What Kahr pistols have you got?

[artg1248]

PM9 Stainless

VAXXXX series. Runs like a champ.............

[K40/P45]

Edc k40 need to add new p45 to ccw permit in order to carry it.

[jocko]

PM9 with 25,000 rounds, K9 with 4500+ rounds, P380 with 1300+ rounds

[jocko]

why??

PM9 and I love it.

Question;
Has anyone considered using the extended "ported" barrel that Kahr sells, in the PM9 frame?

send your slide and barrel to Magna-port.com and get it done right. Why have that exteneded part sticking out. You wil totally love a magna-ported set up on your PM9. My PM9 and K9 and G19 are all magna-ported and don't believe all the myths you hear about ported guns either. You will shoot better, expecially your second shot, you willshoot more, for it tames the gun down big time.

[adamsgeneral]

i have at sometime or another owned every single kahr pistol. from the 45's to the 380 (which i still have).. like shooting the steelframers, but they are a little too heavy for everyday carry, pm series are my fav.

[swampman]

kahr guns

mk40 elite 98,p380

[Arizona T]

I have a Kahr PM 9 , PM 40 , Glock 17 , 2 AR's

[hollander]

PM9 and MK9. Just added wood grips to the MK9. Love both of them. May eventually add nitesites to the MK since I carry that one most of the time. Use PM9 for pocket in the hot months. Wish I would have bought them first, then I would not have spent so much money on the others.

[LabTech]

Just a PM9 and it's awesome!

[Keuder]

I just picked up my first kahr yesterday (a black PM40). I took it to the range today to "break it in". Not a single FTF, FTE, stovepipe, etc in 250 rounds. Certainly not what I expected after reading so many "negative" posts on some of the forums. WHAT A GREAT LITTLE PISTOL! Smaller than my G26 & 36, and what a pleasure to shoot. It is incredibly accurate too. I bought a set of Wolfe 22.5lb springs but doubt I will use them now. This little guy will definitely be my new carry piece, and more than likely just my FIRST Kahr.

kahr PM40
Glock 26
Glock 36
Beretta 900s 9mm
Ruger LCR
Ruger LCP
Walther P22

[CeltKnight]

Hi! First off, first post, so "Hello, everyone!"

I got my first Kahr, a K40 Covert a while back. I was looking for the ultimate backup/offduty piece. We'd just switched to .40 and I thought keeping the same caliber was good (mostly for the ammo I could scrounge out of the firarms instructors ). I really liked it and it was accurate as all get out, but way heavier than what I wanted. It also had issues with not retaining the shorter magazines. The finger extention versions worked fine, but the shorter ones tended to pop out during firing. Annoying to say the least.

Then along came my PM40. Oh, yeah! I normally wear it IWB in a Done Hume clip-on and it practically disappears. At work it's normally on my ankle where I can really appreciate it's light weight over the K40 Covert.

Both were gunshow purchases and great deals. If I had it to do over again, I might have gone with the PM9 (a friend has one and asked me to "break it in" for him ... Great friend, eh?), but I'm not complaining. Recoil is ... stout, to say the least ("kills on one end, wounds on t'other") but it works quite well. Most folks that have shot mine get feeding failures b/c they just totally underestimate how tight and locked you have to hold the little beast. It works great for me, though and that's all that matters. When I bought the PM40 I wasn't sure how well it would hold up but so far [knock-on-wood], every time I disassemble it I can see it's holding up quite well. Mine has the big white dot tritium express-style sights. Not quite target quality but superb for fast aquisition and accurate enough especially 15 yards and in.

The K40 Covert is a safe queen of which I'm rather fond. The PM40, however, is a near constant companion.

