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dontcatchmany · January 23, 2020, 01:27 PM

I have had the 2" K6S for a little over a year.

Initially I wanted to throw it in the trash after beating the crap out of it with a sledge hammer.

The grip on it was not conducive to accurate shooting and 357 magnum was out of the question. Even 38 +P was painful.

Approximately 350 rounds in to it of mostly 38 special, the firing pin broke and I sent it to Kimber. Kimber returned it quickly with a replaced firing pin assembly.

While at Kimber I ordered a Pachmayr Diamond Pro J frame grip and when I got the gun back from Kimber I put the grip on with a fairly stiff piece of foam between the backstrap of the gun and the grip. Lacked about 1/4" fitting to the top of the guns back strap, but work very well and continues to work well.

I was bound and determined to break the gun again.

Dang thing is now in my pocket as I key this and has become my 2nd favorite snubbie after my Ruger LCR 327.

I have put all types of 357 Magnum loads through the gun. The count is about 1500-1600 rounds after the fix and it is a very accurate and fun to shoot. The Diamond Pro grip along with my backyard engineering has mitigated the recoil of all loads to be quite enjoyable. Oh, I am not very recoil sensitive even with arthritis and nueropathy.

Kimber really did a disservice in putting the gun on the market with a horrible grip for 357 magnum and no outside markets to get a good recoil mitigating grip. They are producing revolvers now with a "Controlled Core" grip and were supposed to have those available for the public but I understand that the producer has quit making them.

But I fought through the problems and stuck with it because the trigger was so good and the 6th shot ability over most snub nosed revolvers in 38/357.

And, of course, the price was very high to be new on the market.

I ocassionaly visit a Kimber forum and there are a number of folks there who had problems with a broken firing pin and many more who complain about the grips on the new gun.

On the bright side, the gun caused me to rethink my revolver grip and that improved my shooting with all of my revolvers and actually helped improve my shooting with the many semis that I have.

January 23, 2020, 01:27 PM	#2
dontcatchmany Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2010 Posts: 460	I have had the 2" K6S for a little over a year. Initially I wanted to throw it in the trash after beating the crap out of it with a sledge hammer. The grip on it was not conducive to accurate shooting and 357 magnum was out of the question. Even 38 +P was painful. Approximately 350 rounds in to it of mostly 38 special, the firing pin broke and I sent it to Kimber. Kimber returned it quickly with a replaced firing pin assembly. While at Kimber I ordered a Pachmayr Diamond Pro J frame grip and when I got the gun back from Kimber I put the grip on with a fairly stiff piece of foam between the backstrap of the gun and the grip. Lacked about 1/4" fitting to the top of the guns back strap, but work very well and continues to work well. I was bound and determined to break the gun again. Dang thing is now in my pocket as I key this and has become my 2nd favorite snubbie after my Ruger LCR 327. I have put all types of 357 Magnum loads through the gun. The count is about 1500-1600 rounds after the fix and it is a very accurate and fun to shoot. The Diamond Pro grip along with my backyard engineering has mitigated the recoil of all loads to be quite enjoyable. Oh, I am not very recoil sensitive even with arthritis and nueropathy. Kimber really did a disservice in putting the gun on the market with a horrible grip for 357 magnum and no outside markets to get a good recoil mitigating grip. They are producing revolvers now with a "Controlled Core" grip and were supposed to have those available for the public but I understand that the producer has quit making them. But I fought through the problems and stuck with it because the trigger was so good and the 6th shot ability over most snub nosed revolvers in 38/357. And, of course, the price was very high to be new on the market. I ocassionaly visit a Kimber forum and there are a number of folks there who had problems with a broken firing pin and many more who complain about the grips on the new gun. On the bright side, the gun caused me to rethink my revolver grip and that improved my shooting with all of my revolvers and actually helped improve my shooting with the many semis that I have. Last edited by dontcatchmany; January 24, 2020 at 10:18 AM.