Good for skinny guy?

[jocko]

nice post, question, how many rounds do u think your K9 has through it?? ur 5 points are allon target to. That is why I don't carry my K9, as I don't dress to carryt so my PM9 rides in my front pocket of my jeans. My K9 and PM9 are totally 100% reliable. I trust my life with either, I shoot my PM9 poorly compared tomy K9 but again poorly at 7 yards is well good enough to hurt the bad guy. One think about it, if a bad guy wears a vest with me shooting at him that fokker is still not safe, for my 7 rounds out of my PM9 might hit him in the legs, balls, knee cap, arms, head,ass,,, probably chest area which is where I would be aiming would be safest??????

[JFootin]

Yahoo! Jocko is back!

[Shadow Catcher]

Shadow Catcher: Welcome. Great post. I certainly agree about grip length being a major factor in concealment.

Jeff -

Thanks - glad to be here.

Been a fan of Kahr since they burst out on the scene, have bought and sold a few - keep gravitating back. Sort of like my Colt 1911 or SAA - it does what it does as well or better than anyone else does!!

Never could get enamored of the Polymer frame though - I get the worst finger bite ever!! That's okay - I like real steel anyway!!

I'm using a Galco Stinger or Galco Matrix holster for the gun most days, just bought a Remora IWB holster, we'll give it a go soon . . see if it works as well . . .

I'll start to spend some time perusing the various threads and sub-forums - seems like a nice group of well informed people to hang with!

Shadow Catcher

[QuercusMax]

Never could get enamored of the Polymer frame though - I get the worst finger bite ever!! That's okay - I like real steel anyway!!

That's pretty much my story ... I like steel, and a good-looking gun, which is why my first (and so far, only) Kahr is a MK9 Elite, which I thought would be a good carry gun given its svelte size. While a beautiful piece of equipment, it just is not carry-able due to its weight.

The PM9 is on my shopping list for next year as a possible remedy for this problem, although it has some pretty stiff competition from all the other things on my wish list. I need help ... and more money.

[Shadow Catcher]

That's pretty much my story ... I like steel, and a good-looking gun, which is why my first (and so far, only) Kahr is a MK9 Elite, which I thought would be a good carry gun given its svelte size. While a beautiful piece of equipment, it just is not carry-able due to its weight.

The PM9 is on my shopping list for next year as a possible remedy for this problem, although it has some pretty stiff competition from all the other things on my wish list. I need help ... and more money.

I struggled with the weight issue a few times, but like Clint Smith advocates: "A gun isn't supposed to be comfortable, it's supposed to be comforting."
Frankly, I think that's a little more machismo than needed for this, but his point is that a good gun that brings comfort is what you should carry,
and what you need to do is invest in holsters and belts and such, until you find the working solution.

I find that the K9 carries well on either a Galco 1.5 or a 511 1.5 belt, in a good holster, and I also love using my Kramer T-Shirt holster -
that thing really works well.

My 1911 get's very heavy after 8 hours, my Hi-Power is right in my comfort range for 12 hours, and my K9 is good from feet on the floor
to feet on the mattress.

My son went with the P380 - he likes the 11 ounce solution, but he also humped 80 pounds of gear for two tours in Iraq, and really prefers
his battle rifles . . his feeling is that pistols are just to get you to the rifle.

More money, more time to play at the range, yeah . . . I'd take any and all of that too!!

Shadow Catcher

[JFootin]

That's pretty much my story ... I like steel, and a good-looking gun, which is why my first (and so far, only) Kahr is a MK9 Elite, which I thought would be a good carry gun given its svelte size. While a beautiful piece of equipment, it just is not carry-able due to its weight.

IMO, that MK9 will almost disappear on your waist with the right holster and a good belt.

For a holster, I recommend this one, already made for an MK9 and $75 shipped - half the price of comparable premium holsters hand stitched in Herman Oak leather. I got one left handed, all black for my CM9. I am blown away by the fit, the quality of leather, the molding, the finish (best edges I have ever seen!), how it keeps the gun so snug against my body, and the all day comfort.

http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=8898&highlight=MK9

You can get it right now, no 6 month waiting for a comparable holster!

[eltee]

I'm pretty thin too, and have found the biggest problem when carrying concealed with an IWB holster is that the grip sticks out. So I've had to go to guns with a short grip frame. First was a Glock 26, which worked fine, but the whole gun is kind of fat. Then I got a Kahr MK9, which I carry in a Sparks Watch 6 holster, which is very thin. I can honestly carry it underneath an untucked T-shirt. But if I'm going to be rubbing elbows in public I wear an open linen or silk shirt over the T-shirt. I just aquired a used PM9 which has the same basic dimensions. The advantage of it is that it's lighter that the all steel ones.

[Sap]

I carry my K9 IWB. It's all about the holster and the belt. I wear a Filson double thick belt ($78) and I don't even know the gun is there. Like the other guys have said, get a good stiff belt and you're gtg.