Kimber Revolver? Shot Show

[DeepSouth]

$200 for an extra shot, now that's revolution, not.

Other than that I don't see the big deal, especially for a sale price likely over $700.
I'll pass.

 

[ljnowell]

With no discernable "step" in the chambers for headspacing a rimless round, it appears it will be a traditional revolver rimmed cartridge anyway. I just hope that it doesn't end up looking like a Rhino.

That step is a throat and it's there on traditional revolver cartridges too.

 

[R.W.Dale]

$200 for an extra shot, now that's revolution, not.



Other than that I don't see the big deal, especially for a sale price likely over $700.

I'll pass.

This gun does nothing the ruger 327 federal lcr doesn't do better and at half the price.

A swing and miss for kimber

 

[RealGun]

This gun does nothing the ruger 327 federal lcr doesn't do better and at half the price.

I am not sure without handling and shooting both of them. At least the Kimber is not yet another "ugly black gun".

 

[HexHead]

People have been begging for a return of the Detective Special for years. Well guess what? Colt is NEVER going to produce a double action revolver again.

That's not what I was personally told by Colt's Senior VP of Commercial Marketing, and the head of the Custom Shop a couple of months ago.

 

[Analogkid]

Oh Lord..... I hope you are right.

 

[eldon519]

This gun does nothing the ruger 327 federal lcr doesn't do better and at half the price.

Sure it does, the Kimber is better at shooting .357 magnum.

 

[gun_with_a_view]

It's high priced and it's heavy. The trade off is it's well made and most likely shoots better. Already folks can't seem to get enough of it. Go figure.

 

[ATLDave]

So someone is finally going to try to fill the niche left by the end of the Detective Special? Jimminy Cricket, it's about time.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Another view with firings:

From "GunsAmerica":

https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/a-...=/blog/a-revolver-from-kimber-shot-show-2016/

Looks to me like a pistol wantin' some magna-porting.
I sure do like the sights!


Todd.

 

[gun_with_a_view]

Nostalgia has it's price.

 

[RealGun]

It's high priced and it's heavy. The trade off is it's well made and most likely shoots better. Already folks can't seem to get enough of it. Go figure.

High priced=well made
heavy=likely shoots better

I think it looks pretty nice too. I don't think of a $700 or so street price as high priced. Any amount of hand work is likely to be pretty expensive overhead in the Yankee industrial complex.

 

[TarDevil]

Looks nice, but nothing motivating me to shop for one.

 

[McNugget]

It's a six shot stainless 357 mag with low-pro dovetail (adj. windage) sights, that's the size and weight of most other five shot 357 snubbies. Included, as with all things engraved "Kimber", is a premium price point in the $950.00 range. It's hammerless and DAO, and for the price I would hope it has a dandy trigger, because otherwise, aside from six shots in the place of five, or a yuppie desire for all things Kimber, I see no reason to buy one of these over a Smith or Ruger.

Too bad Colt no longer has the brains to make a superior revolver for the still-existing Colt revolver market.

 

[McNugget]

P.S. any revolver claiming to be "revolutionary" while not including moon clips, IMO, is blowing smoke up our you-know-whats.

 

[JSH1]

This gun does nothing the ruger 327 federal lcr doesn't do better and at half the price.

A swing and miss for kimber

Sure it does:

It is made of steel not plastic
It looks much nicer
It weighs more
It has a longer barrel
It has a longer sight radius
It is larger
It shoots 357 and 38 special (much cheaper than 32 H&R Mag and 327 Fed Mag and easier to find)

Yes, I realize all of the above is subjective. Personally I would never buy a LCR but many people like them.

 

[RealGun]

P.S. any revolver claiming to be "revolutionary" while not including moon clips, IMO, is blowing smoke up our you-know-whats.

How can you have a revolutionary revolver without revolver ammo?

 

[Mitlov]

Sure it does:

It is made of steel not plastic
It looks much nicer
It weighs more
It has a longer barrel
It has a longer sight radius
It is larger
It shoots 357 and 38 special (much cheaper than 32 H&R Mag and 327 Fed Mag and easier to find)

Yes, I realize all of the above is subjective. Personally I would never buy a LCR but many people like them.

Seems to me that the comparable Ruger is the SP101 in .357 Magnum, not the LCR in .327 Federal. All those points are the same reasons I chose an SP101 over an LCR. The Ruger wins on price and on reliability track record (debuted in 1989). The Kimber has better sights, probably a smoother trigger, and additional capacity while still weighing slightly less (23 oz versus 26 oz).

I think they're both fine guns, and consumers benefit from more choice. This doesn't make me regret my SP101 purchase, especially since I was price conscious, but I'm still glad it's out there.

 

[JSH1]

Seems to me that the comparable Ruger is the SP101 in .357 Magnum, not the LCR in .327 Federal. All those points are the same reasons I chose an SP101 over an LCR. The Ruger wins on price and on reliability track record (debuted in 1989). The Kimber has better sights, probably a smoother trigger, and additional capacity while still weighing slightly less (23 oz versus 26 oz).

I think they're both fine guns, and consumers benefit from more choice. This doesn't make me regret my SP101 purchase, especially since I was price conscious, but I'm still glad it's out there.

Very true.

However the big difference between the SP101 and the Number is 5 rounds vs 6 rounds.

EDIT: I'm not looking for a debate in which revolver is best. Just pointing out why someone might like the Kimber. I'm also glad there is another option for revolver fans.

 

[RealGun]

additional capacity while still weighing slightly less (23 oz versus 26 oz).

11.5%

I think weight differences are seen as more significant in comparative percentage terms rather than absolute weight.

 

[SeanSw]

I think it looks great. It isn't likely to replace my lcr .38 but I'd probably get rid of my dao sp101. Can't wait to try one.

 

[strambo]

It isn't innovative or revolutionary...but it is very well executed as compared to the Ruger and S&W competition (IMO). Extra round, excellent sights that are also replaceable, and a good compromise weight for recoil management. This thing would shoot awesome with Speer 135g +P .38s.

It isn't an airweight pocket gun, but there are plenty of those.

 

[OilyPablo]

Let's see how the post delivery phase goes.

 

[Desertrat357]

Let's see how the post delivery phase goes.

Exactly. I am interested in one. But I think a cooling off period to let the bugs get worked out is in order. Also, I am curious how long it takes for these things to get on gun store shelves.

 

[gotboostvr]

I like the looks of it for sure and it does have a very nice feature set.

But I think I'm gonna hold out for a 3" DA/SA version.