Kimber’s jumping into the tiny .380 1911-style pistol market, too, with their two new Micro CDP (custom defense package) guns – one with plain rosewood grip and one with Crimson Trace Lasergrips. These easily concealed minis feel great in the hand and feature front strap checkering, a beveled mag well and steel dovetailed sights. These 6+1 beauties will weigh in at only 13.4 oz. They’ll ship with one flush mag and an extended seven rounder with more finger room will be an option. Better save up your shekels, though, ’cause MSRP is $1,100 for the standard grip gun and $1,400 if you want it with the laser. But don’t bother running right out to your dealer yet. They won’t start shipping until October.
Ok. I’ll be the first to say it. Eleven hundred USD for a cocked and locked 7 round 380? Stack ‘em high and watch ‘em fly; Stack ‘em deep and sell ‘em cheap. Good grief!
don’t worry about the money, you probably will not see the gun for years. My gun store and range is a Kimber Master Dealer and i have yet to see a Kimber Solo for sale. In fact they will not even take orders for one, as they say that customers get angry when it a Solo never shows up for sale.
For $1,100, you’d think they could include a 2nd magazine. Don’t go all Kahr on me.
Seriously though, just buy a LCP.
or a Sig238
Well, it’s nice but I’ll keep my old AMT .380 Backup, at that price for the Kimber. The AMT never fails to go “BANG” when I pull the trigger. I don’t use it that often, except for the occasional range-check and cleaning.
I ordered my Solo in February of last year, after SHOTShow. It took 10 months, but it finally arrived. And apparently, I received the only Solo in existence that has not had some failure requiring an immediate diatribe on the internet. I love it. This one looks nice too. Though the price point is a barrier to purchase for sure.
Colt Mustang. Say it with me, two words: first word “Colt”, second word “Mustang”. The SIG P238 and this new Kimber are both clones of the “Colt Mustang”. Which is not a miniaturized 1911. Other than being single action and often fitted with double-diamond grips, the two have nothing in common. No barrel bushing, no swinging link, no grip safety, no forked sear spring, a hinged trigger instead of a sliding trigger with stirrup, and a hinged ejector too. There’s no shame in it. They’re fine little pistols that sell like hotcakes. So much so that Colt is actually bringing back the Mustang to capture some of the business, and now Kimber is jumping on board too. I have two P238s myself. But they’re not 1911s. Not even a little.
Truth. I have a P238, and it feels nothing like a 1911.
I have to say, that’s a beautiful little gun. Horribly overpriced…but beautiful.
All I want to know is; will those laser grip panels fit on a P238/mustang? I have no desire to buy this pistol, I already have a P238 and love it. What I really want are laser grips for it.
And yeah I know they make the laser guard model for the P238, I don’t want that ugly thing.
This.
The entire concept of a device that attaches to the trigger guard is idiotic in my opinion; Either it attaches to the grip, or it doesn’t go on my gun.
Personally, I don’t see why Crimson Trace didn’t come out with lasergrips for the P238/Mustang from the get-go….
Looking at that picture again, this pistol looks like a direct copy of the mustang with a few cosmetic changes. Look at the safety detent and even the shape/appearance of the safety. Now check out the trigger pin.
Using the thumb as a reference the stocks appear to be the same size as my p238.
Grips. A stock is something you put up to your shoulder.
Try a quick google search for 1911 stocks. Both terms are interchangeable.
I own several Kimbers and I love them all, but you can buy the Kimber Ultra Carry 45 for the same money. The only Kimber I own that isn’t a 45 is my Rimfire Super from their Custom Shop that cost arm and a leg, and I had to wait fourteen months for it to arrive. I let new shooters use it because it’s so easy to shoot and one of the most fun handguns I’ve ever owned. I’m going to buy the Solo and maybe this lil sucker, but I’d never carry either for self defense. I’ll stick with the good old 45 for home and carry.
Looks nice but you can get the Sig 238 for a lot less and you can get a light, accurate, safe to carry Kahr P380 W/ round in chamber for under $700 – so what’s with the $1100 MSRP?
The only thing different from the Sig is the ambi safety – Sigs aren’t bad and that ambi safety isn’t worth $500.
Also, Sig is now offering the P238 with an ambi-safety as an option, and there is at least one company that’s fabricating them too.
You are implying that you cannot carry one in the chamber safely in a Sig P238? Much safer than all the Glocks out there with 5.5 lb. triggers. The trigger pull on the P238 is close to 8 lbs and first you have to disengage a manual safety that does not disengage itself without a concerted effort to do so. However the P238 is marketed to those who are more into show than go so I can understand why carrying cocked and locked can appear scary.
Save your money and get the Sig. Plus, the Sig has night sights.
These little pistols all miss the boat! What is needed is a double action pistol that’s a copy of the Pony Pocketlite but without the terrible Internal Extracter to cause re-assembly to be such a hassle!
They’re copying the wrong gun. When you get a gun that small you want a true pocket gun where you can just pull the trigger.
The *extractor* isn’t the part that makes reassembly interesting; you’re thinking of the *ejector*.
The extractor grabs the case rim and yanks it out of the chamber as the slide cycles, and the ejector is the piece of metal that knocks the case off the extractor as the slide cycles.
The Beretta 70S is the best single action 380!!
Let’s see, take a $600 Colt, add front and back checkering, decent sights, and an ambi safety. Double the price. WHAAAAT?!?! Now the built-in Crimson Trace is pretty cool looking, but ANOTHER $300??? For that kinda cash you can have a Solo in each pocket and in 9mm to boot.
Not that it matters to me. Us commoners in California aren’t allowed to buy these “unsafe” little guns.
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Does anyone know if Crimson Trace will be making lasergrips for the Sig p238. If they made one for this, why don’t they make something for the 238. This one is nice looking but the low introductory price of 1400 on a POCKET 380 is just insane.
Love my stock .45 Kimber Custom Classic. Bought it in 2000 and will never sell it.
Bought my wife a Sig P238 Diamond Plate last month that cost more than my Kimber did. Her .380 is accurate, no recoil, and the perfect gun for her. I liked hers so much I ordered and purchased a P238 Equinox. I’ve got to say they are MUCH better than the old or new Colt Mustang. (Got one of those too). Would I pay $1100 for a new Kimber 380. Don’t think so.
What the advantage of this weapon be over a Sig P238? Seems like the same or very similar gun for more $$$
i own 3 kimbers crimson carry custom target and solo all shoot very accurate didnt have to wait no time for them .whats your life worth you get what you pay for .go kimber
Just called Kimber – .380 delivery starts Feb / March 2014. That probably won’t happen either.