Kimber K6s .357M Snubbie

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Has anyone had a chance to fondle one of these?
http://www.kimberamerica.com/k6-stainless

Gun looks very well made and online reviews look good - downside is it is priced close to 1K and may be hard to get presently.

Here's a online shooting review:
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Yes. Fondle, not shot. I really like the whole package. 6 shot 357, slim(er). Balances well. I thought the trigger was very nice. Like the type of sights. I'm more of a semi auto guy and these sights are just easier and faster to line up

That being said....I did not care for the black sights. This is just personal preference but I hate blacked out sights. For the price and because it's a new gun I'll wait. Don't want to spend $700+ to be a Beta tester. Also I want to wait and see what kind of ammo it can take. Will it handle 125gr 357? When they're out for a year or two and get good feedback I'll look for a used one

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? EXPOSED hammer? Yea not needed. It's still has one though. Nothing is missing.


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If it's not missing then can it be manually cocked somehow? And it is needed if one intends to shoot SA. I (as well as others I am sure) would be much more impressed if it had an exposed hammer.
 
If there was no hammer it wouldn't work

There is a difference between missing and enclosed. Much prefer the ENCLOSED version

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Arik said:
If there was no hammer it wouldn't work

There is a difference between missing and enclosed. Much prefer the ENCLOSED version

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Agreed. This gun is intended to be carried, and the benefits of not having to worry about a hammer snagging, over-rules the possible need to shoot it single action.

Also, as Arik said, the price is too high for me - especially for an "unknown product". It's beautiful and feels well built, and I suspect it will be a winner...but until it is PROVEN, I won't be buying one, and even then not at that price.
 
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Good looking gun but priced above my station in life. My old shooters aren't as pretty, cost a lot less, and probably shoot just as well, as long as my glasses are halfway clean. I shoot my guns, I don't sleep with them.
 
I posted a thread about it in December. I've enjoyed mine. Carried it a bit today.

The fit and finish is excellent. Feels great in hand. Trigger pull is smooth and it shoots laser beams. It's a quality piece. That said, the price is TOOOOO high. It cannot survive at this price point. Would have passed on it but for my snubby collecting habit. Justified it as sort of an academic exercise.

Incidentally, it is in a TT Gunleather KX Lightweight IWB holster designed for Colt D frame revolvers. It is about the same size as a D Frame (Det. Special, Agent, Cobra) except for the trigger guard. The trigger guard is a bit more oval or elongated forward. Still, should work reasonably well with quite a few Colt D Frame holsters.

Here it is with a 1975 Detective Special and a 637 (no dash) for comparison:












 
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Saw one in person yesterday......................

...........and got to Coon finger it. Overall impression was good, like the rear sights, that type should be more common in Smith revolvers. Liked the look, balance, feel (you know that one when you first pick it up), needs good wood grips, and the opening and & closing of the cylinder just did not sound good.

The shop had it at $790ish, and I expect they will come down as they become more common in circulation.
 
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lawandorder said:
...........and got to Coon finger it. Overall impression was good, like the rear sights, that type should be more common in Smith revolvers. Liked the look, balance, feel (you know that one when you first pick it up), needs good wood grips, and the opening and & closing of the cylinder just did not sound good.

The shop had it at $790ish, and I expect they will come down as they become more common in circulation.
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The only one I saw for sale a couple days ago was the "deluxe" model at $1700. Asked and they do not know when the less embellished ones will hit the store. FWIW I looked but did not touch!
 
"Fondle", yes. Fire, no. Have seen two, and was not taken with either. What it has that passes for style is not what appeals to me. It is definitely a revolver that looks like it was made by NC machines, and the designers wanted to rub that in your face. I'm perfectly happy with five shots, and a smaller - and better looking - gun.
 
I held one a few weeks a go. Nice gun but prefer my 640 Pro. I'm sure for the ones that own one, that they are very satisfied. Glad to see Kimber getting into the Revolver Market. Competition is always a good thing. I hope some how this makes S&W reconsider putting internal locks on their revolvers.
 
Price is only high right now because of supply and demand. Compare the msrp's of the s&w 640 pro at $839 to the K6S at $899, and the ruger sp101 wiley clapp at $839. They are not that far apart really.

I for one am willing to spend an extra $60 for one more round on board (I did actually). I have to say fit and finish is way better than any of the recent manufacture smiths and rugers that I own. There is not a sharp edge on this thing, and the trigger is good out of the box. I'll go out on a limb and call it a bargain
 

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NCBeagle said:
The funny thing...is that it looks like a Smith & Wesson Centennial inside. Not sure why it feels so different.


The more I handle this thing and shoot it the more I like it. Its like a smith and wesson 640, colt detective special and a ruger sp101 had a baby! And then dropped the baby a bunch of times and gave the cylinder flat spots
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I am primarily a Smith guy. I have the 640Pro and the K6S. The manufacture of K6S was very well researched and it is refined like it was shipped from a custom shop. All the features I want and missing nothing I could add. For those that wish for a hammer, the trigger on the K6S is long and very smooth and anyone who shoots revolvers a bit will easily be able to stage and slow fire this gun as if it were a SA. I am an instructor and RSO and everyone I handed it to at work dry fired it once and all I heard was "nice trigger".

My 640 IWB holster is a Sideguard minimilist and the Kimber will fit after a night in a plastic bag. I am working with Eric to slightly enlarge in certain areas and he should be able to produce one very soon. I found a maker in TX that is making pancake versions specifically for the Kimber and it is a thing of beauty.

Pricing for mine out the door with factory Crimson Trace master series lasergrips was just over a grand. My 640Pro was $700 with LG350 grips $329 on amazon, and a trigger smoothing and spring change that it sorely needed, the Kimber cost less by a few bucks.

Both guns shoot very well but the extra round in the Kimber relegates my 640Pro to one of my kids and the Kimber now rides on my hip.

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