Would you buy another CM9?

[markrb]

I am looking into possibly purchasing a CM9 as my primary CCW and have been doing lots of research on all the guns of this type.

To be honest I have not found one small 9mm that people don't complain about something. The most concerning for me with the CM9 is the nosedive issue and the fact that some people have had to modify their springs to make it work effectively.

What I am asking current CM9 owners is given all the known potential issues with this gun if you had to do it over again would you still purchase one and trust it as your primary CCW?

Thanks,
Mark

[stumprat]

Absolutely,

I will be buying one for my wife. And my son is also buying one.

[Popeye]

I have a PM9 and if I was looking again today I would by the CM9. It is my firm belief that many of the problems we hear about,and not only the Kahr,but every small 9mm is the person pulling the trigger. There is a period of time that the pistol needs to break in, there is also a period of time the person squeezing the trigger needs to learn how to shoot a particular pistol and what ammo works best in it.

[Bill K]

Hi Mark, welcome to KahrTalk!

Your sentence about complaining is probably true for every category or even model of gun. I believe there is a correlation between the size of a gun category and the reliability of the guns found in that category. Yes, to me it seems the smaller and lighter and newer the gun the more it is prone to issues out of the box.

I have the PM9 and did have two issues with my purchase when new. Both were easily resolved with help from folks here at KahrTalk and without having to be returned to Kahr.

Again, welcome...

[Unythios]

Totally. I have less than 100 rounds through mine due to lack of time. Just do the Kahr prep steps and you should be good to go. I love my CM9.

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[mikeg26]

Welcome, Mark!

I purchased my CM9 a month ago and have fired over 800 rounds of 115 grain to 147 grain standard and 50 rounds of +P through it with NOT EVEN ONE failure from the beginning. I have let around five guys at the range shoot it with no failure. It has loosened considerabley; out of the box, I could hardly rack it. Now, being a lefty, I have "slingshot" it from the first 50 rounds with NO issues. The recoil seemed a slight bit more than the G26, which is nothing. Added an inner tube grip before the first shot. Shot 370 mixed rounds on my first range visit with absolutely no hand fatigue. And I am an old guy. Still working on shot placement and improve every week. Dry firing between range trips is undertaken daily.

This CM9 is my carry gun. I TRUST this pistol! The G26 and Keltek P32 are lonesome......

This is a great and unusual forum. There is minimum slamming with superb constructive ideas. I followed the "sticky" preparation of the CM9 before the first shot, adjusted the magazines per other posts so as the cleanly drop, but the weapon is flawless.

[Ressom]

There is no doubt in my mind I would still purchase one. The CM9 is one solid little gun! I have over 1000 perfect rounds through mine and it is on my belt every day.

[rclAlaric]

Absolutely! I have over 500 rounds through mine. I had three FTFs within the 200 round break-in, but none since then. Even when using the 7-round mag. I am shooting it much more accurately than I did at first.

It's like a fine wine, it gets better and better with age!

[HeyGuysWatchThis]

If I was buying again today, yes, the CM9 would be my choice. If I was doing it a year from now, I would have to investigate the Diamondback DB9 again. I really wanted to like that one, but it's just too new with too many reliability skeletons in the closet. It's just enough thinner and lighter that I wish I could trust it, but I can't.

[BrewerGeorge]

I've only had mine a little while, and haven't even carried it yet because I accidentally let my CCW expire (doh!) and I'm still waiting on the replacement. But I've fired a couple hundred rounds through with zero failures.

I'd buy another in a second. Heck, I MAY buy another just to keep in the truck full-time.

[Markis82]

My CM9 is relatively new and have put around 500 rounds thru it, of many different types of ammo. I've had no, 0, nada, problems. I have had many handguns over the years. I'd say this is one of the best guns I have ever shot!! With anything, guns, toasters, cars, etc... there are a percentage of issues. On forums, it seems like the issues are a larger percentage than they really are. The issues are talked about more than the non-issues. So, it seems larger. You have seen some people having nose dive issues. But, there are tons of people you don't hear or see that don't have issues. These guns are selling like hotcakes. I think if you look at all the guns with nose dive problems and compare it with all the CM9's produced, you'll find it is a low amount of guns with problems. If I had to do it over again the only choice I'd make differently would be to order the CM9 with the night sights already installed at the factory. It cost me extra money to order them and have the rear installed vs ordering the gun with them. The sights are the weakest part of this gun. The plastic front sight snaps off easily when changing out for the night sight. That said, YES I buy another one and I'd recommend the CM9 to anyone who was considering a small sized 9mm.

[Popeye]

George as much as I like the Kahr PM/CM series ,to be used as a CC SD pistol, for a smaller truck gun that is going to sit there in all sorts of temp changes and weather conditions I think I'd go with slightly bigger duty pistol like the XD9sc or the Glock 26. There built to be abused a bit more than a CM9/PM9. Plus that there both great pistols and in the $450 to $500 range and have larger round mags. Like I mentioned I love my Kahr but I can't imagine trying to shoot one with any kind of accuracy with a winter glove on. I bought a slightly used G26 a couple weeks ago from a friend for this very reason, to sit in a motorcycle saddlebag. I'm not fond of the grip angle on the Glock 26 but it's known reliability and it's ability to be abused a little and the cost of $350 made it a no brainer. Just a thought.

[jocko]

not sure I would want to stick an $800 gun in a glove box, no matter who made it. Probalby a high cpaicity used G19 or G26 would be ideal..

[1911master]

In a Heartbeat.

[Bawanna]

Markrb, buy with confidence. As you can see there's lots of help here if you need it. I don't own a CM YET but I would buy without thought. It's a solid performer and the odds are very good you'll have no issue even right out of the box. If you follow the prep threads, clean and lube etc, it just increases the odds even more.

We'll help and failing that, the fellas that made it will make it right if they didn't the first time. Highly unlikely.