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Yeah, the shooter that was talking about it, a major IPSC competitior, said it was EXTREMELY disconcerting, and took a lot of getting used to. Once he had it dialed in though, it was far easier to handle.
.22 conversion kits have been around for nearly as long as the 1911 has, with varying success. The modern ones moreso than the old ones. There's some very good theory to back up shooting the same frame, manual of arms, etc and just switch calibres for cost. It's been my experience that you can frequently buy another gun for the cost of the conversion, though, and there are some analogues out there. Ruger, in particular, has a neat .22 (.22/45 I think it is referred to as), that is a Ruger Mark II on top, and a polymer frame designed to be very close to the 1911 on the bottom. Very inexpensive, accurate guns.
Personally, I like to own/shoot as many different guns as possible. You never know what might be put into your hands, and I'd rather be as familiar as possible with as many different systems as can be. Additionally, I am of the strongly held opinion that it doesn't really matter what you pull the trigger on - any practice is good practice.
If you do decide on a 1911 with a conversion kit (and I in no way consider this a bad idea at all, especially if you're talking Kimber), make darn sure that you buy a good quality conversion kit. It'll cost you, but it'll be far less than the possible damage that a poor quality kit might do.
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