Is Kahr Talk a turn off to some

[DJK11]

I recommend Kahr pistols to everyone I talk guns with. Most never heard of them. When they cruise the web and find this site their turned off. So, is all the negativity here giving Kahr any justice?

[jeepster09]

1. Negativity here?
2. They have never heard of Kahr? Do they know what a gun is?

[Tilos]

I often post links to KahrTalk in other forums.
Many times it's in a thread where the OP is having problems with a Kahr and the link I post is to a thread here that has dealt with and resolved the specific problem.

My post/link is most often ignored, with the OP just continuing to whine about the problem/the gun/Kahr.

[ltxi]

1. Negativity here?
2. They have never heard of Kahr? ..........

Ditto

[dustnchips]

There are complaints on here, but if they take the time to read the whole thread they will see that most problems are solved. I do think that most people on here are picky about how their guns run because they depend on them. This is not true of all shooters and I think that most people own the Kahrs to carry them. Casual range shooters will not worry about the occasional malfunction. This forum is full of problem solvers and answers to what ails Kahrs. If a forum full of answers is a turnoff let them go elsewhere.

[deadeye]

I thought that was why the forum is here. To discuss Kahr guns. If someone is having a problem this is the place to take it. There are very many knowledgeable people here who are friendly and willing to lend a hand. I hate to say it but all Kahrs are not perfect and sometimes we need a little help. (I wouldn't say that about a Glock on the Glock forum or a Colt on Arfcom for fear of being banned!!!).

[Bobshouse]

I don't know whats going on but I just did a search for the user "deadeye" and it said "user cannot be found."

I personally love my Kahrs and am hoping santa brings me a PM9 for Christmas to go with my P380 and CM45!!

[SlowBurn]

You think there's a lot of ******* here, check out the Ruger LCP forum sometime. And there's probably 10 LCPs for every Kahr out there. Anyway my theory is that Kahr is by choice a smaller company than Glock or Ruger. They're not producing or trying to produce as many guns as bigger gun makers, and they're selling em about as fast as they turn them out, so I wouldn't worry about Kahr. I do worry a little about potential owners denying themselves a sweet carry gun by paying too much attention to negativity on the web. They're missing out.

[JohnR]

[Charlie98]

I don't think Kahr has the name recognition like, say, Glock or Ruger, certainly not S&W or Colt. Although they produce many different pistols, 90% of them are for, basically, carry purposes, so that puts them in a niche. If Kahr made rifles, shotguns, revolvers and other stuff, they would have a broader appeal and, by default, more name recognition. Also, the poly auto market is flooded with suitable candidates; looking for a suitable pistol in the vein of a CW9? There are likely 20 direct competitors... that's a lot of competition.

It's interesting to note, I have a Ruger revolver that I'm having some serious problems with, posting about it on other forums I'm pretty much ignored, or ridiculed... because Ruger makes the best revolvers evarrr, don't you know. I've always found a fair reception here at KahrTalk. One other thing that might be a turn-off is the lack of participation... KT does not have the post volume some of the bigger sites do; I'm OK with that, but people looking for instant answers will go to where the action is.

[Armybrat]

I usually tell the negative nancys that if I let internet chatter dictate what firearms I should buy for self defense, then my choice of weapon would be a Louisville slugger.

Then there are still those gunnuts around who deride the Kahr brand as "Moonie" guns. Most likely those guys would be thrilled to own a Nazi-marked Luger, a commie Marakov, or Imperial Japanese Nambu. Go figure.

This is a great forum and is one of the best moderated that I have ever had the privilege to join. That is based on my Internet experience since 1998 and accumulating in excess of 100,000 posts on scores of forums of all types. (a couple dozen of those posts over the decades have actually been worthwhile to read too)

[dustnchips]

but people looking for instant answers will go to where the action is.
I find you get pretty quick answers on this forum.

[340pd]

Kahrs seem to be somewhat like Kimbers. Some love them, some are skeptical, and some believe all the negative posts on the internet. I see very few Kahrs on my range and all but one of them have performed flawlessly. The owner of the CW45 as well as a few of our range officers, continues to have an assortment of reliability issues even though the gun has been back to Kahr three times. I also have a customer that has dents in his forehead from his Kimber 1911's ejection issues regardless of ammo choice. That gun also has been returned twice to no avail.
Odd little things like this hit the internet and opinions are formed. I have owned both and never an issue, in fact my PM9 is a stellar performer and is the crash test dummy when I consider a new handload.

Kimber has the advantage because of their huge advertising program.

[berettabone]

Most people in this neck of the woods don't even know what a Kahr is. They do sell them here and there, but for the most part they are an unknown. I show people mine on occasion and they are intrigued, but I get the feeling that since it's not HK, or SIG, or S&W or Ruger, they're lost. It's ok I guess and most companies continue to have their issues, none have been immune. You just have to do your due diligence when purchasing a firearm, and weed out the comments from people who are definitely not even close to understanding the workings of firearms, or shouldn't even own one in the first place. I too was ignorant of Kahr until I saw one in a store. Purchased mine new online and took a chance. Has turned out to be a great(but friggen stiff still) firearm for my carry purposes. They are all tools which can be fixed. Occasionally you get a booger that just doesn't want to run, but for the most part, many of the complaints come from people with little or no working knowledge of firearms. Most of the time, if you find something that works for you, you'll be ok. We are actually lucky that we have forums, as to not be running to a gunsmith every time we have an issue.

[yqtszhj]

but people looking for instant answers will go to where the action is.
I find you get pretty quick answers on this forum.

This right here ^^^

I've had good luck with my Kahrs. Out of 7 I've only had one that had an issue. My CW45 had the short frame rail problem but the gun still worked ok and Kahr replaced the frame for free. My Kahrs eat anything and work even limp wristing them.

Now I had a Beretta nano and Bersa with fail to extract issues that couldn't be resolved. They're gone now.
Of 2 Glocks that are both gone now one that had chronic fail to feed issues. 50% perfection.
Had a Ruger LC9s Pro that came with the sights out of whack that I had to fix.
My RIA 1911's wont extract steel case ammo.