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BUY AEGIS ELITE PRO (OI) ONLINE 1911s have consistently been popular and don’t appear to be losing favor any time soon, according to CALYPSOARM.COM. That’s not terrible for a firearm that has been in use for more than a century. How does a gun that has been around for so long continue to advance? The brand-new Aegis Elite Pro from Kimber is a good example of how and why that occurs.
The Kimber Aegis Elite Pro is perfectly suited for that purpose because “aegis” signifies protection. Despite having a tried-and-true design, the Aegis Elite Pro is more accurate and simpler to use than its forerunners thanks to its bushing-less barrel, integral ramp, and faultless integration of a small red dot sight.
Installing a little red dot sight on your pistol is the fastest way to increase its accuracy. It can be challenging to hit steel at 100 yards or get small groupings from a pistol at 25 yards. When using iron sights, the shooter’s eye must view the target while concentrating on the front sight blade. It is more challenging to see everything at once the closer the target and gun are together or the smaller the target. Age does not facilitate this process in any way.
A red dot attached to a pistol enables the shooter to concentrate solely on the target. This is particularly helpful when there is an almost overwhelming desire to focus on the threat and not a front sight blade, such as when someone is trying to kill you.
When under pressure, it requires a lot of self-control to focus on the front sight rather than the danger. Hours at the range are the only way to develop that behavior, and even then, the shooter will need to maintain their composure under pressure. A red dot sight is a rare instance of gear that solves a tactical issue. Kimber profited from that on the Aegis Elite Pro (OI).
Kimber machined the slide for and placed a Vortex Optics Venom sight on the Aegis for the version with the optic included. There is a 6-MOA dot that is clearly visible. It is large enough to be immediately located but not huge enough to cover the target. It covers a 112-inch circle at 25 yards.
Finding the red dot when holding the gun at arm’s length could be a challenge when learning to shoot quickly with a red dot sight. The 24-time National Champion of the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Rob Leatham once advised me that the easiest way to learn how to use the red dot was to turn it off and practice presenting the pistol to targets.
The shooter learns to stretch the handgun toward the target while using the front sight as a reference in Leatham’s technique. Once the shooter has some muscle memory, turning on the dot will make it simple to find each time.
Better for the shooter is Kimber’s Aegis. On the pistol that also witnesses the red dot, they corrected and raised the sights. This method has no learning curve. You remove the Aegis from the holster in the same manner as any shooter would extend the handgun toward the target, staring at the front sight. The red dot is just next to the front sight blade, so there’s no need to search for it. It’s a straightforward answer that the handgun manufacturing industry hasn’t fully grasped or embraced.
Using the small red dot sight on the Aegis has no drawbacks. The fixed sights provide an immediate backup in the event that the battery or sight itself unexpectedly fail option
Concealability is unaffected by using a small red dot sight. When holstered, the sight on the slide places the weapon exactly at the beltline. There is no possibility of any further firearm printing because it is concealed inside the pants or beneath a belt.
A small red dot sight on the Aegis will be helpful for people with shaky hands as well. Utilizing the strength of the full hand rather than just the fingers is made simpler by the sight’s added purchase.
The Aegis has an inbuilt feed ramp that not only guarantees consistent hollowpoint feeding and removes the conventional 1911 barrel-to-frame gap, but also places a significant amount of mass against the slide-stop pin. A typical 1911 barrel has a link hanging underneath it and two little lugs on either side of it. The chamber end of the barrel lowers down when the handgun shoots and the barrel unlocks until those lugs strike the slide-stop pin. The little lugs sit on the slide-stop pin, which is threaded through the link. The lug with the greatest amount of contact will break first if the lugs make exactly the same amount of contact with the slide-stop pin.
The P-35 was described by John Moses Browning, Hi-Power, as an improvement over the 1911. He designed the Hi-Power with an integrally ramped barrel that replaced the two small lugs with one big lug, just like the Aegis. I think even Browning knew that the barrel link and lugs surrounding it were a weak point for the 1911. Kimber is well aware of the traditional weak spots on the 1911, and that’s why the Aegis has a ramped barrel as well.
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Kimber’s integrally ramped barrel replaces the two small lugs with one solid block of steel that also doubles as the feed ramp. The single block of steel ha
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Kimber’s integrally ramped barrel replaces the two small lugs with one solid block of steel that also doubles as the feed ramp. The single block of steel ha
The two tiny lugs are replaced with a single, solid steel block that also serves as the feed ramp in Kimber’s integrally ramped barrel. The slide-stop pin strikes the single block of steel, which easily withstands the blow because it has a lot more mass and strength than two little lugs. The big, single lug that rests against the slide-stop pin won’t be broken no matter how much you shoot the Aegis.
The frontstrap’s 24-LPI checkering also strikes a perfect spot. It’s not too coarse to be uncomfortable, but it’s abrasive enough to prevent flattening when any rings on the firing hand are recoiled. The standard checkering on 1911s should be 24-LPI rather than 20-LPI (too coarse) or 30-LPI (a ring will flatten it).
For 1911 enthusiasts who enjoy shooting and carrying the traditional platform, the Aegis Elite Pro (OI) is perfect. The bobtail makes it easier to conceal, and the Vortex Venom will propel you quickly at your intended target.
Kimber Aegis Elite Pro (OI)
Type: hammer fired, semiautomatic
Cartridge: 9mm
Capacity: 9+1 rds.
Barrel: 4 in.
Overall Length: 7.7 in.
Weight: 2 lbs., 4 oz.
Grips: G10
Sights: Vortex Optics Venom
Trigger: 4.5 lbs.
Finish: matte stainless and KimPro II
MSRP: $1,395
Manufacturer: Kimber, kimberamerica.com
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