[marklbucla]

Will a polymer framed gun, more specifically a Kahr, stand up to the heat/cold of being left in the car? How would longevity in this condition compare to steel framed guns, like 1911s?

[REPOMAN]

My Glock has been in my truck for years and still hums a pretty tune during rapid fire.....:evil:

[LegalAlien]

The synthetic material in polymer frame guns are more heat resistant than your car's dash board, steering wheel and all other plastic interior parts.

Ergo . . . if your dash and steering wheel will not melt in the heat, your gun should be GTG

[nalioth]

You should be more worried about the heat/cool effect on your gunpowder over time.

[Reid73]

You should be more worried about the heat/cool effect on your gunpowder over time.Or, more worried about someone breaking into the car and stealing the gun.

To each his own, but storing a firearm in a vehicle for long periods of time has never made much sense to me.

[CountGlockula]

Yes. PROOF. (http://www.theprepared.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Item)

[yhtomit]

"To each his own, but storing a firearm in a vehicle for long periods of time has never made much sense to me."

If I lived in the suburbs, or on a nice country estate, I'd like to keep a gun in each of my vehicles, right down to the golf cart and hovercraft. But for streetside parking in Seattle, I'm with you on that. In my neighborhood (which is quite low on violent crime, really), it's common practice is to leave car doors unlocked, and valuables elsewhere. (My GPS device, and my insurance information etc, I tend to carry in with the groceries.)

timothy

[markk]

Ergo . . . if your dash and steering wheel will not melt in the heat, your gun should be GTG

Exactly.

[Eyesac]

Yes. But just stick it in your pants and you won't have to worry about it...

[dralarms]

In a word yes, the will hold up, just don't stick it in the oven and forget it's there and go to bake bread.:oBoom boom city.:what:

[possum]

your gun will be fine.

[Kor]

Rather than longevity of the gun itself, consider rather how it will feel if you have to grab that gun to protect yourself after it has spent hours in a hot/cold automobile. Any pistol with exposed metal on the frame or trigger will burn or stick to the exposed skin of your hand - I've been burned by my S&W 642 after 8 hours in the armrest-storage-compartment of my car in the S. AZ summer, and still have a faint burn scar after 4 years. Hoping that you won't notice that little detail and will still be able to shoot effectively with the help of an adrenaline rush is wishful thinking IMO.

Your polymer Kahr still has a metal trigger, so it's still not perfect for extended storage as a "car gun" - Glocks and S&W Sigmas/M&P's with polymer triggers will be significantly more friendly to a bare-handed shooter in extreme temperature conditions.

[beaucoup ammo]

My KAHR P9 is in a qik release holster just under the driver's seat or other areas specified for that fine semi-auto. I carry it about a quarter of the time. Other wise, after 2 years in the Jeep, it's works, looks and fires beautifully.

Black, less than an inch wide with a 9 round capacity, depending on which of the two magazines you're using, I find it to be the ideal car gun. Couple of LEOS's have given the thumbs up on the choice. As to the other half of this discussion, I never leave any handgun in any of my vehicles when I'm home at night, even if the car's garaged..just a good habit..ditto for hotels & motels.

We all have our choices, and no doubt, any of the aforementioned weapons will serve you well.