Why did you buy your kahr

[HAP1978]

I was also looking for something lighter and smaller. Now I own 3 Kahr's.

[TheLastDaze]

Mainly I needed a slim profile, SMALL 9mm that could be pocket carried if I so desire but had a slim enough profile for comfy IWB summer attire.. I read A LOT of negative reviews of Kahrs and it really disappointed me as I really wanted one, so I joined this forum....

After my first post "do kahrs really suck that bad?? " I was welcomed with open arms when I probably should've been banned as a troll.... With that thread and the comments therein I decided to give Kahr a try, I have just bought a PM9 and ordered a CW380.. I have the 9 in possession and will take it to the range tomorrow for serious abuse, if it fares well its a keeper..... same thing with the 380 when I get it, time will tell.... Personally if Glock made that stupid 42 into a 9MM I would have never considered anything else....

[larryz]

I went to the shop looking for an XD9. The guy behind the counter put the P45 side by side with it, and told me it was on clearance sale. After handling both, I went with the Kahr.

Besides, I drive an '02 Chrysler van, and now I can honestly say I bought a new Kahr.

[b4uqzme]

...and a few like me, will also agree it was to get the the revolver like trigger in a semi-auto.

+1000

[tv_racin_fan]

Surprised nobody has said "to impress a girl" yet!

As it happens I purchased my first Kahr FOR a girl.... and she has been suitably impressed.

It goes like this.. We had decided that we would get our permits and start carrying. I had something I could carry but nothing that the wife would carry all the time. My son and I spotted a Walther PPKs at a local pawn shop and talked the wife into checking it out. She didn't like the price and so she looked around and decided on an S&W Sigma. I knew that wouldn't work for her but it could have for me so I let her buy it (she could carry it in her purse if she wanted). When we got home later I asked her how she was intending to carry that Sigma on her body and she looked at me and said well I guess we need to go back to the shop. She had liked the feel of a Kahr PM 9 but did not like the price. I told her not to allow price to control her decision and that I would do whatever I had to in order to her her what she wanted. Next trip to the shop we handle that PM9 again and honestly I didn't think she would like it as much as she thought so I talked her into ordering a MK9, my thought is the extra weight would make the recoil bareable. Well the destributor didn't have an MK9 on hand so I decided to wait. Next trip to the shop and they have a CW9 on the shelf and she bought that. I like the size so much I decided I would get myself a K9 and trade or sell that Sigma she had bought even tho we had no issue with it except the silly hinging trigger. I got lucky and found a K9 on a similar site and traded off a revolver I didn't want. The wife touched that K9 and the first words out of her mouth were "I know which Kahr I am carrying" so I found another K9. (I should have let her play with is some before doing that as she can not operate the slide to her satisfaction).

[SlowBurn]

Ruger LCP's size made it possible for me to begin carrying every day. But Ruger could not fix the smilie issue, so I decided it must be a design flaw and researched to find a better gun in the same size. The striker fired P380 was the answer. A great little gun.

[hardluk1]

I bought my first kahr unknowing of what a kahr was from a disgruntled owner for a price that I felt I could not turn down could not turn down. Then bought several more to round out my new carry pistols.

[b4uqzme]

I was carrying a Ruger SP101 and wanted to add a semi auto as EDC. The MK9 was an easy choice: great DA trigger, no safeties...just draw, point and shoot. I got the K40 when 9mm became scarce and I didn't want to be without a Kahr for carry. No complaints.

[CPTKILLER]

For me after having 1911's, CZ's, Colts, S&W's, Sigs, Berettas and Brownings, the Kahr is as accurate if not more so for its size. It is as reliable especially for its size. Finally the track record is well proven.

My Kahr MK9 lives with me 24 & 7 as a concealed carry and first weapon to grab at night on my night stand. I am quite pleased. I prefer all metal pistols.

[Rob K]

I'm going into my 2nd hundred rounds of different brands of FMJ, self defense ammo and have yet to have a FTF, misfire,
or any other issue. I had one instance where I hit the magazine release by mistake. Not a pistol problem, but a learning situation for me. The CM9 could not have exceeded my expectations any more. I use a Cooks Holsters appendix carry Kydex holster that I can carry all day and forget I have it on.It has very little recoil with a little bite from hollow points, but is totally manageable. When I first got it, I did a breakdown and cleaning with very lube and a serious polishing of the magazine lips with 1600 grit emery cloth. I also polished the feed ramp with the 1600.Maybe that was overkill but as a carry pistol I wanted to cover every possible option.Buy one, shoot it and get used to that sweet, smooth trigger.

[Tomorray]

I bought my P380 because I wanted something to carry that was smaller than my M & P 40C. I like both guns, carry both, depending on weather, time of year, etc., but usually go with the Kahr during warm weather due to my choice of clothing and the decreased likelihood of printing.

[KingWulfgar]

I bought my Kahrs (CM9 and CW380) because:

1) The price was great. I got both for about what an XD-S would have cost me (the other major contender for me).
2) I want something I can pocket carry. If I can't pocket the 9, I can certainly pocket the 380.
3) The trigger felt like a smooth DA revolver (better than my LCR)
4) They are THIN. I need something thin so I will actually carry it instead of looking at it and then leaving it at home.
5) They seem to have a lot of devoted fans. Not just fanboys--people that actually really know them and love them.

I will hopefully be able to pick them both up tonight and get to the range next week sometime.

[Blackhawk83]

Was looking for a lightweight and easy to CCW pistol. Kahr fit my hand like a glove and I just could not put it down

[b4uqzme]

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5) They seem to have a lot of devoted fans. Not just fanboys--people that actually really know them and love them.

well said there KW.

[340pd]

Being a snubbie carrier for years, I was clued into the great double action trigger on the PM9 by a fellow range officer. An great added benefit is the super discount Kahr gives to RSO's.
It was a no brainer purchase, and my PM9 has pretty much replaced my pocket carry 340pd.