Something wicked this way comes, from Kimber.

[Spiffy]

It's gonna be a revolver in .40 S&W and even though you'll never tell us....you will buy one.

 

I'd buy one! For IDPA use mostly :D

[10-Ring]

I think Samuel Colt had them beat by 180 years on this.  Nothing to see here IMO.  I don't think this is going to do anything that my 642 won't.  Speaking of which I don't think that gun has left the safe in a couple of years.  I NEVER carry it.  IMO opinion there are much better carry options on the auto side, and just for the record I do love shooting wheel guns.

[nightrunner]

I think Samuel Colt had them beat by 180 years on this. Nothing to see here IMO. I don't think this is going to do anything that my 642 won't. Speaking of which I don't think that gun has left the safe in a couple of years. I NEVER carry it. IMO opinion there are much better carry options on the auto side, and just for the record I do love shooting wheel guns.

I was about to mention the S&W M&P340, but I noticed this is a six shot. I don't think you can get much lighter than the 340.

[Patton]

I think I heard the Kimber will be the same weight as a 640 in 357 mag but with an extra round. I find my 640-1 about the lightest gun I want to shoot magnums with, but I do enjoy 38 specials in my 10.8 oz 342.

[dcloudy777]

 

Looks like a "carry-oriented" 6-shot .357.  Nice, but a cut-down 9mm model would have been better, and I'm sure it will be ludicrous expensive.

Edited January 18, 2016 by dcloudy777

[Patton]

http://www.gunsandammo.com/files/2016/01/k6s-revolver-kimber-2.jpg

I am hearing the MSRP will be $899.

[dcloudy777]

I actually tried like hell when I was selling LE guns for S&W to get them to do a K-frame up like this.  Never could get any traction.

[Steelharp]

Game changer? Oh, no, no, no... here's the "game changer"... http://eaacorp.com/index.php/guns/handguns/witness-elite-1911-polymer-tanfoglio-22

[musicman]

Ergh. As much of a fan as I am of the Witness Elite and up guns from Tangfolio, that thing's disgusting.

[E4 No More]

Damn! I'm now REALLY glad that I bought an Ed Brown! :)

[A.J. Holst]

How many can they sell at MSRP to cover start up cost?

For $900, you can ship off your ruger or smith and get a pretty slick revolver.

Will the Kimberly be comparable out of the box? It's a new product line...

[nightrunner]

Game changer? Oh, no, no, no... here's the "game changer"... http://eaacorp.com/index.php/guns/handguns/witness-elite-1911-polymer-tanfoglio-22

I saw that while looking at the gun magazines at the store the other day. They aren't the first polymer framed 1911...

[Steelharp]

I saw that while looking at the gun magazines at the store the other day. They aren't the first polymer framed 1911...

I know; that's why I got a chuckle when I read that same mag today.

[dcloudy777]

I know; that's why I got a chuckle when I read that same mag today.

 

 

Has there been another 1911 single stack in polymer?  I can't think of one off the top of my head.

[K191145]

Kimber k6 is just a fancy looking snub nosed revolver, not really impressed. 

I think i'll stay with my little friend here and yes, I know it's loaded, it always is unless I clean it.

 

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Edited January 19, 2016 by K191145

[Joe357]

Just a fancy looking snub nosed revolver, not really impressed. 
I think i'll stay with my little friend here and yes, I know it's loaded, it always is unless I clean it.
 

Same here.

[K191145]

Found this vid on the new Kimber, don't see what would make it recoil any less than any other snub .357, I suspect he's shooting light loads. Load it with some 158 grainers and shoot the video again.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEUN4vzaddg

Edited January 19, 2016 by K191145

[Steelharp]

Has there been another 1911 single stack in polymer?  I can't think of one off the top of my head.

Not a single stack, and that MIGHT be the "qualifier" of truth in the statement.

[Patton]

It looks like a Smith, a Charter Arms, and a Ruger had a baby.

[Sidecarist]

I think they have given new meaning to "re-inventing the wheel"

I just can get excited about this, or a poly single stack 1911.

[nightrunner]

Has there been another 1911 single stack in polymer? I can't think of one off the top of my head.

Rock River has one. It's been out for a while now. Never seen one in person but it's been on their website for probably over a year at least.

[espacef1fan]

I had no problems with my Kimber Warrior but I saw these comments elsewhere and chuckled...

"And with that the legendary reliability of the revolver was laid to rest."

"The the reliability of a Taurus, with the looks of a Smith & Wesson, for three-times the price."

Hey my PT111 works with our trips to the shop... pick on slingshot that have rubber bands with cuts... haha

[K191145]

I think they have given new meaning to "re-inventing the wheel"

I just can get excited about this, or a poly single stack 1911.

 

Question is, what real advantage does it have over any other snub nose .357? So it looks different, well it's a 6 shot instead of 5 but I see snub nose .357's as a close and personal, a few feet, draw fast and shoot fast handgun. Fancy sights on a snub? Is that really an advantage? Maybe a few ounces lighter is nicer for carry but adds to recoil. I see a snub as a good weapon to draw and unload if you are in physical contact with someone, with your left hand busy holding back the bad dudes hand with the knife in a car jacking scenario etc. It's just my opinion, i'm far from being a gun or self defense expert but I just see the snub nose as it is. I like mine in certain situations, mainly when concealability is the issue and I still feel like i'm armed. That being said I go from one extreme to another carrying a snub sometimes to a Glock 21, just depending where I go and how I dress.

[TMF]

For $900?  Haha, no.

[Steelharp]

Kimber first borrowed from Colt to go the 1911 route. Now, they have dipped into the Magnum Carry pot...?