Amish_Bill
Member
Well... I was out checking out my Kimber Pro CDP yesterday, and the oddest thing happenned...
It would feed regular 185gr HP (unknown maker) fine, but when I tried some 185 +p Gold Dot HP, the slide would lock back on it's own about every other round.
When I dropped a mag to inspect after it locked back once, I saw a scrape on the side of the gold-dot. Putting the mag back in and moving it back and forth, it looks like the side of the bullet hits the edge of the slide lock. Comparing the Speer and whatever the other HP was, I can see that the Speer bulges out as it tapers to the nose of the bullet while the unknown HP tapers directly to the nose.
I'd really like to move up to Gold-Dot 185s in this gun. (not +p though... way to peppy for this small, lightweight pistol) Can I take enough off the edge of the slide lock to allow the Speer HP to pass by without causing problems with it not locking the slide on a spent mag? Would I be better off complaining to Kimber about that and the 'step' in my trigger pull and seeing if they'd fix it?
Thanks,
Bill
It would feed regular 185gr HP (unknown maker) fine, but when I tried some 185 +p Gold Dot HP, the slide would lock back on it's own about every other round.
When I dropped a mag to inspect after it locked back once, I saw a scrape on the side of the gold-dot. Putting the mag back in and moving it back and forth, it looks like the side of the bullet hits the edge of the slide lock. Comparing the Speer and whatever the other HP was, I can see that the Speer bulges out as it tapers to the nose of the bullet while the unknown HP tapers directly to the nose.
I'd really like to move up to Gold-Dot 185s in this gun. (not +p though... way to peppy for this small, lightweight pistol) Can I take enough off the edge of the slide lock to allow the Speer HP to pass by without causing problems with it not locking the slide on a spent mag? Would I be better off complaining to Kimber about that and the 'step' in my trigger pull and seeing if they'd fix it?
Thanks,
Bill