[river rat]

No discussion of .45s is complete without considering the Kimber... And for a woman - they have the Ultra CDP - Custom Defense Pistol

SMALL

No Plastic....Smoothed edges for pocket or purse.... and smooth shooting....Right out of the box.
MUCH more pleasant and easier to shoot that .357/.41/.44 - very subtle and controlled.
Semper Fi

[herewego]

Smoothed edges for pocket or purse.... and smooth shooting....Right out of the box

amen - most others expect ya to pay for the pistol, and then pay to upgrade it. with Kimber, it's true from the box!

[seeker41]

ohhhhh...that does look nice, need to check into it.

[sneakypete]

Guys,let's face it,the stuff like the Kimber Custom Compact are for dedicated AND experienced gun freaks. They ain't beginner guns. They cost a ton of money that is better spent by a newbie on ammo,they are harder to shoot accurately because of the shortened sighting plane,and their muzzle blast is painful.

Recoil doesn't bother me at all,but muzzle-blast takes ALL the fun away from shooting for me.

[Shooter 2.5]

Kimber came out with a "melted" model with the notion that the sharp edges would be smoothed out.
I think it just made a beautiful gun into something that looked completely worn out. I hate them. Not only that but the areas that do effect the hands and fingers such as the safeties and the slide release were not touched. I think it's a useless idea that someone tried to popularize.