Kimber SIS 1911 pistols discontinued
The controversial Kimber SIS Custom .45 1911 line of pistols will be discontinued in the New Year. From Kimber1911pistols.com …
Note: the SIS family is discontinued as of January 1, 2010. Kimber will ship outstanding orders but they will not take orders on the SIS line after 1/1. If you want one, don’t wait too long or they will be unavailable!
The pistol was designed by the LAPD’s elite Special Investigation Section who adopted it as their duty weapon. Kimber donated a portion of each sale to the LAPD Memorial Fund.
Massad Ayoob wrote about the SIS pistols in Guns Magazine …
… News that a weapon is being marketed with an ‘SIS’ serration–a clear reference to the LAPD–was met with criticism from city and civil rights leaders. ‘It is very disturbing,’ said Councilman Jack Weiss. ‘If any member of the public is shot with one of these guns or, heaven forbid, a cop is shot with one of these arts, what would be the explanation?’
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You see, the guns weren’t just named after SIS, LAPD’s Special Investigation Section, they were designed by SIS members. Staffed by creme de la creme street-proven detectives with extra-intense training in armed police combat …
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Cop getting killed in a ford would b rare ,how did he get out of the donut shop. Lol
I owned one and just sold it
First draw back - the SIS engrave makes drawing slide back difficult compared to standard serations
Second (and third) It had to be returned once for the special baked on coating falling off and once for faulty machining of safety lever.
Fourth - extractor had to be replaced (warranty) for faulty machining
Yes, it was covered by warranty but if this had been a carry weapon rather than a competion one and I had needed it I would likely have only survived if I managed to beat a perp with the gun butt. It was unreliable as a weapon otherwise
Likely will not purchase a Kimber again - for the money it was a disapointment