Our Favorite Kahrs Picture Thread

[Tinman507]

Ok, I got how stipling is done on a polymer frame, but how the heck do you do that on a stainless steel frame? That looks awesome! Checkering too!

[TucsonMTB]

Hey, Mr. jg rider!

Thanks for sharing your impressive Kahr family.

Welcome to the forum!

[jg rider]

Ok, I got how stipling is done on a polymer frame, but how the heck do you do that on a stainless steel frame? That looks awesome! Checkering too!

lol, Hi tinman
I should have mentioned that a long time back Kahr made a pistol call an E9 that came with hard polymer grips, so I bought a set and stippled them. I wish I could find another set so I could try to checker them.

[Bawanna]

I've tried checkering G10 and regular polymer and it didn't work for beans with hand tools. I imagine a power checkering cutter might work ok but it just didn't want to cut, just kind of smear and push around.

Perhaps a better man than I could be successful at it bit I was a dismal failure on that project.

Wish I knew how to checker metal. I'd be plumb busy for a while.

[jg rider]

I love a checkered front strap too. Wish I could afford or knew how to do it myself. Beautiful job on yours. Looks good. Nice your wife, daughter, sister, practices and it show. Only critic (you know the world is full of them right) is at low ready in the second pic her finger should still be indexed on the slide. That's my thinking anyhow and I mean it in a totally constructive way. If it works for her it works for me just fine. And with the Kahr trigger it's not a big issue. If she ever picks up a 1911 it might become an issue.

My wife does shoot her Remington Rand 1911 (please don't say anything about using an old military 1911 to customize) Again she prefers stippling, and bluing. I prefer all hard chrome or hard chromed frames and blued slides on all my 1911s.

As for her trigger finger position, she prefers to insert it as soon as the muzzle points down range. She does a 1 1/2 second concealed draw and fire She also practices standing in front of a 3D shaped Ipsc target, does a palm strike to the face, draws and fires as she is moving backwards.

I've shot in enough practical pistol match and seen lots of competitors actually take off the 1911 thumb safety while drawing and inserting their trigger finger while still covering their bodies. Not safe but adrenalin is flowing.

[jg rider]

I've tried checkering G10 and regular polymer and it didn't work for beans with hand tools. I imagine a power checkering cutter might work ok but it just didn't want to cut, just kind of smear and push around.

Perhaps a better man than I could be successful at it bit I was a dismal failure on that project.

Wish I knew how to checker metal. I'd be plumb busy for a while.

I used something like a muffler clamp around the grip to start my straight horizontal starter lines and a straight edge or shallow piece of angle iron against the frame for my vertical starter lines. After that is just a matter of using the previous lines to guide your checkering file. Alternate from vertical to horizontal a little at a time or else the file will jump as you cut across lines

[JFootin]

Bawanna,

I think we just added another gun genius to the think tank! With a wife that is super savvy and competent with guns! Wow!

[Cokeman]

Does 'we' mean you'll share your winnings with all of us?

Well, I guess so.

[Bawanna]

I used something like a muffler clamp around the grip to start my straight horizontal starter lines and a straight edge or shallow piece of angle iron against the frame for my vertical starter lines. After that is just a matter of using the previous lines to guide your checkering file. Alternate from vertical to horizontal a little at a time or else the file will jump as you cut across lines

I missed the part where you said you did the checkering yourself! It looks like you did a perfect job of it.

Jfootin is correct, another genius in the think tank. I admire your talent and wish I had the guts to try checkering one of mine. But hold me! I'm scared.

[59allstate]

This is my E9

[thatguytoo]

Very cool!

[NM0]

Couple MK9's. One for wife and one for me. Hopefully they won't be the last.

[rvanpelt]

I bought this CW9 for my wife a couple of weeks ago. We both love it! I may have to get me one or maybe a CW40.
Rod

[SpecK]

This is why you dont put me on gardening duty. I find my own ways of being productive.







Zunkted, please forgive me for stealing your intellectual property. Yours looks much better.

[TucsonMTB]

This is why you dont put me on gardening duty. I find my own ways of being productive.

Gorgeous flowers! My wife would love them. I wonder if they would grow in Arizona.

Please tell us what they are . . . the gun I recognize.