Something fishy is going on here. Kimber, a company long known for offering enhanced versions of the classic M1911 pistol, appears to have splashed into the hot micro-compact market with a gun called the R7 Mako that looks and feels nothing like any of its earlier offerings. That’s by design, though, because Kimber reached the same realization as many other gunmakers: Concealed-carry handguns are hot commodities, and micro-compact handguns are the hottest segment of that market. As we’ve learned before in these pages, the concept of diminutive pistols with double-stack magazines is nothing new, but the other variable of market success is timing. The right time, apparently, was about 2018, because that’s when SIG Sauer started the feeding frenzy with its P365. Many manufacturers followed with variations of the same theme, and before we knew it, the micro-compact became a category unto its own.
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