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I think Kahr had teething problems with all their designs initially, even the K9. For those that have problems, was it made in the last 5 years or earlier?

Most of the posts I read by NEW owners are nothing but good reports.
 
I carried a PM9 every day for 3 1/2 years. I still own it, and it's not going anywhere. The reason I retired my PM9 was because I moved to a P45. Not quite as small, not really a pocket pistol (although I have pocket carried it), but (IMHO) a better SD cartridge. Carried it for a year and a half, and it's not going anywhere either.

These days I carry a steel 1911 every day. I had to work my way up to it, and not everyone is willing to carry a 36 oz (before mag/ammo) handgun. I am no spring chicken, and I realize that I may not be able to carry this handgun forever. There are days when I wonder why I put that 18.5 oz P45 in the safe....and that is why I have not sold it, and will not.

I shoot a 1911 better than anything else, but you must determine your own balance of weight/size/shootablility.

For some people, that is an LCP. For others, it is a 5" steel 1911. Most fall somewhere between those two, and there is a lot of ground between them.

Choose well, and wisely.

buy XD's and forget about Kahrs...
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Sounds like a Glockophile..."Forget everything else and buy a Glock". XDs are just as fat as glocks, and their triggers are just as bad.

For me, double stacks are nightstand guns, not carry guns.

YMMV.
 
orionengnr said:
I carried a PM9 every day for 3 1/2 years. I still own it, and it's not going anywhere. The reason I retired my PM9 was because I moved to a P45. Not quite as small, not really a pocket pistol (although I have pocket carried it), but (IMHO) a better SD cartridge. Carried it for a year and a half, and it's not going anywhere either.

These days I carry a steel 1911 every day. I had to work my way up to it, and not everyone is willing to carry a 36 oz (before mag/ammo) handgun. I am no spring chicken, and I realize that I may not be able to carry this handgun forever. There are days when I wonder why I put that 18.5 oz P45 in the safe....and that is why I have not sold it, and will not.

I shoot a 1911 better than anything else, but you must determine your own balance of weight/size/shootablility.

For some people, that is an LCP. For others, it is a 5" steel 1911. Most fall somewhere between those two, and there is a lot of ground between them.

Choose well, and wisely.

Sounds like a Glockophile..."Forget everything else and buy a Glock". XDs are just as fat as glocks, and their triggers are just as bad.

For me, double stacks are nightstand guns, not carry guns.

YMMV.
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I'm not a glockophile or an XDophile, I personally do not like Kahrs and the new XDM's are really good handguns, by the way I carry a Springfield Ultra Compact in 45ACP myself...
 
I purchased a Kahr PM-9 several years before the 45 version was available. That PM-9 is my constant companion. To date it has been totally relaible. The Kahr pistols have a very unigue trigger system - the trigger simulates a light DA revolver trigger.
 
I have a P9 'Covert' which has been great from day 1. Even slingshoted a few first rounds during my CCW qualification and had no problems.
 
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I have a P9 'Covert' which has been great from day 1. Even slingshoted a few first rounds during my CCW qualification and had no problems.
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I slingshot nearly every round in my MK9 - haven't had any problems doing so.
 
I have a P9 that was a jamomatic when it was NIB. I sent it back to Kahr and they at last made it cycle reliably. I still have to occasionally give the back of the slide a palm slap assist to get it to close completely when loading the first round.
 
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I shot a friend's CW45 and encountered an unusual situation. The ammo was 230gr HydraShok. When racking the slide to eject a chambered cartridge the cartridge would become jammed hard in the ejection port - it was like the ejection port was too short to allow the cartridge to eject. The jam occurred with multiple cartridges. There was hardly any rearward travel left in the slide when the jam occurred.

It fired and fed fine, but it jammed every time when manually working the slide to eject a chambered cartridge.
 
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Pm 40

I bought a PM 40 several years ago. First 200+/- rounds, 1 out of 4 or 5 shots

I would have to touch back of slide with thumb to return to battery, no other

problems. Since then, 1000+/- rounds later, not a bobble or a wobble. Very

concealable and reliable. Fantastic double action trigger, smooooth. I can't

think of a carry gun I would trade it for !!!
 
The Kahr design of striker fired pistols is innovative and unique and very good. The simplicity of the rotary cam use is outstanding and creates one of the smoothest triggers I have ever seen. I rate them with Glock as pistol design masterpieces in my opinion as a gunsmith of 35 years.
 