[wyntrout]

Hello, CeltKnight, and welcome to the forum. There's a lot of info available here and we try to share good deals and opinions about a lot of things. I went to a gun show about three weeks ago, looking for a PM45-NS, DLC. I didn't find that and I wasn't sure that I would make the buy if I did 'cause I just bought a new 58" plasma and a lot of ammo with the deals at Cabela's. I did run a cross a like-new PM9, NS & DLC with all that comes in the box. I managed to get that out the door for $588, so I'm a fan of the PM9, as well. Last time at the range I fired some CorBon 125gr +P ammo and it definitely kicks more, makes more noise and flash, but it was manageable and I didn't flinch firing it, so that was probably similar to your PM40 in recoil. I'm still working on my DAO trigger pull, though.
Wynn

[CeltKnight]

Thanks, Wynn!
Hot 9x19s in a PM9 will give you an idea of a PM40s whallop. So far the only small auto to rival its smack-to-the-hand that I've found is the Radom P64 (9x18 but fixed barrel).
Still, not complaining, though, just observing.
Sounds like you chose a great piece yourself, though.
--- Cheers and thanks for the welcome!

[wyntrout]

Thanks. Down here in Florida I wear mostly shorts and Tees, with Polos for dress, so a light carry is better. I've been waiting just short of 10 months for my P380N that I hope will be my regular carry. I ran across a PM9 a few gun shows ago and first thought it might be a 380, but found that it was a PM9, DLC with N/S like the one I have now. That was the first time that I had ever seen and held one, and I was impressed with the size -- so small and compact, but shooting a full-sized round. After all the talk about PM9s on this forum, I decided to get the one I found at the last show, while looking for a PM45. I really like the PM models, and while I think the K series are the best looking and feeling, I really appreciate the compactness and light weight. I feel much better carrying a more powerful pistol. I WAS carrying a Walther TPH .22 with Stingers because everything else is too heavy or bulky for shorts.
When I get the 380, I plan to break it in and test it with +P ammo. I have a good supply of Buffalo Bore 90-grain JHPs that seem well thought out by the manufacturer -- bonded bullets, low flash powder, and very good performance out of a short barrel. If those shoot well, I'll carry them. A back up load is the Hornady Critical Defense 90-grain JHP with the polymer inserts. Those did well in the initial tests and reviews. I'll always have the PM9 if I feel the need and later, a PM45 when more clothes are in order.
Wynn

[CeltKnight]

Dress (and weather) is about the same here on the AL Gulf Coast. My P3AT has been my "always" gun and even when I'm carrying my PM40 that tiny .380 is usually still in a pocket or on my ankle (the fastest reload being another gun, after all). I've tested my .380 (normally loaded with either Hydra-Shoks or Gold Dots) on pressurized tires, auto glass, etc. and I'm convinced all the bashing by armchair pundits that the .380 is insufficient is just so much hot air. I've seen people moving around and talking with thru-and-thru .38 special head wounds but DRT from .22s and .25s to the head or heart ... all just a matter of where the lead goes, not how big it is. As you carried a TPH I'm sure you understand that concept quite well.

All that said, however, I will admit to feeling a bit more comfortable knowing that I've got full-house .40 S&W loads on board in a package only a wee bit bigger than my Kel-Tec and still smaller than a .38 J-frame (Federal 180 grain HSTs ... I prefer the 155 grain loads in my PM40 but we issue the 180s). Last spring at my granddaughter's 1st birthday I wore my PM40 IWB under a T-shirt. We were in a city park and my son and his friends kept dragging me into their wrestling matches. Despite all the rough play, chasing the baby, and general merry-making, no one noticed the PM40 (and in truth, I virtually forgot it was there).

When folks ask I usually suggest the PM9 (one more round on board and a wee bit easier to control). I only went with the .40 because: 1. it's the ammo I'm issued (some, anyway), 2. caliber compatability with my duty piece (over-rated issue probably, but I'm lazy), and 3. [i.e. the "real" reason] the guy selling had the PM40 rather than the PM9 and I got it for $450 LNIBCAN (Like New In Box Cash And Carry). I'm still not convinced the .40 will stand up to a LOT of shooting but several hundred (at least) rounds later mine still looks great inside, so what do I know? LOL

--- Cheers