i have always had bad luck with kimbers, (except my warrior 1911) but I hear good things on these on these and they check several boxes for me.

I am most interested in the reliability and aftermakrket sights for them, I dont need a rail or a RDS.
any info is appreciated.

I picked up the new Kimber KDS9C a short time after it was introduced.

I have had nothing but good results to report. The pistol feels great in the hands, is very ergonomic, and has been 100% reliable and very accurate with a variety of different loads.
It has quickly become one of my favorite 2011 style pistols.

Recently Kimber has introduced two new versions with a light rail. They are beautiful guns to look at and have added a right side safety and also an 18 round magazine in addition to the standard 15 round. My only criticism is that the price has gone up about $400.

When I bought mine the MSRP was $1499 and I paid $1299, so even at the new price, you can expect to pay hundreds less that the MSRP.

A fella I train with took his to gunsite and ran the crap out of it. No issues at all. He said.just about everyone wanted to shoot it and no one disliked it

Don’t own one, but have been looking at them very seriously. I believe Kimber made a very smart move by introducing this handgun with its numerous features at a very good price.

thnaks fellas

We got examples of all three finishes in from Kimber. And yes, we ordered the railed versions because it's a 2011 where tradition be damned anyways. The full 'stainless' version is its own kind of stunning but it's the black over gray two-tone that's the one that completely took my breath away. 10 round mags definitely suck but I could envision this one being the gun that finally has me buying a Kimber.

great, would love to see some pics and or groups rom it !