CW9 Pocket Carry?

[Vincent]

When I first considered Kahr I read the reviews which extolled the CW9 and I wanted one bad. My gun shop had one in stock so he held it for me and we started the paper work before I even tried to put it into my pocket. What a disappointment! It is huge compared to a Mustang Pocketlite.

Instead I got the PM9 which was painful to the wallet. Guess what, it's still "kinda" too big in Levis. I'm trying to figgure a way to pocket carry it without the butt stretching the pocket making it look like a... gun. So I'll be fabricating a piece of Kydex into a pocket form. It will look like something is in my pocket but not a gun.

Isn't the Mustang a .380?

That is like saying it is diasappointing the CW9 is not as small as my Kel-Tec P3AT.

[tv_racin_fan]

I carry a K9 in my pocket most of the time, I use a Bianchi 6B ATB and clip it to the edge of my pocket. Course I aint no little feller no more and I aint afraid to let it hang out either, but it slides right in when I want to hide it better. Still the CW9 or K 9 aint a pocket pistol and if it is your choice of carry gun I suggest an MTAC or Crossbreed IWB holster instead of a pocket holster. I chose the smallest gun I would carry everyday and I dress around it as needed, I alternate between that IWB holster and an OWB and a shoulder rig depending on mood and dress needs.

[snatch]

I vote for the covert mod.accurate iron does great work.or you could try bowie tactical. 70 bucks plus shipping if I remember correctly. Pretty cheap if you ask me for a factory looking job. Or you could just start a petition for kahr to make a cm9(pm9 built to "C" series specs) now that would kick some serious butt.a budget pm 9,sign me up please!

[snatch]

Hell while you're at it start one for a c380.the only reason I haven't bought one is the price.if it was 100 bucks or so cheaper I'd be all over it.but for the price around here I decided to just spend a little more on the pm9.if you're unhappy with the size of the cw then sell it or trade it back in and get a p380.sure you'll take a loss but you'll gain another great pistol that you'll be happy with. I'm sure there a lot of guys here on the forum who would buy it

[Vinikahr]

I vote for the covert mod.accurate iron does great work.or you could try bowie tactical. 70 bucks plus shipping if I remember correctly. Pretty cheap if you ask me for a factory looking job. Or you could just start a petition for kahr to make a cm9(pm9 built to "C" series specs) now that would kick some serious butt.a budget pm 9,sign me up please!

Cheap Model 9 (CM9)
Budget Model 9 (BM9)
Interesting Concept, I do not see it happening( I could be wrong). It is like waiting for GLOCK to come out with a single stack gun, instead everybody else has come out with the concept even cloning it. Have you notice how Kahr Arms resemble the Glocks? I like my Glocks and that is the reason why I like my Kahrs.

[Vincent]

Hell while you're at it start one for a c380.the only reason I haven't bought one is the price.if it was 100 bucks or so cheaper I'd be all over it.but for the price around here I decided to just spend a little more on the pm9.if you're unhappy with the size of the cw then sell it or trade it back in and get a p380.sure you'll take a loss but you'll gain another great pistol that you'll be happy with. I'm sure there a lot of guys here on the forum who would buy it

I HAVE a .380.......I want to carry at least a 9mm. These days with proper bullets there is not much difference between 9mm, .40 and .45.

That can not be said about the .380. I think this discussion is about trying to carry at least a 9mm in the best way possible. Personally I am pretty darn happy with the CW9 as is. Because I am disabled/retired I dress how I please. That means loose shirts year round and the CW9 pack very well in a Bianchi Yaqui. In Winter it can be coat pocket carried, that is how I walk my dog. If any more discretion is need then I move down to the K-T P3AT but the .380 is definitely a second choice and drawing from the pocket of jeans is just not that easy but it is better than nothing.

[jocko]

There is no fast draw POCKET HOLSTER. What you have is merely 24/7 normal carry with a pocket gun lke the pM9, If I am sitting or in a car like someone mentioned, I am at a disadvantage for sure. One can'thave everything either. To me there are drawbacks to about every method of carrying. One again has to make his own decision, based on his own paranoia.

