Kimber Micro 9 9mm
Model: 3300158
Kimber Micro 9 9mm
Model: 3300158
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Kimber Micro 9 is a single-action 1911-pattern 9mm built for pocket and concealed carry. It has an MSRP of $761. The frame is aluminum and the magazine is a single column, which brings the pistol in at 15.6 oz with an empty magazine and 4.07 inches of height.
The grips are rosewood and the sights are white dot. The thumb safety is a 1911-style lever and there is no grip safety, so the pistol is carried cocked and locked with the thumb doing the work. The trigger is solid aluminum and match grade, set at about 7.0 lbs. The barrel is stainless and ramped, with a full-length guide rod under it and a 1:16 left-hand twist.
If you're cross-shopping, the Sig Sauer P365 holds 10 rounds at 17.8 oz in a 1.06-inch frame, 5.8 inches overall with a 4.3-inch grip, so it is 2.2 oz heavier and holds three more. The Glock G43 holds 6 rounds at 17.99 oz on a 5.4 lb trigger, which makes the Kimber 2.39 oz lighter for the same magazine depth. Both strikers cost less, and neither has a safety to sweep on the draw.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The frame is aluminum and the slide and barrel are stainless, so there is no blued steel to rust against the body.
- The full-length guide rod is standard, which keeps the recoil spring captive through a field strip.
- Kimber builds it in the United States, and the operating cycle is recoil-operated, closed breech, single action, semi-automatic.
- There is no optic cut and no accessory rail, so a dot or a light is out.
- Nothing on the trigger adjusts, so lightening the 7.0 lb pull means a gunsmith.
- Hand fitting stops at swapping the rosewood panels, and the magazine floorplate is the single choice of grip length.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many rounds does the flush magazine hold?
Six. The 7-round figure belongs to the extended magazine.
What safeties does it have?
A thumb safety, a sear disconnect, a firing pin block and a hammer safety notch. There is no grip safety, so the tang does not have to be depressed for the pistol to fire.
Why a left-hand twist?
Kimber cuts the Micro 9 barrel 1:16 left-hand. Twist direction has no bearing on ammunition choice, and the rate suits the bullet weights sold for short barrels.
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