MICRO SAPPHIRE

Overview

The Custom is made in a variety of styles with different features and finishes. As an M1911 style pistol, it is usually chambered in .45 ACP. It also has been produced in other calibers, including .40 S&W, 10mm Auto, 9mm Luger, and .38 Super. The individual gun’s caliber is stamped on top of the barrel and is visible with the slide in battery (fully forward). BUY MICRO SAPPHIRE ONLINE

The Custom is a full-sized model 1911, with a five-inch barrel. The frame and slide are made of steel. The Custom utilizes a single full-length guide rod, necessitating the serrations on the front of the slide for press checks. Although the Custom is considered Kimber’s base model, it has a number of features that were formerly found only on customized model 1911s, such as a lowered ejection port, custom trigger, beveled magazine well, extended thumb safety, and beavertail grip safety.

The original Custom model has been superseded by the Custom II. The Custom II has an internal firing pin safety. This feature is designed to provide additional assurance that the gun will not fire if dropped, as the firing pin is blocked from striking the chambered cartridge unless the grip safety is depressed. BUY MICRO SAPPHIRE ONLINE

Other Custom models

Other models of Kimber Custom include the following:

• Stainless II, with a frame and slide made of stainless steel, and therefore silver in color instead of matte black.
• Custom Target II, with adjustable target sights.
• Stainless Target II, with adjustable target sights and a stainless steel frame and slide.
• Royal II, with a polished blue finish and rosewood grips.

Related models

Kimber has also produced several higher-end full-sized model 1911 pistols that are closely based on the Custom, but are not considered part of the Custom line due to their additional features and higher price. These include the following:

• Eclipse Custom II, with bi-tone stainless and black finish and night sights.
• Tactical Custom II, with gray aluminum frame, black steel slide, night sights, ambidextrous thumb safety, and extended magazine well.
• Tactical Entry II, with gray stainless steel frame, black steel slide, night sights, ambidextrous thumb safety, extended magazine well and accessory mounting rail.
• Custom CDP II, with black aluminum frame, stainless steel slide, night sights, ambidextrous thumb safety, and “carry melt” rounded edges.
• Custom Covert II, with desert camouflage aluminum frame, black steel slide, laser light grips, standard length guide rod, night sights, lanyard loop, and “carry melt” rounded edges.
• SIS Custom, with gray finish, flat top slide, standard length guide rod, night sights with cocking shoulder, ambidextrous thumb safety, and “carry melt” rounded edges, and without a firing pin safety.
• Custom Crimson Carry II, with aluminum frame, matte black steel slide, and rosewood finish laser grips.
• Super Carry Custom, with aluminum frame, matte black steel slide, night sights with cocking shoulder, round heel frame, “carry melt” rounded edges, and without a firing pin safety.