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Old 01-16-2016, 6:43pm   #1
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I got a teaser email from Kimber with a Revolver theam.

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Do you love your Kimber?
Do you carry it?
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Old 01-16-2016, 7:08pm   #3
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Do you love your Kimber?
Do you carry it?
It was my primary carry in NH.

Here I carry my Sig P938 or Bond arms backuo. Sometimes both.

My Kimber taxicab Ultra II is now my bedside pistol.

0 issues with nearly 5k rounds through her.
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Got one too.
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Old 01-16-2016, 7:30pm   #5
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I got a teaser email from Kimber with a Revolver theam.

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I can't wait to see the design .. It comes out on Monday, hu?
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one thing in favor of a revolver (over a semi-auto)... is that it does not leave spent brass at the scene
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one thing in favor of a revolver (over a semi-auto)... is that it does not leave spent brass at the scene


I've thought the same thing...
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I've thought the same thing...
You'd be dead at the scene anyway, so what does it matter?
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You'd be dead at the scene anyway, so what does it matter?
I'd be well under cover hiding. The police in NYS are there in seconds.
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About the only revolvers that are selling well now are the small self defense types. This is not a good time to bring out a revolver! Most everybody is going with bottom feeders, and if your state allows it the high capacity types. (my state NY does not)

I have a fondness for the circle gun and I just enjoy the workmanship and looks of a good revolver more that a Auto gun. I hit the gun stores often and a couple online forums and have picked up a few nice ones. Most I find are trade ins on S Autos.

Most gun dealers I go into and I go into a bunch(being retired helps) have a ratio of about 50% new S. Autos 30% used semis and 20% revolvers both new and used

With that said both my carry guns are S Autos (bodyguard 380, XDs.45)

IF Kimber is bringing out a revolver good luck to them and do not be like S&W and screw them up with that politically correct stupid internal locking bullshit! All my revolvers are lock free ,pinned with most made in the 70s and 80s!
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Evolve huh? I hope it's not that barrel on the bottom BS like the Rhino. Why reinvent the wheel (again)?
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http://www.kimberamerica.com/revolve...e+K6s+Revolver
it's a ultra thin revolver in .357
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I tried to open their site a few times today and it kept timing out.

Looks cool but not sure it is $900 cool.
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I tried to open their site a few times today and it kept timing out.

Looks cool but not sure it is $900 cool.
I thought it was just me.

First Look: Kimber K6s Revolver - Guns & Ammo

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No ejector rod? For a Grand I have to pick the empties out one at a time?
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No ejector rod? For a Grand I have to pick the empties out one at a time?
I'm not impressed with the premium one has to pay for a ( new ) Kimber.
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I can home build a 1911 which will perform and look as well as any Kimber for 2/3 the price. They manufacture a good product, they are just not quite on par with those Smiths who hand fit guns one at a time.
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I can home build a 1911 which will perform and look as well as any Kimber for 2/3 the price. They manufacture a good product, they are just not quite on par with those Smiths who hand fit guns one at a time.
When Kimber started, they took great care and ( in my opinion ) were worth the premium. Once they got a good name, the extra work that made their name was discarded so they could pump out more firearms.

I'm with Mark, I'll gather parts and have my gunsmith friend Ray verify my fitment. He worked magic on my Springfield 1911 A1 for not much money
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I worked magic on my Springfield 1911 A1 clone for short money via Brownell's catalog and some well spent hours at the bench. A couple books and some time on the forums yielded a 2.5 inch at 25 yard gun I still miss since the sinkhole ate my collection.
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No ejector rod? For a Grand I have to pick the empties out one at a time?
Ya, that could be a problem when you have a couple of sticky cartridges.
Thin? How thin? Thinner than a S&W 640? The cylinder would be the only reason that I don't carry the 640 all the time, as it's "fat" at that juncture.
And ya, it's way overpriced.
Smooth looking piece though.
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