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Posted: 19 January 2016 at 01:53 |
There is a new revolver out now. Kimber brought out its
first revolver, K6S. As you probably remember I'm a big fan of Kimber (best made) and also small frame revolvers (easy CCW), so this was of interest to me. I've not had a chance to fire it but, I fear Kimber missed the mark by a long shot (pun intended). It is too big and two heavy for the CCW Market. It is 357 and 6 shot, both just add weight. A 38 P+ would let the shooter practice with 38 and use max power 38 P+ for carry, while keeping the weight lower. they also made it SS steel, again adding to the weight. With a 2" barrel, I'd not ever consider it for a belt outside holster carry, preferring instead a 3 or 4" wheel gun. Specs Kimber K6S Material: Stainless Steel Caliber: .357 Magnum/.38 Special Capacity: 6 shot Weight (empty): 23 ounces Height: 4.46¡å Length: 6.62¡å Width: 1.39¡å Barrel length: 2¡å Trigger pull weight: 9.5 ¨C 10 pounds - Edited by CB900F |
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Fella's;
And it's hammerless, so D.A. only, and not for me either. 900F |
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Birth certificate!? He don't need no steenkink birth certificate!!
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Today, CCW snub-nosed revolvers are generally at the 15 ounce level. This is a half pound heavier!!!!
Like to see them ad adjustable rear sight,; it has the dovetail already, then add a hammer extension, external and make it SA/DA. Oh, add a 3 inch barrel, and I might buy one. If you look at it, it has an exposed backstrap, metal. ouch, it is a 357. No energy absorbing grips. I'm not sure shat it competes with? A snub nose 101? |
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just get a M36 S&W 3"bbl
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In defense of the new Kimber revolver - I had a chance to
carefully look at and inspect one of these over at my local gun shop a few weeks ago. It was well made, NO, it was EXCEPTIONALLY well made! For just one instance - I have checked the ignition timing on at least 5,000 revolvers in the past 55 years or so and this Kimber was by far the most impressive of all of them in this one regard. Heres how I check the "ignition timing" on them, I cock the pistol and then pull the trigger holding the trigger all the way back - lowering the hammer manually of in the Kimbers case just pull the trigger keeping the trigger fully "pulled". Then while keeping keeping the trigger in the fully "pulled" position with your other hand grasp the cylinder and turn the cylinder left then right - normally you will have 3 to 4 thousandths of movement in a new well made (high quality) revolver. Used revolvers wear and will go up to several thousandths of movement at moment of ignition timing checks. They still will work in this condition but are usually less accurate. I did the test on the Kimber revolver (in EVERY cylinder stop position!) and there was NO, I repeat NO, cylinder movement at all! Not even 1/1,000 of an inch! This cylinder timing was by far the best of ANY revolver I have ever checked! This includes Colts, Freedom Arms, Smith & Wessons and custom smithed variations among many other brands! That Kimber pistol stayed in the local gun shop (town population 4,200!) exactly three days before it was purchased. That cylinder timing really impressed me. As well as many other features and qualities. I hope that the folks at Kimber come out with more revolver models in more calibers and hopefully they will be of the same quality as the example I inspected. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy |
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