Kimber 1911 Instructions Manual

of the frame immediately below the hammer and is

automatically engaged through spring pressure. It

prevents the rearward movement of the trigger. To

disengage, grip the pistol grip firmly. This will allow

grip safety to move out of contact with rear of

trigger, allowing the gun to fire.

DISCONNECTOR

The disconnector prevents a round from being

fired prior to being properly seated in the chamber

with the slide and barrel locked. If the slide is not

fully forward, the disconnector is depressed...

stop position is an automatically engaging safety

feature and should never be engaged by hand!

INERTIA FIRING PIN

The firing pin is held in a rearward position by

spring tension. Being shorter than the housing, it

cannot protrude through the face of the slide until

the spring tension and inertia of the pin itself is

overcome by the force of the falling hammer.

SERIES II MODELS

Safety Mech.

(Shown in Fire Position) 
Safety Mech.

(Shown in Fire Position)

If your Kimber is a Series II firearm,...

Please follow the simple procedures below for

disassembly of the slide.

1. Visually inspect chamber to make sure firearm

is unloaded.

2. Follow standard disassembly procedures found

in your Owners Manual, with the exception that

special observation should be given that the

grip safety is not to be engaged when removing

the slide.

If the Grip Safety is depressed while attempting

to remove the slide, the push rod for the firing pin

stop will be activated. Activating the Grip Safety

will not...

2. The use of reloaded, remanufactured, hand-

loaded or other non-standard ammunition

voids all warranties. Reloading is a science

and improperly loaded ammunition can be

extremely dangerous. Severe damage to the

firearm and serious injury to the shooter or to

others may result. Always use ammunition

that complies with the industry performance

standards established by the Sporting Arms

and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute, Inc.

of the United States (SAAMI). For best results,

we recommend...

resistance in chambering a cartridge, or

- A cartridge misfires (does not go off), or

- The mechanism fails to extract a fired

cartridge case, or

- Unburned grains of propellant powder are

discovered spilled in the mechanism, or

- A shot sounds weak or abnormal.

- In such cases it is possible that a bullet is

lodged part way down the barrel. Firing a

subsequent bullet into the obstructed barrel

can damage the firearm and cause serious

injury to the shooter or bystanders.

5. Bullets can...

sufficient to merely look in the chamber. A

bullet may be lodged some distance down the

barrel where it cannot easily be seen. If a bullet

is in the bore, do not attempt to shoot it out by

using another cartridge, or by blowing it out

with a blank or one from which the bullet has

been removed. Such techniques can generate

excessive pressure, damage the firearm and

cause serious personal injury.

If the bullet can be easily removed with a wood

or brass dowel, (using hand pressure only, never...

9. Use lubricants liberally on the moving parts of

your firearm. Avoid excessive spraying of any

aerosol gun care product, especially where it

may get on ammunition. All lubricants, and

aerosol spray lubricants in particular, can

penetrate cartridge primers and cause misfires.

Some highly penetrative lubricants can also

migrate inside cartridge cases and cause

deterioration of the propellant powder; on

firing, the powder may not ignite. If only the

primer ignites, there is a danger that the...

2. To load the magazine, place the round at

the top (open end), push down and back

making sure that the back of the cartridge is

facing the rear of the magazine. Repeat this

procedure until magazine is fully loaded.

3. Place the magazine in the magazine well in the

frame, with the rounds facing forward, and

push up until magazine is fully seated. A click

will be heard when this is done properly as the

magazine catch engages.

4. To chamber a round, hold the pistol in the

shooting hand without...

grab the serrated finger grips on both sides of

the rear of the slide and pull it fully rearward,

then release. Do not ride the slide down to

the forward position. Fully release the slide

allowing the recoil spring to move the slide

unhindered. Keeping your hand on the slide

may cause a misfeed, or stop the slide from

fully closing. Racking the slide will cock the

hammer, strip off the top round from the

magazine and chamber it. The pistol is now

fully loaded and ready to fire. Keep muzzle...

UNLOADING

1. To unload, first remove magazine as in step 1

of previous section.

2. If all of the rounds from the magazine have

been fired, slide will automatically lock in the

open position. If not, repeat step 4.

If magazine is not removed prior to this

procedure, any rounds left in it will be

chambered, which could lead to an unintentional

discharge. The pistol will fire with a round

chambered and the magazine removed.

3. If slide has not automatically locked in the rear-

ward position as...