I shot a friend's CW45 and encountered an unusual situation. The ammo was 230gr HydraShok. When racking the slide to eject a chambered cartridge the cartridge would become jammed hard in the ejection port - it was like the ejection port was too short to allow the cartridge to eject. The jam occurred with multiple cartridges. There was hardly any rearward travel left in the slide when the jam occurred.

It fired and fed fine, but it jammed every time when manually working the slide to eject a chambered cartridge.
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Now that's a puzzlement, I use the 230gr. HydraShok in my CW45 and have never had an issue when manually ejecting it. Ball is a little longer and I've never had issue with it either:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45CfcRIlDto

For the OP,
I own three Kahrs now. The CW45 (my first Kahr) was the only one that really gave me any real trouble. I was able to work through those issues on my own (well Kahr did quickly send me a magazine latch gratis). Now, beaucoup rounds down range hence, I've had nary a hiccup with it. If I had to trim down to one Kahr today it would be my CW45 that I keep. It might be be my choice if I could have only one centerfire pistol.
Regards,
Greg
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My Kahr PM9 now has 500 rounds through it trouble free.
It is a very good pistol.
No,it's a great pistol.
 
Owned several KAHRs over the years, all great guns. One bit of advice: Field strip the gun and thoroughly clean it and re-lube BEFORE your shoot it the first time. I have never seen a factory gun from any other maker with as much residue and machining leftovers in them than the KAHRs have when new. I clean and lube first, and have NEVER had one problem with a "break in period".
 
One thing to point out about Kahrs though, if you have long fingers you may find it difficult to get a good grip with good trigger finger placement. I ended up adding 1/4" of material to the backstrap of mine. Now it feels great though.
 
One thing to point out about Kahrs though, if you have long fingers you may find it difficult to get a good grip with good trigger finger placement. I ended up adding 1/4" of material to the backstrap of mine. Now it feels great though.
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The Kahr frame is long due a redesign to add adjustable backstraps. What did you do to your pistol, how did you add the 1/4", what material?
 
Right now it's a section cut from 1" diameter vinyl tubing which I carved to fit. It's held in place by a Hogue Handall. Yes it's ugly. ;)

I am just in process of deciding on an epoxy putty to use to make a more elegant fill. I plan to mold it in place with some kind of release agent on the grip so it's removable, then I'll probably use a reversible glue or maybe a piece of innertube. The Handall is nice but the added thickness is starting to seem unnecessary.
 
I own a Kahr K9 Elite (all stainless) and it's been flawless in about 500 rounds. Terrific rock-solid quality in a nice looking, highly concealable package makes the K9 Kahr's flagship model. I'd highly recommend a K9 for a CCW. I've never fired a CW45, but with +P JHP ammunition the K9 along with your good aim, is just as effective for self defense as the CW45 and is probably more controllable and better balanced. If you insist on a .45, buy a Colt ;-)
 
I like Kahrs and would like to own one in the near future, but there is a major LGS in my area that has stopped selling new ones. They say that they have had problems with some of them and that when they try to get assistance from the factory they are of no help so they do not stopped selling new ones about 2 years ago. Once in a while they get some used ones in that they sell from a trade. I hope this helps. God Bless :)
 
I purchased a P45 back in March of 2007. The recoil was quite stout because of the weight was so light. Easy to carry but had issues. Never had feeding issues but it was a light striker. It would not hit the primers hard enough to set it off. Sent it back to Kahr and it came back with a polished feed ramp.

I reload my own ammo and found that using federal primers were the best for this gun but still had light strike issues, just fewer of them.

Last May I traded it for a new S&W .380 Bodyguard.

Will I purchase another Kahr, can't say for sure, there are a lot of quality pistols out there for a better price IMO.
 
Kahr is simply the most underrated company out there. I can't actually speak to their .40s or .45s (though I'm considering their CW40 myself) and I find myself wondering if their reliability in such small frames will be quite as good with the higher power of those rounds. But, several here are saying they love their .45s, so that's good enough for me.
 
cant beat it for size, that is for sure. The kahr 45 acps are all smaller than my 9mm xd lol.

i have a kahr p380 that shoots great. Came very tight out of the box and took some shooting to wear in, but after that it has been very nice.
 
I own 3 Kahr's, a CW45, a CW9 and a CM9. The 9s needed no break in at all. The 45 had a few hiccups in the first 200 rounds (Kahr's recommended break in) but has been flawless for over 600 rounds since. It is sitting next to me as I type this response.
 
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