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New Pistols, Rifles, Revolvers & the Story Behind the 2K11 | Gun Talk Nation

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Gun Talk Media

Leisure, News, Politics, Hobbies

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Kimber Firearms is back with a vengeance. In this exclusive episode of Gun Talk Nation, host Ryan Gresham sits down with Everett Deger from Kimber to explore the brand's evolution, innovation, and resurgence across handguns, rifles, and revolvers.From their iconic 1911s to the groundbreaking 2K11 double-stack, and even a return to legacy rifles, this conversation is a deep dive into Kimber's DNA and future. 

Topics include:
  • Why Kimber is more than just 1911s
  • The origin and innovation behind the 2K11 series
  • Details on Kimber’s coatings: DLC, PVD, Cerakote, and KimPro
  • The return of Kimber rifles and what to expect
  • The sleek CDS9 and its "Classic" carry-ready version
  • Kimber revolvers and their standout K6XS
  • What’s next at SHOT Show and beyond

Whether you're a lifelong Kimber fan or curious about what they’ve been up to, this is the inside look at one of America’s most recognizable firearm brands you don’t want to miss.
This Gun Talk Nation is brought to you by Hodgdon Powder, NRA, Safariland, EOTECH, and Range Ready Studios.

About Gun Talk Nation
Gun Talk Media's Gun Talk Nation with Ryan Gresham is a weekly multi-platform podcast that offers a fresh look at all things firearms-related. Featuring notable guests and a lot of laughs. Gun Talk Nation is available as an audio podcast or in video format.

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0:00.0

What is the reason for the double stack 9 to 11 craze right now?

0:05.0

Well, I think, honestly, I've heard from a handful of folks that it's strike or fire fatigue.

0:16.3

I'm Ryan Gresham.

0:19.3

And this is Gun Talk Nation.

0:30.6

Gun Talk Nation is brought to you by Kimber, Hodgston, NRA, Safari Land, Eotech, and Range Ready.

0:40.5

Hey, welcome into Gun Talk Nation.

0:42.6

Today on Gun Talk Nation, a brand that you know, I guarantee you know,

0:47.2

I guarantee that you've seen their marketing over the years,

0:51.0

and they've done a lot of things and have a lot of fanboys, but you may not have heard

0:57.0

from them in a little while, at least on this show. So it's exciting for me to have here in the

1:02.9

studio, Kimber Firearms Everdegger, welcome in, man. Hey, how's it going? Dude, I'm so glad you're

1:08.4

here. I mean, we were walking around. You were showing us some of the guns.

1:12.0

We've got guns on the table.

1:13.1

So if you're listening to this via podcast, you can go watch it.

1:17.2

Go watch it on all of our video channels and check it out because you've got the pretty guns on the table.

1:22.8

But, I mean, it's so true to me, to me, Kimber is, everybody knows Kimber.

1:28.9

I mean, you guys, especially when gun magazines were, they still exist, but they were like

1:35.2

the only way you could find out about stuff, Kimber was there on full page ads, on the back

1:40.3

cover and all these things.

1:41.5

And it's kind of this brand that's been on a journey, wouldn't you say?

1:47.2

Oh, absolutely.

1:48.0

So last year was Kimber's 45th anniversary, which is kind of ironic.

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