Kimber 2K11 Black 9mm 10 Round – Superb Optics Ready 1911

Description

The Kimber 2K11 Black 9mm 10 Round exists for a specific reason: plenty of shooters live in states where a twenty round magazine is not an option, and until recently that meant giving up on the high capacity 1911 entirely. This build keeps every part of the 2K11 that matters and swaps the magazines for ten round tubes. Same five inch barrel, same steel slide on a stainless frame, same match trigger, same optics ready cut. Only the round count changes.

A Double Stack 1911 Built For Capacity Limits

The frame is stainless steel with a beavertail, an ambidextrous safety and a Picatinny accessory rail cast into the dust cover. Kimber runs a steel sub frame inside the grip module, so the gun handles like a full weight 1911 rather than a polymer framed pistol wearing 1911 clothes. A tapered magwell is fitted from the factory, which still matters on a ten round gun because you will be reloading more often than the twenty round crowd.

Slide work is where this one stands apart from the plain 2K11. The slide carries lightening cuts and front and rear serrations, which drops reciprocating mass and gives you grip for press checks from either end. Under the cuts is a five inch stainless barrel. The whole package reads all black rather than two tone.

The trigger is the GT Match Grade trigger, an aluminum shoe with a three to four pound pull and a short, positive reset. It is the reason people put up with 1911 magazine prices in the first place, and it is unchanged on this model.

Optics, Takedown And Magazines

The optics ready slide is cut for an adapter plate rather than milled to a single footprint, which is the more flexible approach. Pull the cover plate, drop in the plate that matches your dot, and mount up. Kimber ships the RMR pattern plate with the gun, so a Trijicon RMR or SRO and the many optics built on that footprint go on without a gunsmith. The optic is a separate purchase.

Takedown uses the patent pending tool less guide rod, so there is no bushing wrench and no paperclip involved. That sounds like a small thing until you have cleaned a traditional 1911 on a range bench with cold hands. Field stripping is quick enough that the gun actually gets cleaned instead of getting put away dirty.

Magazines are the part to plan around. The gun ships with ten round magazines sized to the 2K11 body, and Kimber sells spares directly. They are not interchangeable with 2011 pattern tubes, so pick up a spare set when you buy rather than assuming the local shop stocks them.

Kimber 2K11 Black 9mm 10 Round Specifications

• Caliber: 9mm Luger
• Capacity: 10+1 rounds
• Barrel length: 5 inches, stainless steel
• Overall length: 8.56 inches
• Height: 5.74 inches
• Width: 1.4 inches
• Weight: approximately 40 ounces with empty magazine
• Trigger: GT Match Grade aluminum, 3 to 4 pound pull
• Slide: stainless steel, lightening cut, front and rear serrations
• Optic cut: optics ready with RMR pattern adapter plate included
• Frame: stainless steel with beavertail and Picatinny accessory rail
• Safety: ambidextrous thumb safety
• Grip module: aluminum with tapered magwell
• Finish: black
• Other features: tool less guide rod, steel sub frame
• Manufacturer SKU: 3500056

Check your state law before ordering rather than after. This model exists specifically so the platform can ship into magazine restricted jurisdictions, and the standard capacity versions of the same pistol are listed separately in our catalog for everyone else.

Why Buyers Choose The Kimber 2K11 Black 9mm 10 Round

If you live under a capacity cap, the alternative has usually been a single stack 1911 holding eight or nine rounds. Ten plus one is a modest gain on paper, but it comes with a wider, better filling grip, a magwell that actually helps under pressure and a gun that shares parts and holsters with the full capacity version.

It is also a complete gun out of the box. The Kimber 2K11 Black 9mm 10 Round arrives with the optics ready slide already cut, the adapter plate included, the magwell fitted and the rail cast in. Compare that to buying a base 1911 and paying for slide milling, sights, a magwell and a rail cut, and the math changes.

Finish and fit are Kimber production quality rather than a budget line. Steel slide, steel frame, steel sub frame, a match grade trigger and a tool less guide rod add up to a pistol that holds its own next to guns costing considerably more once the aftermarket bill is added.

Who Should Buy The Kimber 2K11 Black 9mm 10 Round

This one is aimed squarely at shooters in capacity restricted states who want the double stack 1911 experience without a legal headache, and at anyone who prefers a ten round magazine for range use or competition divisions that cap loads anyway. It is a large, heavy full size pistol, so daily concealed carry shoppers should look at the Micro 9 or KDS9c instead. If capacity limits do not apply where you live, the standard twenty round version of the Kimber 2K11 Black 9mm 10 Round platform is the better buy.

Full manufacturer specifications for the Kimber 2K11 Black 9mm 10 Round are published by Kimber on the official product page. Browse more Kimber pistols and 1911s in our handguns category.