Idk the answer but I don't see to much collector value in any Kimber..

 

That information is correct. However, I highly doubt these will never be a big collector piece.

The seller is way over hyping the pistol....IMO

 

That information is correct. However, I highly doubt these will never be a big collector piece.

What's your opinion of the price?

 

Loyal Kimber owners may disagree.

 

Last one I bought for $850. Sold it a few years later for the same.
That was five or six years ago

 

Pricing today.....worth what someone is willing to pay.

 

I like my Kimbers but that's too much for any Kimber as far as I'm concerned. I think you'd be lucky to get your money back, ever!!

 

Thanks - you confirmed my gut feel. $1200 would allow me to buy a couple of decent suppressors & pay for the stamps.

 

as for collector value I don't see you adding to your retirement fund with them. Take your 2400$ spend it elsewhere now would be a good time for suppressors.

 

5.56mm ammo and mid prices, QUALITY, AR15s

That's the best investment going right now

 

Just stocked up on .223 / 5.56. I like building AR's but buying the parts vs. buying a completed gun are almost the same cost. I have two AR pistols (one will be a SBR when the stamp shows up) and a couple of rifles.

Maybe I'll buy more silver instead. Up 44% over the last 6 months.

 

Buy them as an investment to sell later.
Not a lot of return on "owner assembled" ARs

 

They were on shelves for years before they were discontinued. I bought one in 2010 (my last Kimber). Had to go back to the factory twice.

 

So much for rarity - LOL!

I appreciate the combined knowledge I find in most forums. I made up a saying years ago when I had a couple of dozen Techs reporting to me, "No one of us is as knowledgeable as all of us." Either I made it up or plagiarized but that was a long time ago however the same holds true for groups like this.

 

I really like my SIS Pro.

 

That's a beautiful gun!

 

Bought one new , paid too much , sold it , don't miss it . Not Kimber bashing , still have a few Kimbers and I like them . The SIS has a slick coating on it that I just couldn't fall in love with . It was reliable and accurate I just saw something else I wanted more . Don't see any Kimber attaining collector status . Buy 'em , shoot 'em . I still see used SIS's on LGS shelves occasionally , they must have made a bunch of them .

 

Their KimPro finish sucks. The SIS is a stainless gun with the crappy finish, so I just had mine bead blasted.

 

I'll go against the stream on the collectible aspect. The SIS is the Kimber model with the most controversy and often people buy the sizzle instead of the steak. I have no idea how many were produced between 2008 and 2010 but I think it's safe to speculate that most were for civilian use. I know that mine is not a series "II" gun nor have any of the dozen or so that I've ran across over the years been Swartz safety models. I've read that under CA law, the department issued SIS's would have to have been of the "II" variety. The SIS has a pretty interesting history and apparently quite a bit of gun fights for such a small unit. A number of articles have suggested that officers buying pistols from Kimber on discount and selling them to civilians led the LAPD PR folks to discontinue their relationship with Kimber. Whatever the case, my full size SIS is a pretty cool gun and if there is ever a Kimber that just may be sought after someday then the SIS series is a good bet. I just need Hollywood to produce one really good SIS flick starring these Kimbers!

 

I have to go with this guy on what he said. I never owned one of these but came close. I do own other Kimbers. LAPD SWAT used the TLE RL II right? May still, I'm not sure.

My point is sometimes it is hard to predict what will become collectable and what will not. Certain guns, usually low production numbered, guns of a certain flavor are instant classics. Others hide in the shadows until years later. There are too many to list here.

To the point of this thread. No, I wouldn't tie up over 2K in these two guns. I would low ball the seller and offer him, oh I don't know, $1600 and see if he bites.

 

My Ultra SIS was a great shooter, carried well, just didn't do a lot for me.

OP, if you are a Kimber fan, and can get one in the $800-900 range, I would say get it!

 

My Ultra SIS was a great shooter, carried well, just didn't do a lot for me.

OP, if you are a Kimber fan, and can get one in the $800-900 range, I would say get it!

I agree with Bender. I think it's a coin toss. Usually a production run gun isn't going to appreciate in value. However being an SIS series, they may go up in price. Like I said, it's a coin toss.

that being said, from what the guys on here have said, they were good shooters. I'd buy the one that fits your needs best and shoot the hell out it.

 

After reading all yalls' comments it's a closed matter for me - no SIS in my future. I know positively the seller would never go below $1000 each and I'm not intending to shoot them so I'm not interested in them anymore.

Regarding TheDoaner's comment about LAPD officers selling them to civilians: I read a review of the SIS from 2008 & the author said the 21 SIS officers bought an average of 6 each. That would certainly give credence to the theory that the cops bought them on discount & flipped them.

J Foxworthy definitions:
You'uns = 4 or less
Yall = 5 or more
All yall = a larger group

 

As I recall some of these did not have the mechanical firing pin safety and some did so you might pull the slide back, turn it over and check for a plunger. And at $1.2K I doubt you would ever get your money back.

 

Correct, no FPS in these, and internal extractor.

 

There's one sitting at my LGS, been there for a few months. He's asking $895 for it. Also, it's a series 70.

 

If it can be had for 700, It would be something to consider.

 

I had the SIS Pro model some years back. Key word, "had". I was not impressed in the least. It was a replaced by a Kobra Carry, who I think some would be considered an upgrade.

 

Really? Some think a <$3000 gun is an upgrade from a >$1000 gun, imagine that, lol.

Just imagine if you will we know the price of Kimber, if you were looking for another production with identical features, what would that same upgrades in let's say a DW, what do you figure that price would be. Just used the same tactic when I decided I wanted a 10mm with a rail and went with the TLE/RL. The money saved by going with the Kimber over the next closest price DM afforded me enough for 2 cases of ammo and change in my pocket. That'll be 3x now I've made the identical decision and each time the Kimber chosen has been wise decision. It's your money do as you please, and maybe it won't be a collector's item but if you want an accurate, run like a Singer sewing machine get the Kimber I've had 6 or 8 and everyone was a great gat. Better than every Colt I've had when shooting side by side.

 

Kimber is over priced and terrible custmr service ! Buy something else ! Dan Wesson in the same price range no Mim parts

 

Kimber over priced from the start ! Terrible custmr service ! Mim parts! Dan Wesson same money or new smith and Wesson great custmr service, come on look around!

 

Agreed, but I don't think he would let it go for $700. Then again , it's been sitting there for awhile.

 

Wheeler dealer time.

 

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