Kahr PM9

[tackleberry45]

It has been a while since looking at this little gun. I am looking at it for a pocket carry purchase or maybe a P9.

- Anyone buy one recently
- How is there customer service now?
- recoil on the P or PM?

 

[GotGlock]

I bought a pm9 about 3 months ago, only issue i had was with the extended 7 round magazine. I took that mag apart, cleaned it up, and now it works perfectly so i have no clue how their customer service is. +P stuff is "interesting" to say the least, but managable. Kahr makes a great little gun, theres nothing else out there that comes close to it in pocket autos.

 

[RNB65]

Quality controls appears to be all over the place. Many work fine after a break-in period. Some don't and have to be sent back to the factory.

I have a P9 and it needed a trip back to the factory for repair. It works fine now.

 

[firefighter4884]

tackle,

I've handled and shot both a PM40 and a PM9. Both were managable to fire, and in fact, I enjoyed them. I'm planning on picking up a PM45 as soon as they are available.

I'd trust my life to one, after I'd broken it in.

--Jim

 

[romma]

I love my PM-9... I find myself carrying it more and more now that it is summer...

 

[marsh1]

I bought a new PM40 late last year. It had problems and they were very responsive including paying the overnight shipping both ways, twice. It was never 100% reliable for me, but the size was great and even the .40 was manageable. Someday I would like to try one of their all steel versions.

Cylinder and Slide does customizing on Kahrs and will even sell you a new one they have hand fitted and tested for reliability but it's not cheap.


http://www.cylinder-slide.com/

 

[Ghostrider_23]

K 9

I have a sweet P 9 custom and I love it too. Kahr's are either a love or hate relationship, they work or malfunction. I had a PM 9 that had many many problems and I got rid of it. After talking to a few people that have the steel frame Kahras and shooting them I find for some reason they7 seem to have fewer problems than that of the plastic frame models. Great guns if you get one that works.

 

[Breakdaddy]

Love my PM9, it's my EDC for summertime carry now. Pocketable and reliable while still having very manageable recoil. After over 600 rounds, it has performed 100 percent reliably, even pre break-in.

 

[Muddflap]

Got my PM9 about 2 months ago. It has about 350 perfect rounds through it, and I don't think the recoil is that bad. 100 rounds is not a problem. Don't know about their customer service, as I haven't had to use it. I have carried it in a Robert Mika pocket holster with no problem and I just got a Crossbreed Super Tuck for it.

 

[scubie02]

I just bought one. Put the first 100 rds through it last weekend--no failures of any kind. Recoil seems a bit milder perhaps than a J frame

 

[DAdams]

Pm 9

I like the format, caliber, size and weight. Very managable recoil and quite accurate. I purchased with the intent to pocket carry.

I bought mine NIB around the first of the year. Apparently they are flawless or flawed. Mine had issues, the more I shot it the worse it got and towards 500 rounds it was a POS with a number of fail to feed at a rate of about one in 50, occasional failure to go to battery without a nudge, FTE then it finally wouldn't strike the primer properly and 26 out of 50 rounds of JHP wouldn't light up. I never fed it low end ammo. I sent it back to Kahr they paid shipping one way, turnaround time was good about 9 days. They replaced just about every internal part except the lower polymer and the stainless slide. Looks like they may have polished the ramp. I have had it back two months and haven't even tried it again.
Bought two J Frames a S&W 642 and a M&P 340. They are now my daily carry. Life is too short and precious for unreliable handguns.

Maybe someday I will get back to the range and try it out again. If it isn't flawless, it's going back one last time and then its gone. Unless they provide a brand new one, then I might take another run at one.

 

[mlandman]

I carry one (PM9) regularly. I called regarding a mag that failed, got a replacement. I've had mine ~2 months. It has been 100% right out of the box. I practice with it 1 - 2 times a week with 100 rounds a session. I do not keep track, but I must have 800 - 1000 rounds through it. Follow up shots are easy (not as easy as my M&P9c). Easy to shoot, even my wife thinks so.

'nuff said right there!

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Kahr PM9 owner checking in

I bought mine in April 2006. It did have functioning problems at first, but I sent it back (at my expense), they replaced the barrel and recoil spring, and it has been fine since. I got prompt responses to my e-mail inquiries, but it did take longer than I would have liked (almost a month) to get back. But it was at least fixed the first time, unlike another gun I have which is on its fourth repair. It is my "drop in the pocket for quick trip" gun. I highly recommend the Mika pocket holster for such carry.

As far as recoil and shooting comfort, don't let the thin and short grip fool you. It is far more pleasant to shoot than any .38 - let alone .357 Magnum - snubnose revolver I've ever tried. And it has real sights, points naturally (the little revolvers always point very high for me) and has a lighter and smoother trigger pull. As well, the 9mm Luger cartridge is very efficient from the short barrel, putting out more energy than many .38 loads from the same length of barrel (when you consider that both have the same length of actual rifled bore).

 

[sfmittels]

I took delivery recently of a PM9 that had been modded by Cylinder & Slide. I bought the gun directly from them, so I have never fired a stock PM9. They performed a trigger job, polished the feed ramp and trigger face and extractor, crowned the muzzle, and performed assorted other goodies to improve reliability and accuracy. After doing a lot of research, I decided to go this route because of a nightmarish experience I've had with a Kel-Tec P-3AT's reliability, as well as reading many postings about inconsistent reliability among other CCW manufacturers (Rohrbaugh, Kahr, etc). I simply wasn't interested in acquiring another almost-but-not-quite-100%-reliable CCW gun. And I wanted more beans than a .380 ACP can provide.

To say I'm pleased would be an understatement. Reliability has been 100% since the first shot, accuracy and controllability are excellent for a CCW piece, and the trigger pull is easily as smooth as the DA pull on my S&W 686 revolver. All this in a sub-19 ounce full-power 9mm+P that's slightly smaller than a Walther PPK.

Yes, it was expensive. But the peace of mind that I have a reliable pocket-sized 9mm to protect myself and my family is worth every penny.

 

[camper]

Bought mine two years ago, 800 rounds through it with no problems.