New Kimber K6XS

Super Sneaky Steve · April 16, 2023, 05:57 PM

https://www.kimberamerica.com/k6xs-38-spl
https://youtu.be/Sn1_qy7kCCg

The only thing I don't like about my K6S is the weight. Too much for pocket carry.

This gun should be perfect!

jetinteriorguy · April 17, 2023, 04:53 AM

Now if they’d offer it in a 3” barrel is snatch one in a heartbeat. Maybe some day.

2damnold4this · May 20, 2023, 05:23 PM

That does look interesting!

Pahoo · May 20, 2023, 07:19 PM

Quote:

The only thing I don't like about my K6S is the weight.

Finally find something that someone doesn't care for, on these beauties. Folks, if you get a chance, handle one of these. There is just so much that they have going for them. Unlikely that I will buy another revolver; that is, perhaps until they come out with a variant. ......

Be Safe !!!

Super Sneaky Steve · July 13, 2023, 05:43 PM

I just got mine off of Gunbroker. It's in the 300 serial range.

This weekend I'm going to test it out. So far it looks good.

smee78 · July 14, 2023, 10:46 AM

The Kimbers are real nice revolvers, I like my K6 a lot.

Wheel-Gunner · July 20, 2023, 04:16 PM

How much smaller is the K6XS than the regular K6S? Will it fit in a K6S holster or will there be too much slop? Thanks.

Super Sneaky Steve · July 21, 2023, 09:42 PM

Here's my review of it.
https://youtu.be/ny1BQZ9_MsY

The cylinder is a little shorter and the frame is a little shorter to match. It may depend on the type of holster you're using if it will have slop or not. If it's leather then probably not, if it's kydex and locking into the trigger guard maybe a tad.

Drm50 · July 22, 2023, 11:13 AM

I’m S&W guy, but only keep older model blue guns. I wouldn’t buy a new S&W or Colt. That only leaves Ruger which I not wild about either so that Kimber is probably the best man left standing. I have never shot a Kimber but have handled several and fit and function puts it above the others.

**Mike Irwin** · July 22, 2023, 07:40 PM

I don't know what it is, but I just do not care for the looks of the Kimber revolvers.

I'm like DRM, I'm a classic S&W guy.

Super Sneaky Steve · July 24, 2023, 06:14 PM

No argument from me on the looks but I don't look at mine very much. It's always there in my pocket and when it comes out for bed time it stays in it's pocket holster.

The K frame wasn't designed for CC and doesn't fit most pockets, even if it did it would be too heavy.

**Mike Irwin** · July 25, 2023, 08:18 AM

I'm very different from you, then.

Not only do my firearms have to be functional, they have to both look right AND look good.

Hellcat1 · July 25, 2023, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Irwin

I'm very different from you, then.

Not only do my firearms have to be functional, they have to both look right AND look good.

I'm actually of the same mind as you with regard to the looks of a firearm...which is why I've never owned a Glock or an AK

. And I've always found any DAO revolver to be fugly.

With regard to the Kimber revolvers, I feel that they're all too big and heavy for pocket carry anyway (for me, at least), so I wanted one for IWB carry. That said, I actually like the looks of the DASA versions, so that's what I ended up with, and I couldn't be happier.

Frank

HighValleyRanch · July 25, 2023, 01:59 PM

I actually think that the Kimber revolver is a good looking gun. Not in the sense of Classical beauty like a Smith J frame, but in a modern sense of aesthetics.Nice clean lines, balanced proportions, well machined.
And of course, since I have a Bachelor's degree in fine arts, no one can question my tastes!

Super Sneaky Steve · July 25, 2023, 07:24 PM

My new XS is under a pound so check one out if the all steel is too heavy.

April 16, 2023, 05:57 PM	#1
Super Sneaky Steve Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,222	New Kimber K6XS https://www.kimberamerica.com/k6xs-38-spl https://youtu.be/Sn1_qy7kCCg The only thing I don't like about my K6S is the weight. Too much for pocket carry. This gun should be perfect!

July 14, 2023, 10:46 AM	#6
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,905	The Kimbers are real nice revolvers, I like my K6 a lot. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

July 20, 2023, 04:16 PM	#7
Wheel-Gunner Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2006 Posts: 277	How much smaller is the K6XS than the regular K6S? Will it fit in a K6S holster or will there be too much slop? Thanks. __________________ "History does not entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." Dwight Eisenhower

July 22, 2023, 07:40 PM	#10
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,290	I don't know what it is, but I just do not care for the looks of the Kimber revolvers. I'm like DRM, I'm a classic S&W guy. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

July 25, 2023, 08:18 AM	#12
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,290	I'm very different from you, then. Not only do my firearms have to be functional, they have to both look right AND look good. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

April 17, 2023, 04:53 AM	#2
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 2,999	Now if they’d offer it in a 3” barrel is snatch one in a heartbeat. Maybe some day.

May 20, 2023, 05:23 PM	#3
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,491	That does look interesting!

July 13, 2023, 05:43 PM	#5
Super Sneaky Steve Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,222	I just got mine off of Gunbroker. It's in the 300 serial range. This weekend I'm going to test it out. So far it looks good.

July 21, 2023, 09:42 PM	#8
Super Sneaky Steve Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,222	Here's my review of it. https://youtu.be/ny1BQZ9_MsY The cylinder is a little shorter and the frame is a little shorter to match. It may depend on the type of holster you're using if it will have slop or not. If it's leather then probably not, if it's kydex and locking into the trigger guard maybe a tad.

July 22, 2023, 11:13 AM	#9
Drm50 Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2014 Posts: 1,321	I’m S&W guy, but only keep older model blue guns. I wouldn’t buy a new S&W or Colt. That only leaves Ruger which I not wild about either so that Kimber is probably the best man left standing. I have never shot a Kimber but have handled several and fit and function puts it above the others.

July 24, 2023, 06:14 PM	#11
Super Sneaky Steve Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,222	No argument from me on the looks but I don't look at mine very much. It's always there in my pocket and when it comes out for bed time it stays in it's pocket holster. The K frame wasn't designed for CC and doesn't fit most pockets, even if it did it would be too heavy.

July 25, 2023, 01:59 PM	#14
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,048	I actually think that the Kimber revolver is a good looking gun. Not in the sense of Classical beauty like a Smith J frame, but in a modern sense of aesthetics.Nice clean lines, balanced proportions, well machined. And of course, since I have a Bachelor's degree in fine arts, no one can question my tastes! __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

July 25, 2023, 07:24 PM	#15
Super Sneaky Steve Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,222	My new XS is under a pound so check one out if the all steel is too heavy.

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