Cheeseybacon
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My dad has been a long time hunter and has a number of rifles, but recently he has taken an interest in obtaining a handgun primarally for Home Defense, but also for occasional carry use in the rare occasion that he has to go into a high crime area. The only handgun he currently has is an ancient Ruger Super Single Six that he recognizes isn't appropriate for either HD or carry.
So the other day he throws a Kimber Catalog on my lap and says "hey boy, check out that 40 cal in there. is that any good?" My dad is semi-auto illiterate (and arguably out of the loop with all handguns in general) and I figured he was talking about some miniaturized 1911 that had been cambered in .40 S&W, but he was actually talking about the Kimber KPD. What the heck is with this gun? Why haven't I heard about it yet? Is it any good? Anyone have any experience with it? The built-in lock/key system looked pretty neat. What was even more surprising was the fact that he was even considering a plasticy autoloader. My dad has traditionally been uber paraniod about the reliability of autoloaders, and had been eyeballing a snubby S&W model 60 before he got this catalog.
I told him that if he was considering a plasticy semiauto like the KPD that he should also take a good long look at Glocks, Springfield XD, S&W M&P, etc. With that being said, how does the KPD stand up to the previously mentioned plasticy pistols? He's extremely concerned with reliability and I think he's also attracted to the Kimber because of the fact that it can be locked without the need for a separate external trigger lock.
Pistols are one area of firearms that my dad is sorta sketchy on and he's sorta asked me to guide him in the right general direction. On paper the KPD looks excellent, but the fact that I've never heard of it or see it posted about before now made me hesitate to make a definative comment on it. What about you folks? Would you recommend a KPD to your old man?
So the other day he throws a Kimber Catalog on my lap and says "hey boy, check out that 40 cal in there. is that any good?" My dad is semi-auto illiterate (and arguably out of the loop with all handguns in general) and I figured he was talking about some miniaturized 1911 that had been cambered in .40 S&W, but he was actually talking about the Kimber KPD. What the heck is with this gun? Why haven't I heard about it yet? Is it any good? Anyone have any experience with it? The built-in lock/key system looked pretty neat. What was even more surprising was the fact that he was even considering a plasticy autoloader. My dad has traditionally been uber paraniod about the reliability of autoloaders, and had been eyeballing a snubby S&W model 60 before he got this catalog.
I told him that if he was considering a plasticy semiauto like the KPD that he should also take a good long look at Glocks, Springfield XD, S&W M&P, etc. With that being said, how does the KPD stand up to the previously mentioned plasticy pistols? He's extremely concerned with reliability and I think he's also attracted to the Kimber because of the fact that it can be locked without the need for a separate external trigger lock.
Pistols are one area of firearms that my dad is sorta sketchy on and he's sorta asked me to guide him in the right general direction. On paper the KPD looks excellent, but the fact that I've never heard of it or see it posted about before now made me hesitate to make a definative comment on it. What about you folks? Would you recommend a KPD to your old man?
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