigTex171]

WOW WOW WOW!!!

I took the Kimber out for the first time tonight and put a couple hundred through it, both WWB FMJ and Remington JHP. All I can say is that that gun is SICK accurate! ;P Shot some bricks and pins, and it was like I had been shooting the gun for years! I absolutely love it. :) ;a

[Freeze N]

You will love it. Mine all work great, and the accuracy of a 1911 is outstanding.

[BigTex171]

Originally posted by Freeze N
the accuracy of a 1911 is outstanding.

Not that I expected it to shoot like crap, but I was awed at how accurate that gun is. I think the main reason I shot it so accrautely is that the trigger is just so much more smooth that a Glock. Don't get me wrong, I love my Glocks still, it's just that the trigger is a dream on the Kimber - everything stays nice and steady while pulling. What a piece. ;a