I surfed into a video by the Forgotten Weapons guy about the Fitz Special. As I was watching it, I thought that this gun, is the closest modern interpretation of that concept (even though it doesn't have the clipped trigger guard, which no manufacturer today would be crazy enough to do)

I'd like to try one before I committed to one. I'm intrigued by them, but I've got so many DA Revolvers.

My next one will be the new Ruger LCRx 3" in .357.

These didn't do much for me until I saw that they're releasing a 3" DA/SA version. Could be a nice companion or even replacement for my 3" SP101. The extra round and vastly superior sights would be a nice improvement, and the Ruger has a nasty habit of gumming up between the cylinder and base pin (not 100% sure of the proper DA revolver terminology here) very quickly when shooting dirty ammo.

I am really interested in the DA/SA 2" but they are pricey.

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Originally posted by cworetired:
esdunbar, how is the finish holding up? That is a nice looking shooter.

So far the finish is holding up fine, but it's too soon to really comment.

I took the Kimber back to the range with me today. I had one of the RO's shoot it and my scandium J-frame. He made it through 2 rounds of full power 357's (rounds...not cylinders) with the scandium frame. He then shot a full cylinder (6 shots) of the exact same rounds out of the Kimber.

I then shot the Kimber to see how many cylinders I could get through before I had to stop. I made it through 6 cylinders plus 4 more rounds for a total of 40 rounds.

I could have kept going, but I didn't want to crack another box of expensive ammo. Point is, it shoots MUCH softer than the light weight Smith. I can't believe how well it handle 357 for as little as it is.

I'd like to see Kimber come out with a K45 - a 5 shot 45acp