Sig P290, Kimber Solo, and Ruger LC9

Personally I like the spec's of the SIG P290 but the PRICE!!!!
I have a LCP & SR9c, so the LC9 will fit into my line up well and the price would be the best,
I have not studied the Kimber....
I have handeled the Kahr's and they don"t "feel" good in my hands,

So, I'll wait :banghead: till they are out...


Lateck,

I can't stomach the price of the SIG or Kimber, so I am most interested in the LC9.

The 9Lbs trigger pull on the Sig is an issue IMHO. Plus it is a striker with a hammer??????? No second striker capability, which in not a huge deal, but the hammer is for show vs function which bugs me.

I hate to say it but I am looking more towards the new budget Kahr than any of these 3.

I think I'll wait until the bugs, if any, are worked out of the LC9 and then given them a try. For the price of the LC9 v. the others you could have a LC9 and NY reload (throw down the empty gun and grab a loaded gun from your other pocket)

9LB trigger on the Sig? LMAO. Wow. What the heck is wrong with Sig? Did they bother to try out a PM9 or a PT-709, both of which actually have good triggers?

Just held a Kimber Solo. If it functions it is going to be very popular. The shop was taking orders at $599.

another commenter, Lefty Wright's prescient estimation that the solo's width of 1.2" includes the ambi safeties is correct

the Kimber website now lists the width of the solo frame at .995" - with safeties is 1.2"

i bet a lot of blood sweat and tears went into shaving off that .005"

good eye, Lefty

casual

I was excited about the LC9 also. But apparently Ruger doesn't believe left handed shooters matter. The manual safety is not an ambi safety, so if you are left handed, you might as well pass.

I get frustrated with gun makers that ignore or dismiss their left hand customers - make that non-customers. I also find it hard to believe it is that difficult to make a gun with an ambi safety seeing as how a lot of other manufactures can do it. The Kimber Solo does have an ambi safety.

Unfortunately, since Ruger doesn't want left handed customers, I won't be buying this gun or any other Rugers for that matter.

Being a Sig fanboi I'd go for that first. However, I've heard of $500+ price tags for that and that's nuts. I love Sig to death but if they can't compete with price then they can't compete as far as I'm concerned.

Im looking forward to and will probably end up with an LC9. Mainly just because it would be cheaper to shoot than my LCP and would carry a better caliber.

At this point I am not sure any of these beat the Kahr PM9 or the new CM9. If the price point for the CM9 is the same as the other budget guns then I think that will be the winner of the 2011 pocket 9mm race.

Im looking forward to and will probably end up with an LC9. Mainly just because it would be cheaper to shoot than my LCP and would carry a better caliber.

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To me if you like the size of the LC9 look at the Kahr CW9. They are selling for $369 shipped from Buds.

The way I see it:

LC9: can't get over that ginormous LCI, it insults my intelligence and anyone else that holds it while loaded, not a fan of the manual safety either

Sig: Nice, but probably not nice enough to make me pay as much as they want

Kimber: probably not going to like the price, don't like the manual safety, prefer polymer frame

Call me pessimistic, but I think I'll just stick with my PM9.

The Solo range report is pretty much what I experienced with my Ultra Carry I. No thanks, I'll stick with my cheap, but reliable and accurate Keltec PF9. I shoot it very well in BUG matches, too, BTW.

If anyone has handled and stripped down the Ruger, how difficult would it be for a decent gunsdmith to permanently disable that ridiculous "safety.?"

None of these, got my eye on the Diamondback DB9 as it's rivals the pocket .380ACP's in size and weight.

Browns Fan said:

The Solo range report is pretty much what I experienced with my Ultra Carry I. No thanks, I'll stick with my cheap, but reliable and accurate Keltec PF9. I shoot it very well in BUG matches, too, BTW.

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You know there is more than one. I've read a few good reports and one bad one that was the display gun from a store.

I was excited about the LC9 also. But apparently Ruger doesn't believe left handed shooters matter. The manual safety is not an ambi safety, so if you are left handed, you might as well pass.

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You could either:

1- operate the safety with your left index finger or

2- not use it like most people will, even if they're right handed

You could either:

1- operate the safety with your left index finger or

2- not use it like most people will, even if they're right handed

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True, but in a critical situation, I don't want to me doing something unnatural with the safety. I'm used to shooting my 2011 so the thumb safety is second nature to me.

Option 3 is to pass on gun manufacturers that dismiss left handed shooters which is the option I'll take. There are too many other gun makers that seem to understand not everyone is right handed.