Slim Chance: I think I read an article in one of the recent gun rags about that particular handgun and do not recall reading that it had a ramped barrel. That is usually reserved for the folk who consistently shoot the real heavy loads in that caliber. I recall it was a nice looking piece and Kimber has a real good reputation for reliability. However, I'm not so sure I was absolutely sold on the groups it got with the ammo it was shooting - I think it was either factory or hot loaded Cor-Bon stuff, neither of which gave great accuracy. You can prolly do better it you handload. HTH. Mikey.