Kimber Micro 9 9mm
Model: 3300158
Kimber Micro 9 9mm
Model: 3300158
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Kimber Micro 9 is a scaled-down 1911 in 9mm: aluminum frame, stainless slide, single-action trigger and a 1911 thumb safety, at 15.6 oz with an empty magazine. This Stainless model lists at $761 with rosewood grips. It is for the carrier who trained on a 1911 and wants the same manual of arms in a gun small enough for deep concealment.
Kimber keeps the 1911 controls: thumb safety, slide release and magazine release all sit where a 1911 shooter expects them. Kimber's safety list is a thumb safety, sear disconnect, firing pin block and hammer safety notch, with no grip safety. Against the Sig Sauer P365, the Micro 9 is 2.2 oz lighter and holds 3 fewer rounds. The Smith & Wesson CSX E-Series is the closest match in concept, another aluminum-frame single-action hammer gun with a thumb safety, but it holds 5 more rounds, is optic-ready and weighs 4.1 oz more.
Buy the Micro 9 if a 1911 thumb safety is how you carry and you want that format at pocket-gun weight. Skip it if capacity or a red dot matters more than 1911 controls, in which case the CSX E-Series does the same job with more rounds.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Steel white-dot sights sit in machined dovetails, so they can be replaced with aftermarket night sights, unlike the plastic sights on some small guns.
- A lowered, flared ejection port and a beveled magazine well are standard, and the slide rides on a full-length guide rod.
- The controls work the same as on a full-size 1911, so a shooter trained on one does not need to relearn the draw stroke.
- Kimber rates the trigger at about 7.0 lbs, heavy for a single-action gun, and it will feel nothing like a tuned full-size 1911.
- Kimber lists no optics-ready Micro 9. Carriers who want a red dot on a micro 9mm need a different gun.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many rounds does the Micro 9 hold?
Kimber lists it at 7 rounds with the extended magazine.
Does the Micro 9 have a grip safety?
No. Kimber lists a thumb safety but no grip safety for the Micro 9, so the gun fires with a loose or high grip once the thumb safety is off. Keep that in mind if you practice with a full-size 1911 that has one.
Is the Micro 9 a 1911?
It uses 1911 controls and a single-action trigger on a scaled-down frame. Kimber calls it a micro 1911. Treat parts and magazines as Micro 9 specific rather than assuming full-size 1911 items fit.
Will a Micro 380 holster fit the Micro 9?
Do not assume it will. The two share a design but differ in size, so buy a holster molded for the Micro 9 by name, and check that it covers the trigger guard fully.
