Originally Posted by
Glockster35
MadRyan,
I should have also included that when I made the purchase, the Series II Kimbers had only been on the market for about a year or so, and the gun communities (forums) were up in arms over the Schwartz Safety system being included to the Series II Kimbers. There was and probably still is a lot of talk about how the Schwartz Safety caused reliability issues.
Some believe it is not a necessary addition to the firearm. To purists any deviation from JMB's original design is un-warranted, like the external extractors we see currently on the market. I don't really have an opinion on this myself. I believe my .45 ACP SA has a .38 Super firing pin to accomplish the same basic thing.
I do know now that the Schwartz Safety can be bypassed (I have the instructions saved somewhere). At the time I wasn't aware it could be, nor did I have the skills to do it myself. No one I knew had a Kimber Series I or II, no one I know owns one now either.
I have never owned, shot or taken apart a Kimber Series II pistol. I have handled one in a gunshop, and it was nice, just not enough to make the purchase.
Would I buy a Kimber Series II today, yes, I probably would. Would I disable the Schwartz Safety, maybe, but only if I felt it was unreliable.
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