Shot The New Kahr Today

[Cokeman]

I took the new MK9 out today and shot it. It shoots exactly like the P380. I was blasting cans and bottles all over the place. I would shoot them up the hill, and then blast them again as they rolled down. What a cool gun.

[yqtszhj]

Congratulations on the good day. Ive done that can thing too. What a blast.

[Bill K]

That's great. Reads like you had a lot of fun.

[ReManG]

I took the new MK9 out today and shot it. It shoots exactly like the P380.

Would you elaborate on this statement? Do you mean shooting like a P380, compared to an P3AT for recoil and control-ability? Actually fun to shoot a sub compact 9mm? That is interesting if this is what you mean.... I have been looking at the MK9 after getting a CW380 as the shootability of the CW380 compared to a P3AT I had years ago makes it a practical pistol....plus it is accurate as all get out for something this size.

The idea of the CM9 looks great too, but there is a lot of physics scaled up between the 9mm and .380 in the recoil and recovery department. I had a KelTec P11 when they first came out, the only pistol I have ever owned that hurt to fire. Not one shot, or a mag full, but after a box of ammo, no thanks... My trigger finger was slapped so bad it hurt to close my hand... My first handgun was an SP101 in .357 and I loved shooting that with 158 grain .357 rounds, so I am not recoil shy. The difference is the recoil impulse, I believe the revolvers weight spread a greater recoil impulse out longer, resulting in less pain to use, the P11 did the opposite.... so after seeing what the CW380 did for the .380, I started looking at the MK9 over the PM/CM9 as the 9mm has some significant gains in recoil physics over the .380...

Sure, I wont be able to pocket carry as much, but that is what the CW380 is for, I like to shoot, so the MK9 seems more realistic for me.... As expensive as the MK's are, people often forget that 3000 rounds of 9mm will run you over $750 in today's market, so if you want to shoot over that many rounds, you may as well spend the money on a pistol you like to shoot.... I am not ruling out a CM9, but for now the MK9 is getting my attention.

Now if Kahr would consider an MK380, that would be a soft shooting little pocket pistol.... Unfortunately, it would compete against the MDE .380 so they would not.....

[Cokeman]

Recoil seems the same. It's shooting a larger round but the gun is larger and heavier. Even though the guns are both very small, I hit what I am aiming for. Neither are painful and both are fun to shoot. My friend at work has a P3AT and says it hurts to shoot it and he can't hit anything with it. I keep telling him to get either of the Kahr 380s.

[cohoskip]

I swapped my PM9 for an MK9. It is more pleasant (fun) to shoot...

[ReManG]

Thanks on the answer, that is what I was hoping for. I do like the CW380 exponentially more over the P3AT I had (sold now...) and was looking for something like this in 9mm. Once again, the weight penalty is there, but the CW380 can do fill in duty as well, there is no "one" gun for everything anyway... Now the hunt starts for an MK9, down here in the south it is a pricey and not too popular option, I know as all the LGS do not carry the metal framed K9/MK9's as I have been looking.

[Cokeman]

One of my local stores had two MK9s, but Bud's was much cheaper.

[ReManG]

Yeah, between Buds and Gunbroker.... well, my wallet is sweating...

[CPTKILLER]

It is a very shootable pistol and is excellent.

[Barth]

I love my MK40 Elite.
The all stainless Kahr guns are outstanding.
I don't know about everyone else.
But I'm a visual guy.
A new gun thread without pics is just unacceptable - LOL!

Example: My MK40

[Cokeman]

[Barth]

That's more like it - LOL!

[Cokeman]

I saw that the Elite features include a polished feed ramp. "The feed ramp on the barrel is polished to a high luster to insure reliable feeding with all types of ammo". The feed ramp on my non-Elite is so polished that you can see your face in it.

[Cokeman]

I say everyone who posts in this thread should post pics of your MK9 if you have one.