How big of a difference will using snap caps make?Originally Posted by medmo
I am stilling hoping these prove to be reliable over the long term, and that they release on with an exposed hammer that can be bobbed. Even with a DAO, I prefer to have a hammer to thumb.
Last edited by TheNewbie; 09-02-2018 at 10:11 PM.
Right.
I don't think I articulated that well.
I guess the question I'm trying to ask is "should we hold this against Kimber?"
I was predisposed to dislike this gun, based on my experience trying to get multiple Kimber 1911's to run for various friends. One guy sort of un-friended me when I told him the best way to solve his problem was to unscrew his custom grip panels and slide a Springfield or Colt in between them.
So when I saw the firing pin breakages, my first reflex was to think "See! Toldja it was a piece of shit!"
But I'm not sure that's fair. We've seen these guns go some pretty high round counts (for a revolver) without being cleaned for example.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
Well played.
I’m at about 600 rounds with the one I just bought, and I hope it continues to chug along. I’ll admit: if it was a Ruger or S&W, I’d be feeling pretty confident already. I want this thing to prove awesome, but I can’t help hearing Greg Hamilton’s voice in my head, since he once told me that if you can’t dry fire your weapon in practice, then your gun’s a piece of shit and you need a new one.
On the other hand, I own a good number of .22s, and accept the limitations there, so I’m essentially happy if it stays together with a diet of snap caps and live rounds. JMO, OMMV, etc.
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A number of DAO revolvers with exposed hammers, can't be thumb-cocked. So I am not sure of your point.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
I think he might be referencing the utility of the "thumb on the hammer as you holster the piece" technique. I miss that myself on my K6 and various j frames.
Still haven't stripped/shot my returned K6. A lot of expense could be saved by Kimber if they would just tell people to use snap caps on their design. Now I'm paranoid and just spent a small fortune on snap caps for ALL my revolvers.
Alternatively, make the firing pin out of a more shock resistant steel with better heat treat and fix the problem !
Agreed. My thoughts are this is an excellent revolver so far in my experience based on my evaluation. I should hit the 1k round mark on Wednesday. Having to use snap caps to prevent a firing pin breakage for the heavy amount of dry firing I do doesn't diminish it for me if this is the only thing that comes up in my evaluation.
Does anyone have a picture of their K6 firing pin? I really didn't examine my original one closely and don't have any pictures of it. Examining the replacement firing pin that Kimber replaced I noticed that it does have considerable radius where the pin meets the body. I'm wondering if this is a revised design. Below is a picture of the replacement firing pin and a picture of the broken one.
Thanks for reminding me of radius to reduce stress risers.
Exactly. I want DAO so it can't be cocked, but also I want an exposed hammer to thumb when I holster.
https://ruger.com/products/sp101/specSheets/5720.html
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