Concealed Carry Handguns – August 2019

lightendofbothpullweightranges.
Thetriggerisexcellent.

Whilethattriggerisanaidtoshooting
theK6swell,thatdoesn’tmean
shootingthegunisalwayslikepetting
asleepingpuppy.Despitethe3-inch
barrel,thisrevolverisstillverysnappy
with.357Magnumammo.Duringmy
workwiththisrevolver,Ishottwo.38
Specialloadsandthree.357Magnum
loads.Iwouldn’tsaythe.357loads
wereenjoyable.

Everything is a compromise and this
Kimber is designed to be easy to carry.
Consider that my beloved Ruger GP100
with a 4-inch barrel weighs 40 ounces
and this 3-inch Kimber weighs just
25.1 ounces. That’s a big difference.
But I would be more likely to carry the
Kimber as an everyday gun while the
Ruger sees more woods use.

RIGHT: The knurled

hammer spur of

the K6s allows for

easy cocking when

you want to ire the

revolver with the

light single-action

trigger pull.

LEFT:Therectangu-

larcylinderlatchis

a push-buttontype

withineasyreach

withthethumb.The

cylinderfeatures

shallowlutes,but

theauthorwishes

theywerea little

deeper.

Thebestoptionistouse.38Special

ammoformostofyourpracticing,

endingeachsessionwithacylinder

ortwoofyour.357carryammoto

makesureyouknowwhereithits

andyouknowwhattoexpect.In

theheatofadefensivesituation,

youprobablywon’tnoticetherecoil

anyway.Anaddedfactorwiththe

.357inaclosequartersfightisthat

ifyourbulletsdon’tstopthebad

guy,yourmuzzleblastwillprobably

catchhimonfire.

At the range, I fi red the .38 Special

ammo fi rst and achieved good

groups at 15 yards. With the .357

loads, the gun was jumping off my

rest quite a bit and I had to settle

back in for each shot, so groups

opened up a bit. The barrel was also

heating up noticeably more with the

hotter .357 ammo. Still, accuracy

was very good. I threw a 5-inch

KIMBER K6S

RIDES COM-

FORTABLY IN

DESTANTIS

FLEX-TUK

While testing the Kimber K6s DA/SA 3-inch

revolver, I carried it in DeSantis Gunhide’s

Flex-Tuk leather inside-the-waistband

holster. When carrying a classy revolver with

nice wooden grips, I think an equally classy

leather holster is the only way to go. The

holster secures to the belt with a single clip,

either a “C” clip or “J” clip. Both are included,

along with a hex wrench to swap them out.

The design of the clips allows for your shirt

to be tucked in. The holster is adjustable for

cant and can be positioned for strong-side

carry, cross-draw or anything in between.

The model I used was a very attractive tan

leather, but it’s available in black as well. It

retails for a suggested $65.99.

“...THE TIMES WHEN I

CHOOSE TO CARRY A .357

MAGNUM REVOLVER, I DO

SO BECAUSE I WANT THE

MOST VERSATILITY OF THE

GUN AND CARTRIDGE.”

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