Concealed Carry Handguns – August 2019

thecompetitionforanotherquality

wheelgun.Ihadachancetoshootone

ofthosenewrevolversbackthen.With

itsstainless-steelconstruction,smooth

triggerpull,six-roundcapacityand

semi-auto-stylesights,Iloveditfrom

thebeginning.DidIbuyone?Ididnot.

ThosefirstK6smodelsweredouble-ac-

tion-onlyrevolvers.Thehammers

werebobbedtopreventsnagging.

Youcouldn’tthumbthehammerback

toselectalighter,single-actionpull.

Thegunswerestrictlyforself-defense

atcloserange.There’snothingwrong

withthatspecialization.Butforme,the

timeswhenIchoosetocarrya.357

Magnumrevolver,IdosobecauseI

wantthemostversatilityofthegun

andcartridge.Forthat,Iwanttheham-

merspurandthesingle-actionoption.

Thisyear,mypatiencewasrewarded.

AfterintroducingmoreDA-onlyrevolv-

erswithdifferentfinishesandgrips,

KimberfinallyunveiledtwoDA/SA

sivesituation,it’sgoingtobewitha

long,deliberatedouble-actiontrigger

pull.Deliberatedoesn’tmeanslow.Bad

thingscanhappenunderstresswitha

super-light,single-actiontriggerthat

requiresalmostnotraveltofirethe

gun.Yes,triggerdiscipline(keeping

yourdarnfingeroffofit,forinstance)

isparamount,butthingsdon’talways

workoutthatwaywhenyouthink

you’reabouttodie.

Yet,Iwantthecapabilityofthatlight,

single-actiontriggerpullifIneedto

makeamorepreciseshotatgreater

distances—atarabidanimalthatwants

totanglewithmydogs,atarabbitthat

Iwantfordinner,atanadversary 50

yardsawaywhohastheadvantageof

carryingalonggun.

No,Idon’twanttobringahandgun

toariflefight.Butwhenyou’reat

yourkid’ssoccergameandsome

brainwashed,crazedwannabeterrorist

whonevergotahugfromhismomma

THE SPECS

Model: Kimber K6s DASA

Type: Exposed hammer double/sin-

gle-action revolver

Caliber: .357 Magnum/.38 SPL

Capacity: 6

Height: 4.46 inches

Length: 7.62 inches

Barrel: 3 inches (tested) or 2 inches

Width: 1.39 inches

Weight: 25.1 ounces (empty)

Construction: Stainless steel with

brushed stainless finish

Sights: White 3-dot

Grips: Walnut 3-finger grip with

diamond pattern checkering

Trigger: 9.5-11.5 pounds (double action);

3.25-4.25 (single action)

Other: Serrated backstrap

MSRP: $970

The Kimber K6s

DA/SA has rugged

good looks. With its

exposed hammer

allowing for either

double-action or

single-action ire,

the gun is a good

choice for all-

around carry. Kimber

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