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New CW9 Owner in Idaho
I recently purchased a S&W M&P 9mm to replace my FN57 as my primary/nightstand gun (love the FN57 but the price of ammo severely limits my range time).
Figured it was also time to replace my .32 Tomcat w/something in 9mm for CCW (more powerful and 9mm ammo is much cheaper than .32ACP) and at first was considering the subcompact version of the S&W. However, the weight/thickness was making me hesitate.
About this time I received a promo from Cabela's: "Spend $500 or more and get a $150 store card!"
"Heck!" says I, "maybe I could get my new CCW 9mm and $150 to spend on ammo/holsters/etc!"
So I checked their online catalog for 9mm handguns and didn't see anything that looked promising...
... until I saw the Kahr CW9.
Did some quick research online and was both impressed and surprised that I haven't heard more about Kahrs!
Hmmm... price was right and my local Cabela's had just one left in stock ("Hey, wife! We're going to Cabela's... yes, we can go to your favorite restaurant afterwards..."
).
Got to Cabelas, checked the CW9 for fit (wow, it presents right on-target even w/such a small grip!), tried the DAO trigger a few times (my eyebrows went up, such a nice, smooth pull!) and told the clerk "I'll take it!" along w/a Bianchi IWB clip holster to reach the required $500.
Used the $150 store card for $650rds of FMJ and headed for home.
Cleaned/lubed before heading for the range this morning and ran 80rds through it w/o a hitch (72rds 115gr FMJ followed by 8rds of 115gr JHP).
Recoil was stout but manageable and not punishing, the little Kahr is surprisingly accurate once you learn the trigger (7yds was the max range I tested today), I'm sure both speed and accuracy w/improve w/time.
I could have easily shot lots more ammo except for a minor problem I seem to encounter w/nearly every centerfire pistol I've used: After a certain number of rds I start wearing a blister on the right side of the joint where the thumb attaches to the palm (any ideas on how to prevent/counter this aside from shooting gloves???)
So far I'm *very* pleased w/the CW9, it's exactly what I was thinking of as a relatively inexpensive replacement for the Tomcat: Light, small, easy to conceal yet much more powerful & shares the same ammo as the S&W. Now, all I need is a really good/comfortable AIWB holster and I'm set!...
Tomac
ETA: My wife is a casual shooter at most and she's shown a surprising amount of interest in the CW9, could be there's another CW9 in our future!
The CW9 w/the new S&W and the Tomcat the CW9 is replacing for CCW duty:
Figured it was also time to replace my .32 Tomcat w/something in 9mm for CCW (more powerful and 9mm ammo is much cheaper than .32ACP) and at first was considering the subcompact version of the S&W. However, the weight/thickness was making me hesitate.
About this time I received a promo from Cabela's: "Spend $500 or more and get a $150 store card!"
"Heck!" says I, "maybe I could get my new CCW 9mm and $150 to spend on ammo/holsters/etc!"
So I checked their online catalog for 9mm handguns and didn't see anything that looked promising...
... until I saw the Kahr CW9.
Did some quick research online and was both impressed and surprised that I haven't heard more about Kahrs!
Hmmm... price was right and my local Cabela's had just one left in stock ("Hey, wife! We're going to Cabela's... yes, we can go to your favorite restaurant afterwards..."
).Got to Cabelas, checked the CW9 for fit (wow, it presents right on-target even w/such a small grip!), tried the DAO trigger a few times (my eyebrows went up, such a nice, smooth pull!) and told the clerk "I'll take it!" along w/a Bianchi IWB clip holster to reach the required $500.
Used the $150 store card for $650rds of FMJ and headed for home.
Cleaned/lubed before heading for the range this morning and ran 80rds through it w/o a hitch (72rds 115gr FMJ followed by 8rds of 115gr JHP).
Recoil was stout but manageable and not punishing, the little Kahr is surprisingly accurate once you learn the trigger (7yds was the max range I tested today), I'm sure both speed and accuracy w/improve w/time.
I could have easily shot lots more ammo except for a minor problem I seem to encounter w/nearly every centerfire pistol I've used: After a certain number of rds I start wearing a blister on the right side of the joint where the thumb attaches to the palm (any ideas on how to prevent/counter this aside from shooting gloves???)
So far I'm *very* pleased w/the CW9, it's exactly what I was thinking of as a relatively inexpensive replacement for the Tomcat: Light, small, easy to conceal yet much more powerful & shares the same ammo as the S&W. Now, all I need is a really good/comfortable AIWB holster and I'm set!...
Tomac
ETA: My wife is a casual shooter at most and she's shown a surprising amount of interest in the CW9, could be there's another CW9 in our future!
The CW9 w/the new S&W and the Tomcat the CW9 is replacing for CCW duty:
). Thx!...
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