Busted Guide Rod Kimber Ultra CDP

[Outbreaker]

I took my Kimber out today and ran a couple hundred rounds through it.....no problems.

I got home and started to clean it....and found that the guide rod had snapped off durring shooting without me noticeing....

I was shocked and pleasently surprised that my gun kept on going with such a failure.

[racer_13b]

Call Kimber they will take care of you and send a replacement unit. The Guide problem is not a common one, but its been known to happen.

[Excaliber]

I took my Kimber out today and ran a couple hundred rounds through it.....no problems.

I got home and started to clean it....and found that the guide rod had snapped off durring shooting without me noticeing....

I was shocked and pleasently surprised that my gun kept on going with such a failure.

It doesn't always keep going - mine didn't.

Prevention consists of following the spring and guide rod unit replacement schedule in the manual and on the Kimber web site.

[Outbreaker]

I have already ordered a new guide rod.

Gun only has 300 rounds down the pipe (including today).

If this is going to be my carry gun I was just curious as to how common this was as it is well below the replacement level (1800 rounds)

[davidtx]

Where did you find the replacement interval?

[Outbreaker]

Owners manual. You replace the recoil spring and guide rod as a unit and the recoil spring is set for 1800 rounds.

[Outbreaker]

Kimber is sending a new one out. 1st class service.

[cougartex]

Never had a problem with Kimber's customer service.

[RECIT]

Its nice to know they have great customer service, but in 300rds a guide rod failed? Its been said before but for how much they cost I just don't see the draw some people have towards them other than being very pretty. There are other brands that cost less and don't have as many failures. I here great things about Springfield and Colt, but I don't here as many failures out of them. Not to say they don't fail, but I just don't here of the same types of quality issues. It sounds like Kimber has a big head and makes great LOOKING products with low quality parts installed. I know it is just a machine and machines fail regularly, I still don't like it and wouldn't buy one unless it was just a ridiculous deal.