Hybrid-frame 2011-style pistols have gone mainstream over the past decade and, unsurprisingly, many companies known for building traditional M1911s have joined in. Kimber Manufacturing introduced its 2K11 pistol, a full-size 2011-type handgun, in 2024, to complement the company's scaled-for-concealed-carry KDS9c series. New for 2025, Kimber has introduced the 2K11 Pro, a more compact slide version of the full-size 2K11.
The signature feature of the 2K11 Pro is its 4.25” “Commander”-length barrel and appropriately shortened slide with lightening cuts. The grip module is full-size to accommodate a 19-round 9 mm Luger or 11-round .45 ACP magazine (Kimber is also bucking the prevailing winds to offer most of its 2K11 pistols chambered in both 9 mm Luger and .45 ACP) and uses a full-length dustcover that has a Picatinny accessory rail that runs its length.
Like the full-size 2K11s, Pro models have a tool-less guide rod, an external extractor, a disconnector ramp, a GT match-grade trigger and an optics-ready slide. The slide, main frame and barrel are made of stainless steel. All Pro models use a fixed rear sight on the optics mount cover plate and ship with a C&H Precision optic adapter plate with an RMR footprint (other adapter plates are available to purchase) and a TAG Precision FiberLok 2 front sight with fiber-optic insert.
The 2K11 Pro is offered in five distinct models:
Eclipse - brushed finished slide, KimPro black frame finish, black DLC barrel finish, MJD Solutions Kevlar/carbon fiber infused composite grip module, MJD magwell, 35 ozs., chambered in 9 mm Luger. MSRP $2,345.
Coyote - Coyote PVD finished slide, black DLC frame finish, black DLC barrel finish, 7075 aluminum grip module with aluminum mainspring housing with Type 3 hard anodized finish, Stan Chen magwell, 40.9 ozs., available chambered in 9 mm Luger (MSRP $2,699) or .45 ACP (MSRP $2,799).
Royal - Bronze PVD finished slide, Bronze PVD finished frame, black DLC barrel finish, MJD Solutions Kevlar/carbon fiber infused composite grip module, MJD magwell, 35 ozs., available chambered in 9 mm Luger (MSRP $2,499) or .45 ACP (MSRP $2,599).
Minotaur - Distressed Sandstone Cerakote finished slide, Distressed Sandstone Cerakote finished frame,black DLC barrel finish, 7075 aluminum grip module with aluminum mainspring housing with Type 3 hard anodized finish, 40.9 ozs., chambered in 9 mm Luger. MSRP $2,575.
Stainless - KimPro Granite finished slide, KimPro Granite finished frame, gold DLC barrel finish, MJD Solutions Kevlar/carbon fiber infused composite grip module, 35 ozs., MSRP $2,245.
For more information, see the company’s website.
