Targa
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Obviously to each there own but I despise anything in the air weight realm. I do like seeing options for people and for that I say good on Kimber.
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Kimber K6 lightweight announced
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stonebuster
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I'll bet they'll sell a lot of them and be anxious to hear owner reviews when they start. Reasonably priced, six shot quality revolver at just 15.9 ounces sounds good. My biggest concerns would be how comfortable would +P be practicing with a <1lb. revolver be and how well would it hold up over time. My guess is my arthritic hands/fingers wouldn't enjoy practicing with it since they get stiff/swollen after 150 rnds of 38+P out of a 26 ounce SP101.
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UncleEd
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Stonebuster!
150 rounds of +P .38, you are doing good but TOO MUCH.
Enjoy, 10 rounds +P and then light, light wadcutters for
fun. I suspect so many trigger repetitions doesn't do your hands
any good. But enjoy!
150 rounds of +P .38, you are doing good but TOO MUCH.
Enjoy, 10 rounds +P and then light, light wadcutters for
fun. I suspect so many trigger repetitions doesn't do your hands
any good. But enjoy!
chicharrones
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I used to do that with my 17 oz. Taurus 85UL that had a small hard grip. If I got my thumb's base joint directly behind the grip frame, it felt like getting smacked in the hand with a ball peen hammer. If I got that thumb joint wrapped around the side a bit more, there was no pain. But, it still was my hardest recoiling handgun at the time.
My 14 oz. Charter Arms Undercoverette firing .32 H&R magnum feels like it's launching cotton balls by comparison.
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UncleEd
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A lot of times felt "recoil" is dependent on the
web of your hand or if the stocks fill in the
upper portion of the revolver's backstrap.
I find that stocks which fill that "gap" in
the web of my hand greatly reduces
felt recoil and discomfort.
web of your hand or if the stocks fill in the
upper portion of the revolver's backstrap.
I find that stocks which fill that "gap" in
the web of my hand greatly reduces
felt recoil and discomfort.
chicharrones
needs more ammo
Yep. Unfortunately, putting hand filling grips on a pocket revolver seems to turn that revolver into a belt gun, in my experience.
OrangePwrx9
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Charter's 6-shot Undercover (73840) is steel and built on the Bulldog frame. According to my 2019 product listing, it has a 2.2" barrel and weighs 20 oz. It doesn't show an aluminum 6-shooter, but CA may have added one.
sabbfan
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Looks like it officially released, received an email yesterday. It really does have me tempted, I’ve wanted one of the original versions for a while this might push me over the edge https://www.kimberamerica.com/k6xs-38-spl?_kx=h_eHuFG4A9DLVwgwMvWjpsHxS2zxOjiY-1ejgIw1uoY=.VwcpYE
Built specifically for concealed carry and chambered in .38 SPL +P, the aluminum alloy frame and fluted cylinder keep the revolver’s total weight under a pound (15.9 ounces).
Be it this gun or any other brand, it is not intended for a range blasting toy to shoot all day. It is a SD revolver So recoil and comfortable shooting is not what it was designed for.
Be it this gun or any other brand, it is not intended for a range blasting toy to shoot all day. It is a SD revolver So recoil and comfortable shooting is not what it was designed for.
Then again, if it isn't comfortable enough to be able to shoot with reasonable accuracy and to practice with to develop proficiency, it's a bad choice.
Dave
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Agreed... Not a fan of any aluminum frame revolvers regardless of who makes them, but like you said, the more guns gun owners have to choose from the merrier.
NeroM
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Choose LCR over other options [at a time LGS actually had various makers unit in the showcase] as I liked the trigger better than others.
If this feels good in hand and has a nice trigger - I want one !
If this feels good in hand and has a nice trigger - I want one !
bassjam
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That larger hogue grip will make it much more comfortable to shoot over the boot grips j-frames ship with. Although I'm not sure how pocket-able the k6s is configured like that, which is really the benefit of an aluminum frame revolver IMO.
The Happy Kaboomer
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After seeing the picture. I'll stick with my J's.
Whiskeyhotel2020
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Agreed. If they got rid of the lock and brought back the one piece barrels.
Wanted a Kimber k6 since reading about them in American Handgunner.
642 no locks are everywhere. But they are up around 500 in my parts.
I often carry one. Street price on kimbers should be only slightly more.
Better sights and another round would be great.
38 does everything I would need in a snub revolver. There are good light recoiling rounds in 38, not even plus p.
I am not going to load 357 jhp. Too loud and too much buck in a j frame size. I was thinking 357 could be handy for hardcast and such for hiking.
Penetration wise 38 hardcast Keith rounds are plenty.
15 oz, 6 rounds, color me interested. Can't wait to see one in the wild and see how it carries vs 642.
I often carry one. Street price on kimbers should be only slightly more.
Better sights and another round would be great.
38 does everything I would need in a snub revolver. There are good light recoiling rounds in 38, not even plus p.
I am not going to load 357 jhp. Too loud and too much buck in a j frame size. I was thinking 357 could be handy for hardcast and such for hiking.
Penetration wise 38 hardcast Keith rounds are plenty.
15 oz, 6 rounds, color me interested. Can't wait to see one in the wild and see how it carries vs 642.
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