KIMBER R7 MAKO
With that earworm firmly planted in your swede, let’s take a look at a handgun …
Whereas stagger-stack nines are nothing new, this pistol is a rarity from Kimber. It’s a departure from their normal catalog of 1911s and hunting rifles, and while they have dabbled in the CCW world with the Solo and Evo, this is aimed squarely at the most popular market segment in the U.S. right now, namely the micro subcompact genre kicked off by the SIG P365.
Kimber’s previous attempts at a striker-fired, micro 9 were, shall we say, eventful. Last decade, the Solo was introduced as a premium carry gun, and visually it was a delight, with melted edges, a two-tone or silver ish, contoured night sights and, for the fin-time, a decent trigger. Accurate, too. Unfortunately, it needed d+P ammo to
