05-14-2008, 07:45 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Top of the Mesa
Posts: 2,265
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Testing & Evaluating the new Kimber SIS
The first thing I noticed is the the Ultra SIS is heavier (6 oz) than the Ultra CDP being that it's all steel. Six ounces adds up when carrying 15 hours a day! The new rear high profile sight does affect concealment and comfort when carrying IWB. For those of you interested in the trigger - I like the Ultra CDP better (CDP is lighter).
My major concern is that it does not have a firing pin safety like the CA approved guns. This is the equivalent of carrying a Colt Series 70 or a first generation S&W 59 or 39. Through the years, these 3 types of guns have been documented that when dropped a certain way, the firing pin strikes the primer and the round dischages. There is no Titanium firing pin or a heavy duty spring such as those in the Springfields.
All that being said, the gun is sexy and the grips rock!
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