Kimber Full-Size 1911 Pistols - Manual (Page 7)

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stop position is an automatically engaging safety
feature and should never be engaged by hand!
INERTIA FIRING PIN
The firing pin is held in a rearward position by
spring tension. Being shorter than the housing, it
cannot protrude through the face of the slide until
the spring tension and inertia of the pin itself is
overcome by the force of the falling hammer.
SERIES II MODELS
If your Kimber is a Series II firearm, then it is supplied
with an integral firing pin block. This feature does
not allow the firing pin to be active until the Grip
Safety is depressed.
THIS ADDED SAFETY
DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR SAFE
AND PROPER GUN HANDLING. READ THIS
OWNERS MANUAL THOROUGHLY.
Please follow the simple procedures below for
disassembly of the slide.
1. Visually inspect chamber to make sure firearm
is unloaded.
2. Follow standard disassembly procedures found in
your Owners Manual, with the exception that
special observation should be given that the
grip safety is not to be engaged when removing
the slide.
If the Grip Safety is depressed while attempting to
remove the slide, the push rod for the firing pin
stop will be activated. Activating the Grip Safety
will not allow the slide to be removed, if forced,
damage could occur to the firearm, which will not
be covered under Warranty.
AMMUNITION
1. Use only high quality, original factory-
manufactured ammunition. Don't oil cartridges.
Don't spray aerosol type lubricants,
preservatives, or cleaners directly onto cartridges
or where excess spray may flow into contact
with cartridges. Lubricant or other foreign
matter on cartridges can cause potentially
dangerous ammunition malfunctions. Use only
ammunition of the caliber for which your
firearm is chambered. The proper caliber is
permanently engraved on the barrel of your
firearm; never attempt to use ammunition of
any other caliber.