Originally posted by Inspector Harry Callahan:
No ramped barrels in the Kimber.
But if you want a steel feedramp installed, the Kimber people will direct you to Evolution Gunworks. Takes a couple of weeks
I wish
usually longer than a couple weeks.
But you can get a slot and shoot up until then.
Also the custom shop uses ramped barrels regularly.
and costs a bunch.
Well it is not a quick easy job. I looked in the dictionary and it said a bunch is 125.00
it is less than that
I'd recommend wearing the factory ramp out first.
Me too.
Callahan
Ok here is the rub.
45 with ramp barrels are a not the easiest thing in the world to get to feed. by the time they do feed the support the ramp gave you is mostly gone. they work for para but para's mag delivers the round higher than most other guns.
the next problem is the std 45 ramp needs to be about .400 deep from the rail down to feed agressive hollow points well. A Ramp barrel is cut into the frame around .310 deep.
the bullets still hit below the ramp.
so on an alum. frame it is not a cure in 45.
there was a post on another forum that stated that guns with ramp barrels do not feed.
when questioned no one answered.
I would argue and I suspect others would also. in 38 9x23 and 40 they work just fine.
geo ><> 10,000 race guns can't all be wrong.