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I bought the 357 k6 maybe a year or so ago and it has been flawless. July 10th I bought the k6xs 38. Brought it home and went out in the backyard and shot 6 rounds through it, then it broke. Sent it back to Kimber and got it back today. They had replaced the firing pin. Loaded six rounds and shot it, then it broke again. I'm sending it back tomorrow along with the receipt for $575.00 I paid for it and asking for a refund. Don't know whats going on with it but I would never be able to trust it.
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jtmo3 said:
Mine went back 3 times in four month. Last time I got it back, I traded it away for a Glock 48. They are a nice concept but in my experience, poor execution.
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Was it the firing pin issue each time you sent it back or something else? This is not good news if Kimber is having overall QC issues because the Kimber K6 is the most compact six shot 357 with just enough weight to absorb the Recoil. The Ruger SP 101 is a similar size and weight but only holds 5 rounds.

But the earlier Ruger Speed Six and Service Six were only little larger than the SP101 and held six shots. And I considr the S&W airweight J frame 357's to be impractical in every way except in theory.
 
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bac1023 said:
I wouldn’t take any Kimber for free. No place for them here.

I do hope you get it sorted out. I will say their revolvers are generally decent.
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Agreed, won't even consider owning one.
 
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Borg Warner said:
Was it the firing pin issue each time you sent it back or something else? This is not good news if Kimber is having overall QC issues because the Kimber K6 is the most compact six shot 357 with just enough weight to absorb the Recoil. The Ruger SP 101 is a similar size and weight but only holds 5 rounds.

But the earlier Ruger Speed Six and Service Six were only little larger than the SP101 and held six shots. And I considr the S&W airweight J frame 357's to be impractical in every way except in theory.
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No, first time, the barrel was cocked and the sight was off. My fault for not noticing it when I bought it, but it left the factory like that.

second time, the extractor started twisting when extracting and wouldn’t close to allow reload. They replaced the. extractor, barrel and ejector rod.

Third trip, it broke the hand spring. After that, I was done. Like I said, I like the 6 round lightweight concept, just kimber didn’t appear to execute it well. Time to move on.
 
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I've looked at the all steel K6's, they seemed like a solid value to me. Especially liked the trigger.

The K6XS? Uh...not so much.

Didn't like the non changeable front sight and the trigger on the examples I played with (2) were gritty feeling. Nothing like the original variation.

Went with the S&W 442UC (admittedly a 38 not 357) and have been very happy with the purchase.

Hope your refund works out. Sucks to have to deal with the hassle.
 
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I don't have a lot of interest in a Kimber revolver, though I do own a couple of their older .45s.


I am a long time S&W and Colt owner so I judge all others by them. When the Kimber revolvers hit the market, the local dealer was shilling them hard and putting them in everyone's hands. I was so turned off by that gun, that I just set it down and walked away. It looked good on the outside but the action was trash. It was like the opened her up and dumped sand in it, not to mention being heavy and stacking like crazy.
 
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Cambo said:
You are experiencing the long proven Kimber 50 / 50 concept - half of them decent, half of them crap.
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Don't sugar coat it. :p

Kimber released their revolver in 2016, so they're still pretty new to the wheelgun design. Jumping into the aluminum-framed end of the pool might give them some new challenges. They're still really new to the revolver world.

Colt returning to the revolver market gave them some teething pains to address. I'd not be inclined to jump on them until they've proven themselves and their new manufacturing methods and new revolvers.

Taurus has their new Executive Grade, made in the USA, and while the thought of them claiming they're 'higher end' revolvers is intriguing, I wouldn't jump on one quite yet. I have too many proven S&W's that do the job, and an older Ruger Service-Six (MagNaPort tuned).

Some folks like to be the first on their block to jump on each new thing that comes along. Their prerogative. Somebody's gotta keep all the gun companies in business. ;) Nowadays I only carry revolvers for retirement CCW/self defense. I want to give myself every possible advantage. Hell, that was the primary reason I pushed to be sent to a S&W revolver armorer class, so I could inspect, maintain, service or repair my own guns.

I missed the chance to go to one of the older LE/Mil Ruger revolver armorer classes, which I was told by Ruger were stopped when someone retired. At least they're known for being parts-is-parts revolvers, meaning no hand-fitting. Bummer the Security/Service/Speed-Six parts are no longer supported, though. I sometimes miss my SP101DAO, but it went to a very good home where it's often used for feral animal defense in AZ.
 
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Gray Dood said:
I've looked at the all steel K6's, they seemed like a solid value to me. Especially liked the trigger.

The K6XS? Uh...not so much.

Didn't like the non changeable front sight and the trigger on the examples I played with (2) were gritty feeling. Nothing like the original variation.

Went with the S&W 442UC (admittedly a 38 not 357) and have been very happy with the purchase.

Hope your refund works out. Sucks to have to deal with the hassle.
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The K6XS is a cheap corner cutting revolver that's new to market thus will have teething issues. It's also budget priced, unlike other Kimber offerings. I've owned a Kimber KS6 DASA for 3+ years now without a single issue, and the quality is superior to Ruger and S&W IMHO.

Note that, like me, the OP purchased the stainless steel K6S too, and had no issues. If you go to the smith-wessonforum.com, Thehighroad.org, and even thus forum, and do a search for the new S&W Ultimate Carry revolvers, you'll see worse issues than with Kimber, and S&W has been basically been making the same revolver s for several decades longer than the Kimber has.
 
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