CM9 Grips

[mamaleader]

I am guessing this has been asked a thousand times, but for a fairly... (i hate to use the word delicate) soft handed gal, what type of grip would you suggest for my CM9? I have heard that the checkered pattern on the gun will absolutely kill my hands and, being the pansy that I am, I would rather not have that happen.

Any and all advice is more than welcome.

[ZardozCZ]

Look here: http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=16378&page=3

Have a look at post #28, SouthSound's grip on his CM9. Looked so good I bought one too. Haven't fired it yet, but it does fill my hand better, which is what I was hoping. The checkering is a bit harsh but not bad for my hand. I fired all 200 rounds on breakin and nothing was sore, but it is raspy textured. The Lone Wolf grip is much kinder to skin I'm sure.

(I just got my Kusiak today and it is every bit of top notch quality he mentions. I'm glad I got it, it is very comfortable for IWB carry.)

Hope this helps.

[Bawanna]

That's the qwik grip and my hands down favorite of the rubber wraps. It looks very clean and like it's made for that gun.

I used an old innertube, then graduated to a Hogue, then stippled mine. Made it a nice gripping surface but not nearly as aggressive as factory.

[hardluk1]

I tried in the past a couple of the factory made slip on helpers. Gave them to my kids. I tend to use the free at a bike shop used inner tube , 1.75 size cut to fit . Covers most all the grip. Its a cc pistol so to me looks is not in the mix!!

Only photo on I have is on the larger TP40 but have it on my cm and cw too.

[HarleyJack]

When I first bought my CM9, I immediately installed a Hogue Jr. grip, because of what people said about the checkering being agressive. Turned out to be a pain in the butt. Always twisting around, so I got rid of it. I don't use any add-on grips now, and the checkering is no problem at all. If your going to do it, I would suggest the homemade inner tube grip mentioned by a previous poster.

To be honest, the problem area is the slide stop lever. It will tear your thumb apart in no time. Get a fine stone and round off and polish the edges.

[JimC]

I've been using the tire inner tube fix since nearly day one of owning my PM9. Still works for me.

[JFootin]

That's the qwik grip and my hands down favorite of the rubber wraps. It looks very clean and like it's made for that gun.

I have the Qwik-Grip on my CM9. Perfect!

[wyntrout]

The PM9 was my first polymer Kahr... first polymer pistol! That one didn't bother me, but the PM45 arrived about a month later, and when I first held that, I knew those cheese grater nibs would really bite. I had an unused 1.75" bike tire tube, so I cut a grip cover from that... WARNING... bike tubes have talcum powder inside so don't hold them over anything except maybe the kitchen sink! I cut one and it was too small, so it went on the PM9. The next one fit the PM45 and I love the texture and feel. It doesn't add appreciable bulk and it gives a good tactile grip... and prevents those sharp nibs from biting your hand.

Make smooth cuts so the rubber doesn't tear when you stretch it to put them on the pistol. Make sure that the rubber does not cover either side of the magazine catch, nor extend too low so that it slips down and interferes with insertion and removal of the magazines.

That 1.75" size works on all of the Kahrs and I put grip covers on all of mine... from the P380 to the PM45. The texture or feel is much like the soft rubber grips on the older K9's... just right.

This EDC thread shows quite a few pistols with the grip covers... mine's about halfway down the first page:

http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.p...Picture+Thread

Wynn

[phil413tx]

CM9 Grips

I personally added the Foxx grips on Foxxholsters website. They stick on and the are awesome. The other rubber grips always grabbed my shirt when I carried. The Foxx grips have not done that yet.

[mamaleader]

Thank you so much, everyone. I think I will try the innertube first and go from there. My husband seems to think I will be fine. We will see

[S281]

I have the Qwik-Grip on my CM9. Perfect!

x 2, that's what I use and love the feel and looks

[ParabellumJ]

CM9 Grips

Personally I don't mind the factory grip, but I have heard good things about Talon Grips

[bonjorno2]

gloves?

[mamaleader]

JUst got back from testing out the CM9 for the first time. I will definitely need to get something to cover the checkering. My hand aches like crazy.

[JFootin]

Well, the Qwik-Grip will cushion it and absorb recoil. The inner tube won't. Plus, it adds just a little bit of bulk which really makes it handle right. And like Bawanna said, it fits like it was made for the PM/CM9 guns; with it pushed up as far as it will go, it lines up perfectly at the bottom edge just above where the polymer curves in toward the mag. Makes it look so "right" on there. I love th way I can so positively pick up and handle the pistol with that tactile rubber grip on there. I have very crippled hands, yet I have never dropped my gun.

LOL! As I was sitting here typing this reply, I started to reach into the drawer where I keep my gun when I am not wearing it. Then, I realized that it is sitting in the PJ IWB holster behind my left hip, where it has been all day long. It continues to amaze me how "forget it is there" comfortable this gun/holster combination is!