Kimber Revolver? Shot Show

[RealGun]

The "+p" is 38 Special, while the new Kimber is rated for 357 Magnum...still no particular comparison to this Colt diversion.

 

[ljnowell]

A fine line between disagreeing and bullying. It made sense to me. When I squeeze with a DA I have to compensate for the force toward the weak hand side. When I pull, my concentration is on the rearward direction rather than the overall compression of a "squeeze". It really is all just the alternative to jerking, trying to capture the unsteady sight picture. The rest is in the skill with the details. For me the real challenge is in just holding the gun steady, something that seems more challenging with age.

Bullying? Are you kidding me? Sure.

 

[Monster Zero]

S&W,please re-instate the 3" J (maybe K) frame DA/SA revolver !

Pay heed Ruger, Colt, Charter, and others !

Also, on another venue, the 5" was a fab-u-lous handgun !

Kimber, get real with your prices !

Yeah. What you just said, 'specially about the 3" K-frames. I could settle for a 3" model 36 though until a nice used, well preserved model 65 (3", round butt) comes along.

 

[gun_with_a_view]

This: A thee-inch Model 60 J frame.

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/...57768_757767_757751_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y

 

[Anmut]

None of the photos can tell anything about the trigger, and that's the most important thing on a snubbie

 

[DPris]

The trigger on the Kimber, if the SHOT Show sample I tried is representational, was surprisingly (and pleasantly) short & light.

Blocky gun, solid, S&W lock-up, passable sights for a snub, and that trigger stood out.
Denis

 

[Sergei Mosin]

How does the trigger compare to the LCR?

 

[DPris]

Much shorter.
Smooth, can't give you the DA poundage & it has a slightly different leverage, but subjectively giving my impression- compares very favorably.
Denis

 

[redbullitt]

I wonder if something like the kimber revolver could wind up being a tiny 7 shot 327? That would be interesting enough to me that I might actually pony up for one.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I wonder if something like the kimber revolver could wind up being a tiny 7 shot 327? That would be interesting enough to me that I might actually pony up for one.

That was something I was pondering as well.

 

[jeff-10]

The thing with this new revolver is it is letting the gun world know Kimber is now in the revolver business. If it has a trigger like a S&W (or better), is $100 cheaper and doesn't have the much maligned internal lock, it will sell. Assuming it is very durable and reliable. If it sells well, look for new revolvers from Kimber released periodically.

 

[JohnnyBravo]

To be honest this is the only new gun that interests me at all from this years SHOT.

 

[Gun Master]

Yo, bro.

 

[HexHead]

The project manager for the K6S came from Colt, and this has been in the works for at least the last five years.

A friend of mine that handled it at SHOT, said the trigger felt like a good S&W Performance Center trigger. One of the reviews I saw said 9-10lbs which would be in line with his impression.

 

[Aragon]

It would be a pretty expensive and risky venture to design and build a revolver from the ground up. What are the chances that Kimber is importing this revolver from a competent revolver maker overseas?

Not really. Compared to many consumer products, firearms are fairly low-tech, small and simple items.

Given the lack of original design coming out of S&W, Ruger and to a lesser degree Taurus, I think there's room for another revo maker if they come up with something good.

 

[C0untZer0]

I wonder if something like the kimber revolver could wind up being a tiny 7 shot 327? That would be interesting enough to me that I might actually pony up for one.

Ditto !

Oh, and make one in 9mm too

 

[Luger_carbine]

Oh, and make one in 9mm too

Right.

So the bullets can jump crimp and then you can blame Kimber.

 

[RealGun]

I wonder if something like the kimber revolver could wind up being a tiny 7 shot 327? That would be interesting enough to me that I might actually pony up for one.

I am thinking it probably would make a good 327 Federal Magnum, but it wouldn't be "tiny". I expect it would be exactly the same platform in a different caliber...six shots rather than seven in order to retain the flat sides and minimum width of the cylinder when holstered. Consider the relationship of the flats to the chambers. Still round in the back though, I must add.

 

[gotboostvr]

Still round in the back though, I must add.

I happen to prefer them that way! Lol

 

[Sergei Mosin]

Much shorter.
Smooth, can't give you the DA poundage & it has a slightly different leverage, but subjectively giving my impression- compares very favorably.
Denis

Thanks Denis. I'll have to take a look when they hit the shelves.

 

[DPris]

Good luck.
Denis

 

[Monster Zero]

That would work just fine, especially at a few hundred bucks less than this new Kimber.

I'm sure the Kimber is a fine revolver but it's gonna turn out to be just too elegant, blingy, and pricy for me.

 

[DPris]

There's absolutely nothing elegant about that Kimber & blingy does not apply.
Denis

 

[vinnydee]

I have since seen videos on YouTube and although I am a revolver guy, I cannot see buying one due to it's price and lack of anything revolutionary about it. I think Kimber is trading in on its name in the revolver market. I can see it coming out in all different pretty colors like there other guns.

I hope that all the people who do not like snub nose guns will note that the market for revolvers is still very strong. Strong enough for a new player to enter the market. What most do not know is that the S&W 642 used to and maybe still does, outsell all other S&W models combined. Revolvers do not play into the current marketing of guns using the word tactical.

 

[AlfonsDeWolf]

I'm sure Kimber owns a ruler but it doesn't look like a full 2" to me.