Kimber R7 Mako 9mm
Model: 3800004
Kimber R7 Mako 9mm
Model: 3800004
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Kimber R7 Mako is a micro-compact striker-fired 9mm built for concealed carry. Kimber calls it its first polymer-framed, striker-fired, high-capacity subcompact, and it remains in the line. It comes with high contrast TruGlo Tritium Pro night sights front and rear, so there is tritium at both ends of the sight picture on a pistol this size.
Two magazines come in the box. The optic-ready build has its slide milled to accept micro red dot optics, the trigger is flat faced, and the controls are ambidextrous. The slide is stainless under an FNC finish and the barrel is stainless on a 1:10 left-hand twist. The frame carries molded stippling, and the safeties Kimber's manual lists are a trigger safety and a firing pin safety block.
If you're cross-shopping, the Springfield Armory Hellcat is now a used buy, holding the same 11 rounds at 18.3 oz inside 6.0 inches, on a 4.0-inch grip with no optic cut. The Sig Sauer P365 XL holds 12 rounds at 20.7 oz behind a 3.7-inch barrel, 6.6 inches overall, with a factory optic cut. The Kimber lands between them at 19.5 oz, and it is the one of the three whose night sights come fitted.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The slide and barrel are both stainless, the slide under an FNC nitrocarburized finish.
- Kimber lists the night sights, the ambidextrous controls and the flat-faced trigger as standard across the R7 Mako family, so no build drops them.
- The 1:10 left-hand twist covers the bullet weights sold for short barrels.
- Two magazines come in the box, and a third for a carry rotation is a separate purchase.
- Kimber gives the trigger as a 5.00 to 6.75 lb factory range, so the pull sits anywhere in a 1.75 lb band.
- The frame has molded stippling and no interchangeable backstraps, so hand fit is whatever the frame gives.
Category Rankings
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which R7 Mako is the optic-ready one?
Kimber lists the R7 MAKO (OR) with its slide milled to accept micro red dot optics. The family also includes a build without the cut, so the slide depends on which one a dealer has.
What safeties does the manual list?
A trigger safety and a firing pin safety block. There is no manual safety and no loaded chamber indicator.
Where is it made?
The United States.
