Kimber is best known for their domestically-produced line of 1911-pattern semi-automatic pistols. So it came as a bit of a surprise around this time last year when they announced that their next concealed carry handgun was going to be… a revolver. It\u2019s not easy to make a decent, double action revolver. People think of revolvers as being simple to operate, but mechanically, they are incredibly complex machines. So, for Kimber to come out of the blue and announce that they\u2019re making a defensive revolver that will compete with established models from Smith & Wesson and Ruger comes across as a bit audacious, to say the least. But, that\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing.<\/p>
The new Kimber K6s .357 Magnum snub nose was released last year, but availability has been limited so far. It sounds like\u00a0Kimber plans to start ramping\u00a0up production soon, so you should be able to find one at your friendly local gun store in the near future. I was able to get my hands on a K6s a couple of months ago and I’ve put\u00a0nearly 1000 rounds through it so far. The video review below offers a good\u00a0overview of my impressions thus far, but if all goes as planned, I should have some follow-up reviews coming within the next couple of months.<\/p>
There was a ton of stuff I wanted to squeeze into this video, but I try to keep the reviews under 8 minutes, so not everything would fit.\u00a0As usual, I’ve provided a transcript of the video below\u00a0embed, but if you keep scrolling, you’ll find some additional details that didn’t make the final cut.<\/p>