kimber r7 mako 9mm. msrp: $599-$799

Kimber's first foray into polymer is the new MAKO: a striker-fired, mid-sized 9MM that comes optics-ready, sports a 12/14 round capacity, has a target crowned barrel/target trigger, ambi controls and comes with an optional CTS-1500 reflex sight ($799). This from the Kimber WEBSITE:

The New R7 MAKO. Unlike Anything You've Seen From Kimber. Or Anyone Else.

• High-capacity, 12-round micro-compact
• 14 rounds with included extended magazine
• Crimson Trace CTS-1500 Reflex Sight (on optics-installed model)
• Mount any sight that fits the Shield pattern RMSc footprint on either the optics-ready or optics-installed model
• Co-witnessed tritium night sights with Glock-cut dovetail
• Performance Carry Trigger

The optics-installed R7 Mako has everything you could ask for in a critical situation:

• CTS-1500 reflex sight for fast target acquisition and accurate shot placement
• Co-witnessed tritium night sights, Glock-cut for aftermarket options
• Optimized sight radius for enhanced accuracy
• Hooded ejection port to vent gasses and brass away from optic

You told us you wanted more available rounds to send downrange, and more magazines. We heard you. The R7 Mako ships with a high-capacity, flush-fit standard magazine and a higher-capacity extended magazine. When rounds matter, they really matter. And the R7 Mako delivers. 

We’ve fired them all. And there’s no trigger on any competitive micro-compact, striker-fired gun that even comes close to what you’ll experience with the R7 Mako. Even with a pull weight of 5.0 – 6.75 pounds, the R7 Mako’s trigger delivers the kind of smooth, consistent, short pull and clean, crisp break you’d expect from a single-action handgun.

There’s nothing quite like Kimber’s new, uncompromising R7 Mako. Attention to detail, fit, and finish once reserved for the industry’s finest 1911s is now available in a 9mm subcompact, polymer striker fire. The R7 Mako is what every concealed carry handgun should be.