Kimber solo safe?

[opr1945]

Is it safe to carry a Kimber solo with a round in the chamber and the safety off, like a Kahr or Glock?
thanks.

 

[Bottom Gun]

That's how I carry mine and have never had an issue with it. Pulling the trigger requires some conscious effort and not likely to happen by accident. However, I have discovered that it's possible to push the safety to the ON position if you rub against something so you need to be aware.

 

[Zerodefect]

I'd rather just grab a Glock for days where I don't want to use the Kimbers safety.

 

[Merle1]

Personally, I prefer to stick with the same operating system - less to remember is a good thing under severe stress.

 

[bluecollar]

I've thought about the same situation with mine but I prefer to carry it in a pocket in a soft shell holster and I won't do that without safety engaged. If I had a hard shell holster like kydex that completely covers the trigger it would be fine. But that does not make for a very comfortable pocket carry. Think Kimber knew what they were doing when they added the thumb safety. Even with a bit of travel that trigger is extremely light especially for pocket carry which is how I see this gun best utilized. Look at it this way. If Walther made a small enough PPQ to be carried in a pocket would you do it? Not on a bet. If carried either IWB or OWB in rigid holster with good retention I see no problem. But in that case I'm carrying something larger than a Solo.