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TABLE OF CONTENTS Warning ..................................................................4 Main Features and Tech Info ......................................5 Rules of Safety..........................................................6 Lead Warning ..........................................................9 Safety Features ........................................................9 Chamber Indicators ................................................10 Series II Models ......................................................14 Ammunition............................................................15 Loading..................................................................19 Unloading ..............................................................22 Break-in Period ......................................................23 Firing ....................................................................23 Sight Adjustments ..................................................24 Disassembly............................................................25 Assembly................................................................27 Cleaning ................................................................27 Lubrication ............................................................28 Warranty Information ..............................................30 Instructions for Warranty Repairs ............................31 Spare Parts ............................................................32 Custom Shop ..........................................................32 Parts Illustration External Extractors..........................33 Parts Illustration ....................................................34 Parts List................................................................35 3 WARNING: MAIN FEATURES This product is classified as a lethal weapon. TECHNICAL INFORMATION Failure to read and properly execute the Caliber: .45 ACP, .40 S&W, 9MM, 10MM instructions and warnings in this manual could and .38 Super result in serious injury, death or damage to property. Barrel Length: 5" Overall Length: 8.5" Do not attempt to practice loading or unloading with live ammunition without a thorough Weight Unloaded: 38 oz. understanding of the safe operation of this Frame: Steel or Stainless Steel pistol. Magazine Capacity: 7, 8, 10 Always treat a firearm as if it were fully loaded. Finish: Blue or Stainless Always store and carry this product empty, with Sights: (Rear) Fixed or Adjustable the hammer forward on an empty chamber. (Front) Fixed Failure to do so could result in an unintentional discharge. SPRING REPLACEMENT CHART ALL FULL SIZE 5” MODELS Keep out of reach of children. Recoil Spring: When you squeeze the trigger, you must expect .45 ACP and .40 S&W - 16 lbs., change every the pistol to fire and take full responsibility for 1500-1800 rounds. your actions. 9MM - 12 lbs., change every 2000 rounds. 10MM - 18.5 lbs., change every 1800 rounds. Read through the entire manual before .38 Super - 14 lbs., change every 2000 rounds. attempting to use this product. Firing Pin Spring: HD, change every 5000 rounds. Mainspring: 21 lbs., change every 5000 rounds. 4 5 RULES OF SAFETY 6. Always make sure that this firearm is in top working condition and that no internal parts NOTICE: Kimber Mfg., Inc. shall not be responsible for have been damaged as a result of corrosion, any death, physical injury or property damage that improper maintenance or dropping. If evidence is the result of the proper or improper use of this of these conditions exist, have them inspected product. by a competent gunsmith prior to use. 1. Always treat this and any other firearm as if it 7. Never leave a loaded pistol unattended. were loaded. 8. Make sure that your backstop is adequate to 2. Never point this or any other firearm at stop your bullets prior to shooting. anything you do not intend to shoot. Keep muzzle pointed in a safe direction. 9. Make sure all other shooters and bystanders 3. Never take anyone's word that a firearm is are well away from the ejection port. Empty unloaded. Clear it yourself with finger off the cases are ejected under force and may cause trigger and the muzzle pointed in a safe injury if someone is struck. direction. Remove the magazine, lock the slide 10. Obey all range rules at all times. open and visually check to ensure that no 11. Always wear adequate hearing and eye round is chambered. protection when using any firearm. 4. Always make sure the pistol is unloaded and 12. While on the range, be sure to carry this pistol the slide is latched open before laying it down cleared, with slide locked open and muzzle or handing it to someone else. pointed in a safe direction until ready to shoot. 5. Safe Carrying Condition: Never carry this pistol 13. Always ensure that barrel and action are clear cocked, loaded and ready to fire as this practice of obstructions. Shooting a blocked firearm could easily result in an unintentional discharge. can result in serious injury or death and damage Do not carry a loaded gun with a live round in to the weapon. the chamber while walking, running or crossing any obstacle, where there is any possibility of 14. Never drink alcoholic beverages or take drugs slipping or falling as this could lead to a prior to or during shooting or handling of this or possible unintentional discharge. any other firearm. 6 7 15. Seek a doctor's advice if you are taking rounds, assume a faulty round, separate from medicine prior to engaging in any shooting other cartridges, reload and continue shooting. activity. 22. Never use this pistol in any manner other than 16. Keep safety on when pistol is loaded and that for which it was specifically intended. cocked until ready to fire. Immediately unload 23. Never indulge in "horseplay" while holding any and clear this pistol when shooting sequence firearm. has been completed. LEAD WARNING 17. Never shoot at any hard or flat surface, such as Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas, rock or water. The resulting ricochets could cleaning firearms, or handling ammunition may result in physical injury, death or property result in exposure to lead and other chemicals damage. known to cause birth defects, reproductive harm, 18. Never put your finger in the trigger guard until cancer, and other serious physical injury. Have you are ready to fire. adequate ventilation at all times. Wash hands 19. Always make sure pistol is unloaded before thoroughly after exposure. cleaning. SAFETY FEATURES 20. Never force a jammed action. This could cause This Kimber firearm is equipped with several safety a round to explode resulting in physical injury features which, if properly employed, can minimize and damage to the pistol. the danger of accidental discharge. 21. If firearm fails to fire when trigger is pulled, as NOTE: Never rely on mechanical safeties to a result of slow primer ignition (hangfire), keep overcome improper maintenance or unsafe muzzle pointed downrange for a minimum of handling practices. Always point the muzzle in a 30 seconds. If the round does not fire, remove safe direction. the magazine, clear the weapon and examine the ejected, unfired cartridge. If the indent TRIGGER GUARD from the firing pin is off center, light or absent, The trigger guard is a loop of metal that surrounds take the pistol to a competent gunsmith. If the the trigger, protecting it from damage or accidental indent appears normal compared to other discharge. 8 9 OWNERS OF KIMBER PISTOL MODELS WITH visually inspected and the magazine is EXTERNAL EXTRACTORS completely empty. The External Extractor on your Pistol doubles as LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR PORT® a Loaded Chamber indicator*. LOADED CHAMBER !! When there is a round in the chamber, the external extractor will slightly extend out from the slide which can NEVER ASSUME THE PISTOL IS UNLOADED!! be felt by brushing the LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR PORT*: A trigger finger upward across the extractor (Pictured small opening on the top of the barrel hood above). Left handed shooters can easily brush the provides a visual indication as to whether or not a extractor with their off hand index finger in the round is in the chamber. When a round is in the same manner. chamber, you should be able to see the rim of the NEVER ASSUME THE PISTOL IS UNLOADED!! shell casing (Note the placement of the arrow in When the chamber is the above photo). empty, the extractor **These loaded chamber indicators are more should be flush with examples of Kimber's commitment to safety. the side of the slide. If However, ALWAYS abide by the NRA RULES you check the extractor FOR SAFE GUN HANDLING as seen on the postion by swiping rear of our Operational Manuals. NEVER rely your finger ( as shown in above picture) across the exclusively on mechanical or visual safeties! extractor and feel no raised edge, the chamber You can never be sure that a gun is should be empty. However, NEVER rely completely unloaded until both the chamber is exclusively on mechanical or visual safeties! visually inspected and the magazine is You can never be sure that a gun is completely completely empty. **Please see specific models unloaded until both the chamber is for availability. 10 11 SAFETY LOCK OR THUMB SAFETY prevents the rearward movement of the trigger. To The thumb safety is located on the left side of the disengage, grip the pistol grip firmly. This will allow frame immediately forward of the hammer. To grip safety to move out of contact with rear of operate, pull slide to its most rearward position trigger, allowing the gun to fire.