Round butt and optic ready .45 for $779.99, that's a great deal.

 

And here I am... thinking you had bought one.....

 

Not this time Kenny. I just got a bobtail but it is a tempting offer.

 

I've been toying with the idea of building another .460 Rowland, this would be a great gun for that.

 

If I was looking for a full size 1911 I would pounce on this one.

 

I'll be adding a Next Gen Two-Tone for myself and the stainless model for my wife. Most of my 1911s are .45 and all of my Kimbers are. I'm planning for both of these to be 9mm, just to be different.

 

.45acp is the Lord's caliber, but 9mm from a full size 1911 is a pleasure to shoot.

 

Well I broke down and bought one in 9mm. The stainless version. I'm not a huge fan of the Kimpro finish, they scratch way too easy. And if you looked close at the review videos that have the 2 tone models, I saw way too many shiny spots on the black finishes. Scratched off. But I got the SS model in, and as always, took it apart to clean. OH MY GOSH. The barrel bushing is TIGHT. As in once I remove spring and then slide from frame, I had to pull barrel hard to get the bushing to come out. All my other 1911s have a fairly loose fit on the bushing but the outer diameter is tight to the slide. Barrel fit is close, but to good tolerance. Slide to frame is good and tight, no extra slop at all. Everything else looks and feels fine. Cleaned and oiled up and put it back together. Ran one magazine of cheap Maxxtech 124gr and one magazine of 124gr federal just to test. Zero issues on that little test. Dropped the cases 3 feet behind me and about 2 feet to the right. No failures to eject. It's been raining and I'll get back out and run a pile of various ammo through it over the weekend.

 

Well I broke down and bought one in 9mm. The stainless version. I'm not a huge fan of the Kimpro finish, they scratch way too easy. And if you looked close at the review videos that have the 2 tone models, I saw way too many shiny spots on the black finishes. Scratched off. But I got the SS model in, and as always, took it apart to clean. OH MY GOSH. The barrel bushing is TIGHT. As in once I remove spring and then slide from frame, I had to pull barrel hard to get the bushing to come out. All my other 1911s have a fairly loose fit on the bushing but the outer diameter is tight to the slide. Barrel fit is close, but to good tolerance. Slide to frame is good and tight, no extra slop at all. Everything else looks and feels fine. Cleaned and oiled up and put it back together. Ran one magazine of cheap Maxxtech 124gr and one magazine of 124gr federal just to test. Zero issues on that little test. Dropped the cases 3 feet behind me and about 2 feet to the right. No failures to eject. It's been raining and I'll get back out and run a pile of various ammo through it over the weekend.

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Congratulations, I would also go stainless, nice pickup

 

I'm loving everything I've been seeing on this gun, and it is constantly moving up on my next gun list.

 

There is so much there to like! My Stainless Target II in 9mm is my all time favorite!! And I love that your pistol has checkered front strap, rounded butt and some very nice grips.

 

Very nice! Nice to hear a review from a KT member. You may be the first one for this gun!

 

nice score on that pistol.. ...stainless here as well...

 

I'm going to wait until the commander comes out

 

I would like to see a 4” version too.

 

Id like to see a 9mm commander.

 

Hopefully they extend the line over time. There are plenty of people out there looking for a 1911 that’s not over a $1000 that has a brand name like Kimber. Why not offer an Ultra, Pro and Custom.

 

If they made an Ultra model I would jump on it!

 

I would buy a Pro with a rail and an Ultra without. Right now.
Cash American dollars.

 

Just added a Riton 3 Tactix PRD RMR. 2MOA dot with 50moa circle. 4th one on my guns. Love the circle and dot. And the lovely thing is that the Next Gen guns come with a plate for RMRs unlike the Kds9c that I had to buy a $95 plate for. Gun is truly red dot ready. Sighted it in with my laser training module, shot a couple of mags worth to get it right on at 12 yards. And the nice thing about adding these is it makes old hands easy to rack a slide.

 

Since we’re all asking for something not made (yet)🤷‍♂️, how about a 10MM😎?

 

That would also be nice to see.

 

The latest issue of Guns & Ammo magazine has a review.