New kimber

[raptor0443]

Got myself my first 1911 the other day. A kimber pro carry II two tone. Looking to put some black and silve by grips on it. What is everyone's experience with vz grips?

 

[88E30M50]

Congrats on the new Kimber. Mine has always been good to me. The VZ grips are great. I have a set on my Kimber as well as on a CZ 75. There are a lot of different textures from near smooth to cheese grater rough. They usually have a black Friday deal with 15% off and I'm planning on getting a set of double diamond grips in black cherry for one of my other 1911s.

 

[raptor0443]

Yeah I like the operator or the slant ones. Just wonder how your hand will feel after shooting them for a while.

 

[88E30M50]

I have a Sig 1911 that has grips very similar to the slants and have not found them to be too rough. I don't think I've ever run more than 100 rounds through it in a day though. If you are a high volume shooter, they could get to be a bit much. Here's a shot of what those are like for comparison to the slants.

 

[raptor0443]

Cool that's what I was hoping.
This is what I have now.

this is what I'm after for grips.

 

[88E30M50]

That's sweet!

Cool that's what I was hoping.
This is what I have now.

this is what I'm after for grips.

 

[raptor0443]

Thank you!

 

[wizardfitz]

Really nice and congrats. I have some VZ on a RIA and like them

 

[Mark 1911]

Very nice. Kimber makes a nice 1911. Some of their internal parts could be better quality, but if you ever get the bug to do some upgrading, there's a whole world of parts manufacturers who make high quality 1911 parts. I have two Kimbers and have had excellent performance from both of them.

 

[Robert Richardson]

Nice looking piece. If you want to sell the original grips, let me know.

 

[raptor0443]

Very nice. Kimber makes a nice 1911. Some of their internal parts could be better quality, but if you ever get the bug to do some upgrading, there's a whole world of parts manufacturers who make high quality 1911 parts. I have two Kimbers and have had excellent performance from both of them.

Im always down for upgrades. What would you be talking about?

 

[raptor0443]

Nice looking piece. If you want to sell the original grips, let me know.

thanks man. Will do.

 

[derrickgoins]

Love VZ grips - here's a pic of my Kimber Pro CDP II after it got bobtailed a couple of years ago.

 

[raptor0443]

Very nice. How do you bobtail it?

 

[grizman]

Cool that's what I was hoping.
This is what I have now.

this is what I'm after for grips.

Gray/Black VZ Operator II's is what you are looking for from the pic. Great grips!

 

[raptor0443]

Cool. Yeah that sounds like what I'm after from looking on their website.

 

[derrickgoins]

Very nice. How do you bobtail it?

i had it done professionally. The frame had to be refinished as well once it was bobtailed and I didn't want it to look like a hack or bubba job. I sent it to a company that used to be an INGO advertiser - believe they were located in Terre Haute.

 

[wtburnette]

I have the gray/black VZ Operator II's on my Ruger SR1911 and love them. They're pretty aggressive, but I like them. They do get to be a bit much after a couple of hundred rounds.

BTW, I really recommend the thumb scoop, or even the super scoop. Very handy and makes dropping the mag a lot easier.

 

[raptor0443]

Yeah those look great!

 

[raptor0443]

i had it done professionally. The frame had to be refinished as well once it was bobtailed and I didn't want it to look like a hack or bubba job. I sent it to a company that used to be an INGO advertiser - believe they were located in Terre Haute.

Did you do it for looks or is there a performance gain from doing it?