Kimber Arms moving headquarters from New York to Troy, creating 366 Alabama jobs

al.com ^ | Oct. 27, 2020 | William Thornton

[Bulwyf]

Interesting. I know lots up here that have them and have had zero issues. Very odd, I’ve never heard of Kimber having issues before.

[stevio]

Great guns. Always wondered why they were in NYC.

[lurk]

Why did they stay so long in NY?

[blam]

The new employees may not be the highest educated but they will be the most loyal.(That combo equals a dependable and stable work force)

[Texas resident]

Troy Alabama is way out in the sticks.

[PROCON]

My son also EDC’s a Taurus G2, it shoots fine for him at the range.

[davidb56]

Maybe its Troy MT. I guess the “journalist” thinks there is only one Troy.

[davidb56]

Now my little screen shows Alabama. This is good. BTW I have a Kimber Custom, and it has never failed to cycle anything I run through it.

[chaosagent]

Troy Alabama is way out in the sticks.

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It’s only about 45 miles from Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, and on a 4 lane US highway. And has one of the largest universitys in the state.

[353FMG]

Kimber 1911 models are exquisitely machined. (They should produce a Trump model with MAGA engraving)

[Osage Orange]

I've never owned a Kimber.

But I'd always heard they were very well respected.

I own a Taurus...and is a great little gun.

I own a Sig..that likes only certain ammo..prolly needs a gunsmith.

I own a CZ52...that is a beast to shoot.

I have a Glock for sale....

[Zathras]

Ms Kimber requests more friends.

[Dick Bachert]

DeBlousyo & Andy Coma will have NYC looking like a scene from “I Am Legend” in no time!
Personally, I can’t wait for it!

[Deplorable American1776]

Yes, he has...He's United Van Lines #1 salesman!! 😀

[ladyjane]

The part of the title that says Alabama should clear it up.

It doesn't clear anything up. I assumed they were moving to Troy, NY from Yonkers, NY. I had never heard of Troy Alabama and had no idea why Alabama was benefiting.

There are 25 cities in the US that have the name Troy. The one in Alabama is tiny, it has fewer than 20,000 people living there. It would be very helpful to identify the state of smaller cities and towns in the post - not that freepers are going to read the entire post before forming an opinion. ;-)

[jroehl]

And only citizens of India will get the jobs.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Had a Kimber 1911 and sold it. It was nothing special. Now the only auto I have that isn’t a SIG is a 1922 Colt Pocket Hammerless in .380.

Sigs are perfectly reliable, even in some of the pickier calibers like .38 Super.

[MTsumi]

I get it. I can be stubborn too. Read the title, click the link and see it’s an Alabama news article talking about Troy and you want to hold onto it until the mule kicks. I’ve those days too.

[kiryandil]

[Miguk]

My first firearm was a Kimber Custom II .45 (2001).

Beautiful, blocky, 39 ounces of 2nd Amendment.

I can count on one hand, the number of times ever having an FTE (failure to Eject) or FTF (failure to feed) problem, which cleared up nicely. Probably due to either the aluminum or steel-cased ammo (Tulammo, Wolf). I would still not hesitate to shoot brass, steel or aluminum-cased ammo. I have gone months between cleanings, and she is still a solid platform.

Easy to clean/keep clean, disassemble and reassemble. Every firearm owner should be able to take their gun apart, down to the smallest component, know what those components are, and then be able to clean, oil and reassemble on the fly.