Happiness is a new gun 2

[yqtszhj]

Congratulations on your lil Kimber! Looks very melted.

Very melted. Theres not a corner or sharp edge on the thing. It’s a tad smaller than a K9 and weighs just over 20 oz. on the wife’s kitchen scale with an empty mag. I couldn’t believe how smooth the trigger is. Trigger weight Feels about like maybe 7 pounds but I swear it is as smooth as any Kahr trigger I have felt. And Slide to frame fit feels like it’s riding on glass. Recoil spring is STIFF as any Kahr I have though. We’ll see if it loosens up after the first range trip.

I have some 6 and 8 round Kimber mags I bought for my P938 that fit this pistol so I’ll be interested to see if they work. A flush fit 6 round mag that works will make this pocket gun eligible.

[berettabone]

Merry Xmas...................................

[dao]

Those are the descendent of the Kimber Solo. But engineered better(?) such that they are much more reliable. The Solo was very finicky about ammo and Sig even stated that they needed to be fed 124gr or higher in order to cycle reliably. Doing so did not guarantee a trouble free firearm however and so a lot of people ended up with firearms that they quickly sold. Plus the Solo's mags were and still are proprietary and unique to that gun.
The EVO though can share mags with the Kimber Micro 9, and by all accounts are very reliable without the common feeding problems that the Solo was known for. And they're just as gorgeous with it's melted form. Plus they have a higher capacity than the Solo without the latter's ugly extended mag. And they shoot better than the Solo. I would probably own one by now except for it's lack of a manual safety. The Solo had one and I personally want/like/need a single action, short stroke pistol to have one. Other than that they're the cat's meow imo. Congrats on a good buy yqtszhj, I'm sure you've got a great little pistol there.

[JohnR]

I was really tempted by the Solo, the melting just felt so nice in my hand, but the picky eating was a no-go.

[dao]

I'm still tempted by the Solo, but the idea of buying a pre-owned Kimber and not being able to send it back to Kimber for warranty service keeps me from picking one up. My hope is that they will eventually equip a variant of the EVO with a manual safety. I'd be all over that quickly.

[yqtszhj]

Yeah it was too bad the Solo was a dog of sorts. Would have been nice if they were more reliable.

[dao]

Still, the Solo and the Evo are two of the best looking little 9's out there. And I'd imagine that those who bought a Solo that has treated them well are very happy with it. Just as you'll be with your Evo!

[BirdsThaWord]

I’ve been tempted as well. I’ve seen some really nice looking one’s. The melt, the cool grips some of them have, etc. but have been shy for the same reasons posted here.

[JohnR]

As fru fru as they look, I wouldn’t mind having one of Kimber’s aqua and cream colored guns, sorta as an object d’art. They remind me of a ‘57 Bel Air. Then I’d need an aqua, cream, and chrome Bel Air of course. Convertible.

[BirdsThaWord]

As fru fru as they look, I wouldn’t mind having one of Kimber’s aqua and cream colored guns, sorta as an object d’art. They remind me of a ‘57 Bel Air. Then I’d need an aqua, cream, and chrome Bel Air of course. Convertible.

Interesting you say that because I do believe the model you speak of is the Bel Air. I like those too. My buddy worked at a place named Classic Chevy International and they had one of those ‘57’s just like that. That was about 25 years ago and even back then I think it was over $100k.