Why did you buy your kahr

[berettabone]

I had been carrying a Bodyguard, and all though nice for carry because of the size, I needed something that was a bit more accurate than throwing rocks( bodyguard sucks) and had the opportunity to pick up an MK9 that they only made 400 of. Hadn't been much of a fan before that..........gave it a shot...................it's worked out well, and because of this forum, I know a hell of a lot more than I did before.

[TheTman]

Will do Colonel.

[Covert Kahr]

I tried a Kel-Tec 380 and a glock 27. I liked the size of the kel-tec but not the grip and having to do a lot of finish work on it to get any kind of reliability was a problem. The glock was reliable but it took a lot of work to make the grip fit my hand and it wasn't a great CCW because of the thickness and how much the grip stood out. When the T9 and TP-9's came out I decided to get one. I had held a couple Kahrs over the years and liked the way the pointed and fit. The coverts were gone by the time I started looking so I bought the TP9 with the intent to make my own.

[Armybrat]

Years ago I was stopped late one night by an Austin LEO (I was doing 55 in a 40 zone after picking up my brother & SIL at the airport).
After checking out my DL and CHL, he asked what kind of gun I was carrying. After telling him my KT P32 was in the console, he looked like he had a hard time stifling a laugh.

So that's when I started online research for a 9mm and discovered the Kahr PM9. Bought one & pocket toted it for a while, but downsized to a P3AT and later an LCP - because the 9 was just a tad too big to comfortably carry it in my shorts. Did carry the PM9 in my jacket pocket until gifting it to my son and then upgrading to the CW45 for cold weather carry. I traded the P3AT and a POS AMT .380 Backup for the CW45.

Still love the little LCP, but the new CT380 I ordered yesterday looks like a little more gun & might fit my hand better - along with softer recoil.

BTW - The Austin LEO just let me off with a warning. Still have the P32 though - it's a reliable little shooter.

[Scarywoody]

Long time Glock carrier. I CC'd a Glock 19/23. As I have aged my back starting to hurt. So I carried less and less. As we all know, the best gun to have is the one that is with you. As Glock doesn't make a single stack and the G26/27 was still too bulky, Kahr was an open option. I prefer striker fired semi's with polymer frames for carry. I tried a S&W 438 for a while but it wasn't comfortable. I bought a Kahr CM9 and IWB carry with a back up mag in my pocket. Lightweight and easily carried. I traded some on the capacity but I'll still carry my G19/23 when I visit the big city.

[jocko]

Long time Glock carrier. I CC'd a Glock 19/23. As I have aged my back starting to hurt. So I carried less and less. As we all know, the best gun to have is the one that is with you. As Glock doesn't make a single stack and the G26/27 was still too bulky, Kahr was an open option. I prefer striker fired semi's with polymer frames for carry. I tried a S&W 438 for a while but it wasn't comfortable. I bought a Kahr CM9 and IWB carry with a back up mag in my pocket. Lightweight and easily carried. I traded some on the capacity but I'll still carry my G19/23 when I visit the big city.

I do find it interesting that so many kahr owners were glock owners who carried their glocks but were just looking for supin much smaller to carry where special dress cloths was not needed. Kahr fills that need. I don't shoot my PMJ9 good at all but at 7 yards I do OK with it, I feel very confident with it, much more confident than when I was walkingaround with my P3AT in my pocket and never knowing if the fokker was gonna work or not. I do think back in the day though that the kel tek's as junkfy as many were started the ccw mini gu fad and it took quite a few years for the major gun makers to realize that people wanted a smaller ccw. Now IMO u don't hear to uch about the kel teks any mo0re...I would be today they are pretty good reliabler gun to. They must have had sumpin nice or Ruger wouldnot have copied their first 380 after the kel teks, and also suffer a recall on the for not doing a good job of making a 380..

[Covert Kahr]

I do find it interesting that so many kahr owners were glock owners who carried their glocks but were just looking for supin much smaller to carry where special dress cloths was not needed. Kahr fills that need. I don't shoot my PMJ9 good at all but at 7 yards I do OK with it, I feel very confident with it, much more confident than when I was walkingaround with my P3AT in my pocket and never knowing if the fokker was gonna work or not. I do think back in the day though that the kel tek's as junkfy as many were started the ccw mini gu fad and it took quite a few years for the major gun makers to realize that people wanted a smaller ccw. Now IMO u don't hear to uch about the kel teks any mo0re...I would be today they are pretty good reliabler gun to. They must have had sumpin nice or Ruger wouldnot have copied their first 380 after the kel teks, and also suffer a recall on the for not doing a good job of making a 380..

Glock could have done alright but I think the CCW crowd is much smaller than the military/police crowd so they market to the largest number of buyers. Their method of making a mini by chopping the grip and barrel of a full size got me to buy one, but after carrying it for a couple years I started wanting something that didn't require a jacket or baggy pants.

[Armybrat]

Glock could have done alright but I think the CCW crowd is much smaller than the military/police crowd so they market to the largest number of buyers. Their method of making a mini by chopping the grip and barrel of a full size got me to buy one, but after carrying it for a couple years I started wanting something that didn't require a jacket or baggy pants.

I dunno, there are well over 11,000,000 concealed carry permit holders across the United States which is roughly 4 times the number of US, state & local LEOs & military.

[ltxi]

Going to the core of the thread question, I bought mine to carry around on my person and, if necessary, shoot people with. Not too sure there's much use for them otherwise.

[b4uqzme]

I bought mine to carve pumpkins. (See avatar)

[timboy]

I wanted is small striker fired .380 to replace a diamondback db380,after some initial hiccups and(IMHO) quality control issues,my cw380 has proved to be a great pocket pistol.

[Antarius]

Honestly? It was two part:

I have a Kimber Solo that is a work of art, but it's also very picky with ammo and maintenance. As such, I was in the market for a compact single stack 9.

What happened next? I arrested a guy who had a PM45 on him and when I was making it safe I thought to myself that it felt like a damn nice gun. Sure, not as finished and artful as the Kimber, but very nice.

A few months later I picked up a CM9 and haven't looked back. It's amazing.

As soon as Kahr gets it back to me (rampectomy presumably), it will be my EDC and backup on duty.

[Armybrat]

Honestly? It was two part:

I have a Kimber Solo that is a work of art, but it's also very picky with ammo and maintenance. As such, I was in the market for a compact single stack 9.

What happened next? I arrested a guy who had a PM45 on him and when I was making it safe I thought to myself that it felt like a damn nice gun. Sure, not as finished and artful as the Kimber, but very nice.

A few months later I picked up a CM9 and haven't looked back. It's amazing.

As soon as Kahr gets it back to me (rampectomy presumably), it will be my EDC and backup on duty.

Is that PM45 still in your evidence locker? Just curious.

[tony k]

I didn't like carrying my 1911 due to weight, but still wanted a .45 acp. I wanted simple, thin, light, and USA made. Handled some Kahrs and really liked the triggers. Got a CW45, then got a CM9. CM9 is with me as much as possible. Next handgun is likely to be a K series.

[Antarius]

Is that PM45 still in your evidence locker? Just curious.

I think it was released back to him after the case was adjudicated. I wish we could buy some of the stuff we find. They won't let us unfortunately.