I think I have narrowed it down to these two. The larger list included the Glock 26, Kel-Tec PF9, Walther PPC, Glock 19,
My goal is a gun that can be used for HD as well as CCW for my wife and I on occasion. For HD, this will be in addition to a shotgun. I think in the future a full size or compact such as the Glock 19 or XD Compact will be purchased but for now, I am limited to one.
I can get both guns for about the same price. I found the PM9 NIB locally for $459 which appears to be about $100 to $150 lower than normal. I can get the XD for $460 plus FFL. So both are about $500 out the door.
-From a firepower standpoint, the XD wins by a large margin due to being a double stack with a 13 and 16 mag.
-From a safety feature standpoint, the XD wins with it multiple safetys.
-From a CCW standpoint, the Kahr appears to win due to it smaller size especially how narrow it is. I have not been able to hold both at the same time. The XD feels more comfortable for me but the Kahr is not bad.
-From a quality standpoint, research leads me to believe that both are of good to high quality. Maybe the XD is designed to pack more rounds over time?????
-From a value standpoint, the XD packs more in for the same money and there is more firepoint per $ for sure. On the otherhand, the local shop seems to have a excellent deal on the PM9 and that may be the best deal of the two. Seems like I could buy it and sell it immediatly and make 50 to $100. I need to confirm the model number and make sure something is not amiss such as it being the CW even though the tag said PM.
So the conflicting points that I see are firepower (# of rounds) vs better CCW due to weight and size.
Besides the what fits and test shooting as neither are available locally to shoot, what comments, corrections to my points, etc do you have...
Thanks.
My goal is a gun that can be used for HD as well as CCW for my wife and I on occasion. For HD, this will be in addition to a shotgun. I think in the future a full size or compact such as the Glock 19 or XD Compact will be purchased but for now, I am limited to one.
I can get both guns for about the same price. I found the PM9 NIB locally for $459 which appears to be about $100 to $150 lower than normal. I can get the XD for $460 plus FFL. So both are about $500 out the door.
-From a firepower standpoint, the XD wins by a large margin due to being a double stack with a 13 and 16 mag.
-From a safety feature standpoint, the XD wins with it multiple safetys.
-From a CCW standpoint, the Kahr appears to win due to it smaller size especially how narrow it is. I have not been able to hold both at the same time. The XD feels more comfortable for me but the Kahr is not bad.
-From a quality standpoint, research leads me to believe that both are of good to high quality. Maybe the XD is designed to pack more rounds over time?????
-From a value standpoint, the XD packs more in for the same money and there is more firepoint per $ for sure. On the otherhand, the local shop seems to have a excellent deal on the PM9 and that may be the best deal of the two. Seems like I could buy it and sell it immediatly and make 50 to $100. I need to confirm the model number and make sure something is not amiss such as it being the CW even though the tag said PM.
So the conflicting points that I see are firepower (# of rounds) vs better CCW due to weight and size.
Besides the what fits and test shooting as neither are available locally to shoot, what comments, corrections to my points, etc do you have...
Thanks.