Thanks DF, as you well know, good things come to those who wait. As for the Swartz [integral firing pin block/safety], it was explained to me by the guy I traded with. He told me to not turn the gun upside-down when taking the slide off/on and never while depress the grip safety when taking the slide off or putting it back on. It is clearly stated in the operational manuel for the Custom Stainless II. I'm not thrilled about it but getting a Kimber overrode that obstacle, I have also read that it can cause a FTF [failure to fire] in certain situations due to not having the grip safety fully depressed as in SD situation where your hand may not fully depress the grip safety causing the FTF.
I got this Kimber as a range pistol and not for personal carry or home defense, I already have those pistols well established. I have reasons for this, in the past I had to use a handgun in a home defense situation years ago and even though I was exonerated from any wrong doing at a pretty high cost to me, they tried to keep the gun, as a matter of fact the judge ordered it destroyed, however, after my lawyer found a little known Illinois law that required any gun ordered destroyed was to have the serial number cut from the gun and returned to the legal owner, long story short the police department did not destroy the gun [S&W 13-1 .357] but rather a LEO had obtained it through a lottery in that department, we only asked for the gun back not who obtained it and 18 months after the home invasion the S&W was returned and in the primo condition it was taken. So for me its a personal decision not to use my new Kimber for PD/HD, not because of the Swartz firing pin block, but I have waited to darn long to get a Kimber and then possibly have it taken from me as before.
I already own a Colt 70 series and it too is not a PD/HP pistol because of the above reason, I have also been told by my local gunsmith that I can replace the Kimber firing pin with a Colt 70/80 series and leave the Swartz firing pin block in place and it eliminates the issue of not firing if grip safety is not fully depressed and I have a spare Colt 70 series firing pin so I may have it replaced if in fact that will eliminate the failure to fire situation, but before I do that I check out if that is fact or fiction, my gunsmith is a good one, but he said he was told that, so I want to make sure before I have anything done. Heck I haven't even had a chance to shoot it yet but I will very soon I hope, range report to follow.
Colt 70 series I've owned since 91
![Image](http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e186/gunnut701/Colt70Series1-2.jpg)