Kimber Micro .380 Auto
Model: 3300206
Kimber Micro .380 Auto
Model: 3300206
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Kimber Micro is a single-action .380 built on a scaled 1911 pattern for concealed carry. It has an MSRP of $735. Its sights are fixed low-profile three-dot tritium night sights, so it comes ready to aim in the dark with no sight purchase to make.
The thumb safety is backed by a sear disconnect, a firing pin block and a safety notch on the hammer, and the magazine is a seven-round single stack. Nothing on the pistol adjusts and there is no optic cut in the slide. At 13.4 oz and 5.6 inches long it fits a pocket holster, and the grip frame stands 4.0 inches, so the butt does not show through a shirt tail.
If you're cross-shopping, the Sig Sauer P238 Nitron follows the same single-action layout with six rounds at 15.2 oz, 1.8 oz heavier on a 2.7-inch barrel, with night sights of its own and a trigger quoted at 7.5 to 8.5 lb. The Browning 1911-380 takes the idea full size at 18 oz with a 4.25-inch barrel, eight rounds and an MSRP of $820, trading pocket carry for sight radius.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Night sights are fitted at the factory, so the usual carry-gun sight upgrade is already paid for.
- Slide and barrel are both stainless, so the moving parts handle sweat better than a blued pistol does.
- Three internal safeties back the thumb lever.
- Seven rounds in a single-stack magazine, one fewer than the Browning 1911-380 holds.
- The rosewood panels are checkered but hard, and this version offers no rubber or stippled alternative.
- With no optic cut and no rail, the night sights are the entire sighting system.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do 1911 magazines or parts fit it?
No. The Micro is built to its own smaller dimensions and takes Kimber’s seven-round single-stack magazine.
What finish does it come in?
An aluminum frame in satin silver brush polish with a matte black stainless slide.
What is the barrel twist?
1:16 left hand, cut in a stainless barrel.
How many safeties does it have?
Four, counting the thumb lever. Behind it sit a sear disconnect, a firing pin block and a safety notch on the hammer.
