I've never fired an expensive 1911.
I got my Rock Island 1911 for $299.
It fired first time and every time right out of the box, no trigger job, no special lightweight hammer. It just goes bang every time.
Hey! Wait!
That's not supposed to be possible! We all "know" that any 1911 you bring home from the store won't function without a couple of thousand dollars' worth of gunsmithing! They're just downright unreliable guns! In fact, I don't think you can even make them reliable! It's impossible! The design is too old!
kimber is a queen 1911. When the spec sheet says you have to replace the spring after 800 to 1k its not for me.
Buy what works I'd rather have a Rock that allways fires then a Kimber that looks good in a safe.