Right in time for the holidays and ahead of SHOT Show 2025, Kimber has announced its new 2K11, a double-stack 1911 available in both 9mm and .45 ACP. The new high-capacity single-action handgun will be available in standard and target configurations with a healthy set of features for enthusiasts and competitors alike. 

Common Features

The Kimber 2K11 and 2K11 Target come packed with features you’d expect and some you may be pleasantly surprised by. Both steel-framed models are optics-ready and equipped with a C&H Precision mounting plate to accommodate a Trijicon RMR footprint. The 2K11 also incorporates an external extractor, a rarity among 1911-style handguns meant to improve overall reliability. The aluminum grip module on the 2K11 is hard anodized and fitted with Kimber’s flat-faced skeletonized GT Match Grade Trigger set for a crisp 3.5-pound break. Versions in .45 ACP will ship with three 13-round magazines while the 9mm will ship with a 17-round and two 20-round magazines.

A less tangible but nonetheless welcome element in the Kimber 2K11 is the addition of a tapered magazine well within the frame. The design is meant to stabilize the magazine while protecting the slide stop and ejector from damage caused by over-insertion, a feature Kimber claims will increase reliability and improve feeding. Rounding out similarities between 2K11 models are the ambidextrous safety, beavertail safety, skeletonized hammer, and a forward Picatinny rail for mounting lights and lasers. 

Target Model

Kimber extends the feature set of the 2K11 with its Target model, equipped with additional high-speed components such as a Kimber-exclusive Stan Chen Customs flared magazine well for faster reloading and a 5R-rifled black DLC finished bull barrel. Unlike the standard model’s slide in black matte DLC, the Kimber 2K11 Target slide features a brush-polished coyote PVD coating for added durability and a distinct aesthetic. 

Another difference between the models can be found in the included iron sights. The standard 2K11 ships with a green TAG FiberLok 2 in the front and an aluminum optic cover plate with built-in sight in the rear, whereas the Target model is equipped with a red TAG FiberLok 2 front and a stainless steel cover plate with built-in adjustable rear sight. 

“We were determined to produce the very best high-capacity 1911 and deliver a superior value…The 2K11 has several unique features that come standard that you have to have customized in the aftermarket to achieve what you get out of the box with Kimber,” said Everett Deger, director of marketing and communications.

MSRP on the new Kimber 2K11 starts at $1,995 for the standard model in 9mm and $2,125 for the .45 ACP.  Target models begin at $2,495 for the 9mm and $2,595 for the .45 ACP.

Additionally, the Target model in 9mm is available in an optics-included configuration with a Trijicon SRO mounted right out of the box for an MSRP of $3,095. 

There’s no doubt that the double-stack 1911 is hot right now as manufacturers throw their hats in the ring to compete. Are you eyeballing one in particular? What do you think of the new Kimber 2K11? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

For more information on the 2K11 and all Kimber firearms, parts, and accessories, visit kimberamerica.com.

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10 COMMENTS

  1. Beautiful gun, but my God expensive, $1600 to $2600+ I have double stack rocks starting around $500 in both .45acp and 9mm. They sell far faster than a $2500 gun and do the same job.

    • Why buy Porsche or Mercedes when a Toyota will do the same? Because you want to.

      You’re right there are cheaper options that will perform the same, but some may want a Kimber race-gun.

      • Have to agree. The fit, finish, quality are all there. I have shot one Kimber and it was something that put that grinn on my face after the first shot. If I could I would.

      • Southern,

        I admit, I bought my first Kimber 1911 with some trepidtion – I had heard the stories that they were finicky, very particular about what they “ate”, and not reliable. I’ve run several thousand rounds through mine, and have had exactly two misfires/FTF/jams. The build is tight, tolerances are tight (one of my original concerns was that the tolerances being that tight was what its pickiness about what ammo you fed it), and in fact, you need to pay real attention, and work carefully, when you take it down and reassemble it.

        Having said that, it shoots like a dream, is FAR more accurate than its owner, and I feel comfortable relying on it. Over the years, it’s eaten everything I’ve fed it (including HP ‘defensive’ rounds. I will admit, my son has a really nice Springfield “Operator Model” 1911 that I love to shoot, and is as accurate (in my hands, at least) as my Kimber, but . . . I love that Kimber. If I can scrape up the ready, I’d buy one (always wanted a normal-capacity .45 handgun).

        Their prior management may be anti-2A bogs o’ douche, but they make a quality products. Sure, there are options out there as good, or maybe even better . . . but not for significantly less money. Notwithstanding that “one of their own” turned on the 2A community, I’m a Kimber fan for life . . . just like I still keep buying and owning Rugers, notwithstanding Bill Ruger having made a really poor decision to bow down to the hoplophobes.

  2. Gee, I think I’m in love! (With that gun, that is!)

    I already have 2 Kimber 1911’s,a Stainless Ultra Carry II (with Laser Grips), and a full-size Stainless II. Also have a Sig Sauer Officer’s Model SS Frame, Blue Slide that is tight as a tick! I also have a Springfield Armory EMP in 9mm (that I bought over 10 years ago), that is WAY more accurate than my Glocks (17 and 19X), and is my only 1911 platform in 9mm.

    I have been dreaming about a high-cap 1911 DS, even checked out the Turkish imports, but something is telling me to leave them alone. Read a BUNCH of reviews, and just can’t seem to want one. I told myself that I would wait for SA or some other company to make one in America, and lo and behold KIMBER did it first!

  3. Additionally, I had a Rock Island TCM 9mm/.22TCM that I sold after a year of owning it, as it was the single NOISIEST gun I ever owned! In a Strong Side Scabbard, it rattled when you walked! I popped the magazine out and holstered it, and it still rattled!

  4. I have a PX1445S for the 1911 hi cap and a couple blued Kimbers for the ooo ahhs. This firearm advertised is a little to blingy for me.
    The Kimbers stay in the safe and the Para-Ordnance lives in the glove box.
    Some Kimbers are a little finicky on ammo brands too I had, had is the word, one that wouldn’t feed Golden Sabers.

  5. I got three new Kimbers in recently

    The quality of the guns has improved exponentially since they left New York.

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