[SHOT 2025] The New Modular KRISS KYMERA
KRISS have a new pistol in the works for 2025, and it wouldn't be KRISS without bringing something a little different to the table. The new Kymera is a modular pistol with some intriguing features.
At its heart the Kymera is fed from CZ 75 magazines, but its modular grip frame gives quite a few options around size of grip and perhaps most interestingly the angle of the grip.
Kymera has a modular grip, with replaceable sections with different angles and sizes, that allows KRISS’ new pistol to mimic several classic grip angles including the 1911 or Glock.
Intriguingly, KRISS have developed the Kymera to be able to transition from a compact to a full sized handgun and back with a frame extension which is attached to the compact frame by four small screws. The user can also swap out the size of the frame beaver tails.
Additionally the side panels on the grip come right off with just one push pin. A range of optics mounting plates are also available to allow users to mount a variety of different red dots.
Whether there might be any downsides like pins backing out or screws becoming loose remains to be seen but the concept behind the pistol's modularity is interesting.
The variety of grip modules, optics plates, grip panels, frame extensions and beaver tails available gives the pistol an almost lego-like feel with more options and permeatations likely to emerge as the pistol enters the market - from both KRISS and perhaps from aftermarket engineers.
KRISS expect the Kymera to begin shipping later in Q4 of 2025. The compact will have an MSRP of around $1299 and the full-size $1349.
While we have a little while to get our hands on a Kymera, KRISS have been shipping their latest variant of the Vector, which we got our first look at SHOT 2024, since December.
So, what do you make of the modular Kymera? Let us know in the comments below!
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Too many gimmicks. What is the reliability like? The accuracy? The trigger? Is it a natural pointer? Will it accept red dot sights? How easy is it to field strip? Will it be in compliance with California's crazy gun laws? These are the questions that I really care about.
Did they have to make it so ugly?