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  • #16
    Had never heard of Kahr when I started looking for a college graduation gift for my son. Went in to the LGS and they had a used E9 that my hand instantly fell in love with. But having never heard of Kahr, I had to go home and do some research. Went back and held it some more and liked it more every time. Bought it for him, shot it and now I own a K9 and a T9 that I carry every day. Both fit like a custom glove in my hand and shoot like they are part of me.

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    • #17
      Stumbled across the P380 on a review site. Found that I could get a PM/CM9 that would actually go in a hip pocket holster. The rest is history.

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      • #18
        A friend had a P9 I shot about 4 years ago. All the pistols I had at the time I left home too often because they were too big or heavy to carry. In less than a month, a PM9 became the gun I could carry pretty much all the time. The others are now range and nightstand guns.
        Aftermarket accessories for Kahr Pistols at https://lakelinellc.com/
        There are always more in the pipeline...

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        • #19
          I started out looking for a gun that the Daughter could shoot safely. I had a Sig P330 double action/single action. I didn't think it would be safe if she had to shoot it in an emergency and didn't remember to drop the hamer to return it to double action. So I started my research into other brands. I wanted a small automatic that would fit into a purse with no safety to worry about and that was double action only. One with a safe history of no FTF or Negligent Discharges. Started reading the reviews. Found the Kahr CM9. Bought one and during the break in procedure I liked it so well I decided to keep it for my carry gun. Then I graduated to an MK9 for myself also. Now I am waiting for the CW380 to come out for my Daughter, unless I decide to keep it too.........I may have to buy more than 1 of those.

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          • #20
            I had been in 3 or 4 LGS holding and feeling a bunch of different firearms. Tried all the Glocks and the M&P's etc. Went to one guy who pulled out a CM9 and it was love at first sight. Came home and did some research on it. Saw mixed reviews and not much else. Since I hate being part of the herd, I decided to give it a gamble and bought it. I haven't looked back ever.

            Found this forum by accident and have had fun ever since.
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            "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
            --Thomas Jefferson (1764).

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            • #21
              A buddy of mine who wasn't really into guns at the time, until he shot some of mine (Kimber Raptor and Ruger LC9), started buying handguns. Before I knew it he had got the bug bad and bought a Springfield XD, Kel-Tech, Kahr to name a few. Fortunately for me I got to shoot all of these. I immediately fell in love with the Kahr. Shortly there after I found one at a local gun show and the LC9 was history. It's been my main CC pistol ever since.

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              • #22
                CW45 Love at first grip

                I did not know Kahr from kittens...but I knew I wanted a 45 that was comfortable to hold even for all day long....
                And one that was as compact as possible but not by cutting off all but two fingers of the grip length....

                Big gun show....a guy hands me a CW45

                Sold ....

                Took about 30 seconds of gripping it over and over and over...

                and couldn't believe how comfy she was....

                Now she's just another one of the girls....alongside my wife and daughter...

                burdicda

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                • #23
                  Re: What brought you to Kahr?

                  I am influenced by credible reviews and some of the owners' reports. I largely ignore advertising and angry owner rants. I consider value, but I lean toward the quality items.

                  My first Kahr was the P380. I bought it based on the reviews and on the features, such as the slide lock. I also liked that the P380 handles the higher pressure ammo.

                  In retrospect, I think the PM9 is about as small as I should go. Last year, I bought one of those on sale. For the PM9, there are many favorable reviews by magazines, blogs and owners. My expectation were high and the PM9 met or exceeded my expectations.

                  Right now, I would almost always look at a Kahr when buying, but I am not loyal to any brand.

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                  • #24
                    I have small, crippled hands. I needed a small grip, a light trigger and no safety. So I got a CW9 and liked it a lot. Went through a tight stretch and had to sell it. When I got in better straits, I was thinking about getting another one when I discovered that they had created the CM9. I had always wanted a PM9, but it was out of my price range. So I readjusted my sights on a CM9. As I was checking out the CM9 on the Kahr website, I found the link to the Kahrtalk forum. I joined and, not very long afterward, this beautiful custom mirror polished CM9 appeared for sale in the Marketplace!



                    I fell in love! Had to have it! I was still saving my lunch money to buy one, maybe in a couple of months. It was a real stretch and had me really broke for a couple of months, but I made it mine! The gun is perfect for me because the little finger on my shooting hand is half way closed and mostly paralyzed, so it will not sit down and wrap around a longer grip, but it curls up underneath the mag base on the CM9. Perfect!

                    The gun is surprisingly accurate and light on felt recoil. And that trigger! Wow! (I added the Wolff 5 pound striker spring to make it even sweeter.) In my PJ IWB Holster, my CM9 rides on my waist just behind my hip so comfortably that I cannot feel it there at all; I have to reach back there and touch it to reaffirm that it is still there! IMO, it is the perfect carry pistol!

                    Here is a Slideshow. Enjoy!
                    Very interesting...

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                    • #25
                      When the K9 was first introduced my buddy bought one. Within a few months something inside broke iirc the trigger bar. He got a new part from the factory and tried to trade it off. Nobody would take it in trade so I bought it from him. I liked it but it was very heavy for it's size so I ended up selling it. Now I carry a CM9. tom.
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                      • #26
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                        • #27
                          I was looking for a pocket carry gun for the summer. Had never heard of kahr. Watched a bunch of reviews on youtube, including hickok45. Went to the lgs held a cm9 loved it. When i went back a few days later they where out of 9's but had a used pm40 with 4 mags. Walked out with it three minutes later.

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                          • #28
                            Recommendation by Mas Ayoob

                            I was looking for a quality pocket pistol.
                            Always wanted an all stainless auto.
                            Read a review my Mas Ayoob on a little stainless micro 40 I'd never heard of before.
                            The Kahr MK40.
                            Mas wrote a glowing review.
                            So I went to the local range and was lucky enough to rent a P9, P40 and K40.
                            Then I ordered my MK40 Elite with NS and have it today.

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                            • #29
                              My wife and I decided to start carrying so needed a small and light weight pistol each, preferably firing the same round. Did an internet search on possibles, found a local range that has rentals and really like the Kahr. So we have two CW40s. Found KahrTalk afterwards reading Kahr's web site.

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                              • #30
                                The need for a reasonably priced, high quality, easily concealed carry gun drove me to Kahr and I've never looked back in my rear view mirror.
                                Never trust anyone who doesn't trust you to own a gun.

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                                Colt Gold Cup 70 series
                                Colt Woodsman
                                Ruger Mark III .22-45
                                Kahr CM9
                                Kahr P380

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