Kimber Custom LW Shadow Ghost Bundle 45 ACP Pistol

The Custom LW Shadow Ghost is a 1911 chambered in 45 ACP, and the LW in the name is the aluminum frame. Kimber describes it as weight reducing, and it is the main structural difference between this gun and an all steel 1911. The frame wears a gray finish under a black slide, with black small parts and rubber grips filling in the contrast. Up front is a match grade stainless barrel. Sights are a red fiber optic front paired with a white dot rear, so the eye picks up the front post first and the rear stays quiet. A manual thumb safety sits in the usual 1911 position.

This is a bundle rather than a bare pistol. Three magazines come in the box along with a holster, a magazine carrier and a range bag, which covers most of the accessories a new 1911 owner buys in the first month anyway. The checkered rubber grip panels give the hand something to hold without the bite of aggressive checkering. Kimber lists it as a limited time offering, so this particular frame, slide and grip combination is specific to the model.