Kimber Micro 9 or Sig 938?

[David R]

The Kimber 380 will not always feed flat nose Winchester ammo, or home cast Ranch Dog 102 grain flat nose bullets. The slide may lock back before the magazine is empty. Or occasionally fail to go into battery without a push. So we don't use them for SD. Both feed hand loaded 95 grain hollow point and ball, my handloads or factory.

The Sig P238 feeds the flat nose. I don't worry if there is a bobble with practice ammo.

You folks can say "suggests" or what ever.

I had a bunch of ammo loaded for my LCP. All were too long for both pistols. Shorter Chambers. Feeding them improper ammo is not a failure.

My Micro 9 has 700 rounds, no problems in the last 200. It's sighted for 25 yards and shoots what ever I feed it. Very accurate. It did have a few fail to battery at first. A push on the slide took care of it. I had to drift the rear sight.

I only shoot handloads. I have a few boxes of factory HP for carry. Never a problem with those.

David

 

[gunhappy]

My Micro 9 had issues when I got it. A trip back to Kimberly on their dime solved the problems. I carry it frequently

 

[David R]

Micro 9 has hit the 1,000 round mark, No failures since 500, not even ammo related.

Both are a great I don't think you can go wrong. Sig Lifetime warranty, Kimber 1 year and states in the owners manual not to disassemble beyond field striip or voids warranty.

I would have bought the sig if Laser grips were available.

Love the Micro 9, taking it out today with the Crony to check more hand loads.
David

 

[David R]

This is why I think the Sig P238 feeds better than the Kimber micro carry 380. Look at the angle of the barrel.

Kimber on top.

A closer look
Sig has black barrel.

 

[David R]

This is the ammo the Kimber will not feed.

This is the Micro 9.
Barrel is tipped up much like the Sig.

Another 100 trouble free rounds today, 115, 124, 147 coated lead, and 124, and 147 HP.

Here are a few 7 yard groups.10 shots, sight was held at 6 o'clock like drawn in the pic.

And a 5 shot group shot with 147 Gold dot @ 919 fps, SD 21