Kimber Revolver? Shot Show

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I like the design and styling better than a J Frame or SP101. Hopefully it is successful and they expand their lineup to include longer barrels and grips.
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Yeah. About a 3" barrel and just a little bit more grips and I might take notice. Even at that, it would still be just a bit too elegant for me...
 
That "revolutionary" new Kimber can be seen on the gunblast.com video of the "Industry Day at the Range", posted today. Ho hum, again.
 
Check out this picture from the Guns America write up. The thinnest part of the chamber walls is a bit disconcerting, but has anyone notice the cylinder stop positions? Despite being a six shooter they offset the cuts so they are not directly over the chambers, which is always the weakest point on a revolver cylinder.

I guess if anything that makes it a bit different and allows for the 6th shot. Sorry if this has been mentioned already, there's a lot of posts in here.

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I think it looks nice. Will I pay that kind of money for it? Not unless I have that kinda spare money laying around lol. Its always nice to have more options in the revolver department though so I'm glad they brought it out.
 
Kimber .357 Magnum Revolver

Appears to be a "S&W make over". Hope no copyright infringements were made.

Looks good, but I'd not be inclined to pay that much for it.
 
The trigger is really nice on the K6S being noticeably smoother than my KLCRs and with a much shorter pull. I shot it a few months back and was impressed even before the final version that's here at SHOT. It's a great looking revolver for sure with a gorgeous finish.
 
While I did not fall in love at first sight, I'm going to defend the Kimber a little.

Price:

The MSRP is $899, but that's just MSRP, street price will likely be much lower. A Smith Wesson 640 MSRP is $729 so assuming a linear drop off, basically for $170 more your getting a sixth shot at the same weight, much better sights, no silly "Hillary hole" drilled in the slideplate and allegedly a better trigger. Trust me I've looked into options for a better rear sight picture on my model 60 than "grey trough"..WAY more than $170 for similar setups to Kimbers... if the trigger is better, then figure another $100 for trigger job, the extra shot, and no pimple on the side is worth what you think it is.

The closest thing out there on the used gun front is the Colt Carry Magnum, they go for $1,500 all day. (Heck, if it does have a good trigger pull, maybe you could consider it to be 1/2 to 1/3 price Colt Magnum carry without the collector aspect ;) ) Little heavier and larger are S/W 3" model 65's? relatively nice ones regularly sell for well over $700, with LNIB models often going for well over $800.

Taking that into account, a $750 +- ish street price is sounding not great, but a bit more reasonable to me.

"Not Revolutionary":

Maybe a fair knock on this one, it's even only sorta got the hexagonal cylinder. Still if successful suppose it could be retro-revolution ;)

No moonclips... hey I love watching Miculek Videos as much as the next guy, but moon clips are as "revolutionary" as pantaloons. They came out in 1908, have made several attempted comebacks, and ended up as niche tool for revolver competition because they are bulky and fragile, neither of which jive with a concealed carry gun. Sure you can make it sort of work if your desperate enough, but it is what it is.

No Six O' Clock barrel. Now I'm one of the few that LIKE those designs (like the Chiappa Rhino) but I don't think it would work well on this pistol. As above it is kind of retro-classic gun being stainless steel. When you put the barrel on bottom, you have to have a huge riser basically to get the sights up to the top of the cylinder for your eye to see. Do that in stainless and you have a very heavy gun, do it in polymer on this gun and you have morphedite no one would like. Now the LCR...thats a PERFECT candidate for swapping that barrel around to the bottom cylinder...It's already industrial ugly/beautiful.

Just my thoughts! :)
 
The trigger is really nice on the K6S being noticeably smoother than my KLCRs and with a much shorter pull. I shot it a few months back and was impressed even before the final version that's here at SHOT. It's a great looking revolver for sure with a gorgeous finish.
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I'm wondering if prototypes and show samples fairly characterize later production. The short trigger stroke could be a real deal maker if it doesn't require too much force. I have little skill with most DA triggers. I should practice more but shoot 95% SA. My go bag gun is DAO and similar in basic concept to this new Kimber. It is a Smith 637 Wyatt Deep Cover.
 
The "revolutionary" hyperbole seems fair to me, when thinking about how the gun does a nice job of bringing six shots of serious caliber and good sights to the smallish gun. The rest is mostly style, seems to me, although Kimber engineers would surely disagree about further details.
 
I don't get why you guys are putting so much stock in the sights on a DAO sunbby

I'm as big a wheel gun sunbby fan as the next guy. Good sights on a gun in this configuration are about as useful as a bayonet lug
 
Gun Master said:
Appears to be a "S&W make over". Hope no copyright infringements were made.
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NOT LEGAL ADVICE: I wouldn't lose any sleep over that. Copyright is for works of authorship, not practical inventions. Those are covered by patents. Any patents on the basic concept of a small-frame revolver ran out decades ago.
And this seems very far from a straight copy of a S&W j-frame. What particular elements are you concerned about?
 
I don't get why you guys are putting so much stock in the sights on a DAO sunbby

I'm as big a wheel gun sunbby fan as the next guy. Good sights on a gun in this configuration are about as useful as a bayonet lug
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I too might think of these guns as just point-and-shoot at close range but have seen videos of guys doing incredible things with them at 25 yards free hand.
 
I'm always glad to see new additions to the revolver market. I haven't gotten hooked on snubs yet, but I love a medium-ish framed 4 inch barrel. I'm sure something like that will be released by them eventually.
 
Blueduck said:
The closest thing out there on the used gun front is the Colt Carry Magnum, they go for $1,500 all day. (Heck, if it does have a good trigger pull, maybe you could consider it to be 1/2 to 1/3 price Colt Magnum carry without the collector aspect ;) )
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I think that's exactly what this is supposed to be... a revolver to fill the niche left by the demise of the Colt D-frame compacts.

To get a beat up Colt .357 snubbie will often cost more than this new gun will, probably because there's not an equivalent in the market.

My biggest question is whether the QC will be there from the outset. The infant mortality rate on genuinely new guns seems to be mostly driven these days by letting too many lemons into the marketplace in early production.
 
R.W.Dale said:
I don't get why you guys are putting so much stock in the sights on a DAO sunbby

I'm as big a wheel gun sunbby fan as the next guy. Good sights on a gun in this configuration are about as useful as a bayonet lug
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And it's ok for you to think that, but not everyone agrees.

If I could decide the distance and type of shot I might need in an attack I would just go ahead and decide they would give me money and compliments instead of attacking me. Besides better sights means I enjoy practice more, thus become better with the weapon.
 
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If I could decide the distance and type of shot I might need in an attack I would just go ahead and decide they would give me money and compliments instead of attacking me.
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To the extent one is worried about a mass shooter, one might consider the possibility of having to shoot an assailant wearing a vest from across the distance of a movie theater or large university classroom or cafeteria. That means a head shot at 50 or more feet. I'd like some real sights if I've got to try to pull that off, please.
 
...moon clips are as "revolutionary" as pantaloons.
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Hilarious and true. I don't see moon clip options on any of the K6's small-frame competitors (at least not in rimmed calibers). If anything, they begin to creep in on medium frame and up guns. Usually as aftermarket mods for competition.

I doubt a six round moon clip of a long and skinny round, like the .357 mag, is really going to be a good self-defense option. For a small revolver, I'd rather just be happy to have that sixth round, or go with a speed loader if I'm really concerned about attacking hordes.

And, Blueduck, I want you defending me when the board turns against me. That was awesome.
 
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