Ihve carryied for 48 years and have never had to draw my weapon in defense of anything, so i am not sure just how slow or fast it will be for me in a defense situation either. I have just felt if you want ot pocket carry a kahr, then it should be in the PM series for that is a small gun that is pocketable. Nothing against the cw series, just for me, it is entirely to big for my pocket carry..YMMV

smoke um if you got um!!

[jocko]

big rerason

Cheap Model 9 (CM9)
Budget Model 9 (BM9)
Interesting Concept, I do not see it happening( I could be wrong). It is like waiting for GLOCK to come out with a single stack gun, instead everybody else has come out with the concept even cloning it. Have you notice how Kahr Arms resemble the Glocks? I like my Glocks and that is the reason why I like my Kahrs.

kahr makes there gun in the U.S. Glock makes their guns in austria, they cannot get a single stack into this country under the points system. their own 380 is only available for LEO for it does not meet the points system requirements to be sold in the U. S. Just not as easy for importers ..

If glock made guns here, I would bet in a heart beat you would see a single stack 9, 40. They aren't going to build a factory for it though. They seem to be still doing great business.

Your right about one thing, the kahr slide has glock written all over it as far as I am conerned. Justin Moon was a big fan of Gaston Glock also. Personaly the lower section of the kahrs puts the glock lower section to shame though. Just so simple made the glock system over the glock also simple system but with at least twice as many parts in the lower section.

[getsome]

Hello snatch and Vincent, I looked at the Bowie Tactical and the Accurate Iron web sites and they both look to do first class work...I am really interested in having my CW40 grip frame cut back to the PM40 size...I think that would be the best of both models, the low price of the CW and the smaller size of the more expensive PM platform....Currently I find myself with my LCP .380 in my nemisis pocket holster and it fits my needs but if I could pocket carry the .40 cal that would be sweet....I wear jeans 99.9% of the time and the problem with the CW isn't the barrel length, it's the grip frame... If it were cut back to use PM magazines I could pocked carry with no problem so I'm going to get this done soon....I appreciate the word about the above companies and I'm glad there are some pro's that can do the work...I just cant bring myself to try this job and risk ruining my pistol even though it looks simple enough to do I would be glad to pay someone to do the job correctly for a factory look...Thanks again guys....

[snatch]

Getsome,I think you made a good dedecion that works for your needs.whoever you decide to go with,I'm sure you will be happy with their work as they both do great jobs.just make sure you purchase a pm series mag to send in with your gun or make sure they have one(they probably will) that way they can check for proper feed and function. Make sure to show us some pics of the finished outcome(I've been sterongly considering a cw9 for this very reason)if you decide you sometimes still want a full grip there is a company that makes something similar to the X-grip.it is a molded piece of plastic that slides over your fullsize mags and let's you have a fullsize grip on a compact frame.this way you'll have the best of both worlds.there is a company out there that makes these for kahrs.when I get off work ill do some searching and post info here. Good luck and make sure to go "getsome" ammo and shoot it like you stole it

[snatch]

I appologize for my spelling and typing errors.my stubby thumbs are to damn big for rapid typing on these tiny crackberry keys,but at least it let's me surf the forum when things are slow at work

[jocko]

naw, never apologize, a sign of weakness. , just keep up the good work, we can figure it out, they certainoy figure jocko out and as u know my spelling is "flawless"..

[jreXD9]

That means loose shits year round and the CW9 pack very well in a Bianchi Yaqui. In Winter it can be coat pocket carried, that is how I walk my dog.

Dang, year 'round? You should see the doctor about that. Could be Crohn's Disease........

[wyntrout]

Dang, year 'round? You should see the doctor about that. Could be Crohn's Disease........

Good one! Not my first laugh today, but a good one!
Wynn

[Vincent]

Dang, year 'round? You should see the doctor about that. Could be Crohn's Disease........

No Crohn's, just lousy 1 1/2 finger typing

I fixed it.........