Description
The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm answers the question 1911 owners have been asking for years. It keeps the trigger, the grip angle and the manual of arms of a 1911 while holding twenty rounds of 9mm instead of eight or nine. The slide is optics ready and ships with a C&H RMR mounting plate, there is a Picatinny rail under the dust cover, and the whole pistol wears a Dark Earth finish rather than the usual black.
Double Stack Without Losing The 1911
The double stack 1911 is not a new idea, but for most of its history it was a custom shop project with a matching price tag. The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm is a production gun built around a modular grip, which is what makes the capacity possible without turning the pistol into a brick. Frame width comes in at 1.4 inches, wider than a single stack but still narrower than most people expect.
What matters is that the feel survives the change. The grip angle, the thumb safety, the grip safety and the trigger geometry are all 1911. A shooter who has spent years running a single stack will pick this up and be at home immediately, which is the entire point. Nothing about the manual of arms has to be relearned.
Twenty rounds also changes what the platform is for. A single stack 1911 in 9mm is a range gun or a carry gun with a capacity compromise. The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm is competitive with a duty sized striker fired pistol on round count while keeping the trigger that made the 1911 famous.
Optics, Rail And Trigger
The slide on the Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm is cut for an optic and ships with a C&H RMR pattern mounting plate plus a TAG cover plate carrying the fixed rear sight. That means the pistol works as an iron sighted gun out of the box and converts to a red dot without a trip to a gunsmith. The RMR footprint is the most widely supported pattern in the industry, so optic choice stays open. The optic itself is not included.
A night sight up front on the Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm is the detail that makes the sighting system practical. With the cover plate installed you get a usable low light sight picture, and with a dot mounted the tritium front still gives you an index for finding the window on the draw. The Picatinny rail under the dust cover takes a weapon light, which a duty or home defense pistol should have.
The GT Performance trigger on the Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm is set at four to five pounds and it is built for a shorter reset than a conventional 1911 group. On a high capacity gun where follow up speed matters, reset length is as important as break weight. Front and rear slide serrations and an ambidextrous safety round out the controls on the Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm.
Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm Specifications
- Caliber: 9mm Luger
- Barrel Length: 5 inches, stainless steel
- Overall Length: 8.7 inches
- Height: 5.5 inches
- Width: 1.4 inches
- Magazine Capacity: 20 rounds
- Finish: Dark Earth
- Slide: Optics ready with front and rear serrations, internal extractor
- Optic Plate: C&H RMR pattern plate included, TAG cover plate with fixed rear sight
- Sights: Night sight front
- Grip: Carbon fiber grip module
- Trigger: GT Performance, 4.0 to 5.0 pounds
- Rail: Picatinny rail under the dust cover
- Safety: Ambidextrous thumb safety plus grip safety
- UPC: 669278378923
Magazines for the Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm are model specific and not interchangeable with single stack 1911 magazines or with other double stack designs, so plan on buying spares from Kimber rather than from a generic parts bin.
Why Buyers Choose The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm
Buyers pick the Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm because it removes the main reason people stopped carrying 1911 pistols. Capacity was the sticking point, and twenty rounds settles it. Everything else that made shooters loyal to the platform, particularly the trigger and the way the gun sits in the hand, comes along unchanged.
The feature set is genuinely complete for a duty or competition gun. Optics ready with the plate included, a rail for a light, night sight up front, ambidextrous safety and a performance trigger. There is nothing on the punch list to add before the pistol is ready to work, and the Dark Earth finish gives it a look that stands apart from a sea of black handguns.
The honest caveats are size, weight and holster availability. This is a full size steel framed handgun with a 1.4 inch wide grip. It is a duty, competition and home defense pistol far more than a deep concealment gun. Holsters for double stack 1911 pistols are also less common than for a Glock, so check availability for your carry method before buying.
Who Should Buy The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm
The Kimber 1911 DS Warrior FDE 9mm fits the competitive shooter in limited and carry optics style divisions, the shooter who wants a duty sized 9mm with a 1911 trigger, and the home defense buyer who wants a rail for a light and an optic cut for a dot. It is also a natural upgrade for someone who already owns single stack 1911 pistols and wants the same feel with modern capacity. Buyers looking for a small concealed carry pistol, or who want the widest possible holster selection, should look at a compact double stack instead.
Learn more about this pistol from the manufacturer, or see more firearms available at MAG5 Firearms.
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