Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm – Superb Double Stack 6 Inch Pistol

Description

The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm is a double stack 1911 with a six inch barrel, chambered in a cartridge that finally has a platform worthy of it. Fifteen and eighteen round magazines, an optic mounting plate in the box, a night sight front and a carbon fiber grip module put this well beyond what the original design ever contemplated. MAG5 Firearms stocks the Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm for hunters, competitors and shooters who want serious capability from a 1911 trigger.

Double Stack Capacity In A 1911

The single largest limitation of a traditional 1911 has always been capacity. Seven or eight rounds was competitive in 1911 and has not been for decades. A double stack frame solves that directly, and here it means fifteen or eighteen rounds of 10mm depending on which magazine is fitted.

Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm grip circumference necessarily grows with a double stack, but the carbon fiber grip module keeps the increase manageable and shaves weight where the frame gets thicker. The result is a pistol that still indexes like a 1911 rather than feeling like a different platform wearing a familiar slide.

The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm barrel is the other headline. In 10mm that extra length matters more than it does in nine millimeter, because the cartridge is loaded to higher pressure and benefits from more distance to burn powder. Velocity climbs measurably over a five inch gun.

Optic Mounting, Sights And Controls

A TAG cover plate sits over the Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm optic cut, and a standard C and H RMR mounting plate ships with the pistol. That combination means a red dot goes on without sourcing parts or sending the slide out for machining, which is still a real obstacle on most 1911 pattern guns.

Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm iron sights pair a night sight front with a fixed rear. A tritium front is the right choice on a pistol that may see low light use, since a front sight that glows is far quicker to find than one that needs ambient light. It also gives a usable reference if an optic fails.

A Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm Picatinny rail on the dust cover accepts a light or a laser, and the ambidextrous safety means left handed shooters are not working around a right handed design. Front and rear slide serrations give purchase for press checks from either end of the slide.

Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm Specifications

• Caliber: 10mm Auto
• Barrel Length: 6 inches, stainless with bushing and deep crown
• Capacity: 15 or 18 rounds depending on magazine
• Action: Single action, hammer fired, double stack 1911 pattern
• Frame: Stainless steel with KimPro Black finish and Picatinny rail
• Slide: Stainless steel with KimPro Black finish, front and rear serrations
• Optic: TAG cover plate, ships with C and H RMR mounting plate
• Sights: Night sight front, fixed rear
• Trigger: GT Performance Trigger, approximately 4 to 5 pounds
• Grips: Carbon fiber grip module
• Safety: Ambidextrous thumb safety
• Weight: Approximately 36 ounces with empty magazine

This sits in a category that barely existed a decade ago. A double stack 1911 pistol gives the trigger and ergonomics of the classic design with capacity that matches modern service pistols, and a 10mm optic ready pistol adds a cartridge with genuine field capability. Anyone shopping a double stack 1911 pistol should be clear about what they want it for, because a 10mm optic ready pistol is a very different tool from a nine millimeter competition gun.

Why Buyers Choose The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm

The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm fires a legitimate hunting and backcountry cartridge, producing energy well beyond 45 ACP with a flatter trajectory. From a six inch barrel it becomes a reasonable choice for deer sized game at close range and for defense against large animals where that is a genuine concern.

Magazines are offered in fifteen and eighteen round capacities, and both are Kimber units specific to this platform. Buyers should plan on ordering spares directly, since double stack 1911 magazines are not interchangeable with single stack 1911 or other double stack designs.

Two honest caveats. Full power 10mm recoils sharply even in a thirty six ounce pistol, and it costs considerably more per round than nine millimeter, so high volume practice gets expensive. Many shooters run reduced power 10mm loads for training and save full power ammunition for the field.

Who Should Buy The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm

This pistol suits handgun hunters, backcountry carriers who want meaningful power against large animals, competitors who value the 1911 trigger with modern capacity, and shooters who simply appreciate what the double stack platform makes possible. It is not a concealed carry gun at nine and a half inches long, but for field use and range work the Kimber 1911 DS Warrior LS 10mm is among the most capable pistols Kimber builds.

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