Thanks guys. Baker, what was your major problem with the one? I'll give range report when fired. Oh, also, I took some very sharp edges/corners off of two places on the pistol with light dremeling. One is the left upper rear of the backstrap, where it curves backward before going straight up to the rear of the slide; man was that sharp - both sides, really, but the left side dug into the meat of my hand. The other was the very tip of the trigger - if you could take that stock trigger off, you could use it for an awl, I think. And FWIW, my primary carry, non-casual (with covering garment) is a CZ PCR pistol, but this Kahr is so neat, that I can see possibly employing this in 3 different carry modes: smartcarry, pocket holster carry, and regular belt holster carry, with the reason for the last of those being, rather than the PCR, that the gun is so small that one can wear it OWB with an untucked t-shirt or sweatshirt, and said shirt will go down far enough to cover the bbl completely. (IWB is out of the question for me, as I hate that uncomfortable nonsense, so this is an important issue for casual wear, in the event that the smartcarry is not ideal for some reason). Oh yeah, that trigger IS smooth, ain't it?
Oh, what aftermarket stuff do you recommend? I'm kind of liking the idea of a steel guide rod (what is the stock one made of? - can't tell if that is all aluminum or some alum and some plastic), and some wrap-around-the-frontstrap rubbery grips for it. Plus that one shoot-through wallet holster that somehow evades being an AOW. And of course, I want another version of my favorite holster for this, the Milt Sparks Mirage (yaqui slide style).
Scott, my buddy bought a PM9 after shooting an MK9, so he thought he'd like it, but the recoil was so unmanageable that he quickly dumped the PM9. Again, the weight could be more important than controllability for pocket or ankle modes of carry, esp. pocket. But the weight is less important for smartcarry, belt holster carry (IWB, OWB, crossdraw, etc.), or a quallity belly band like the neoprene ABHC Sport holster, which is sturdy; hence the MK9 or 40 is the better choice for those modes seems to me.
Oh, another thing I noticed about this Kahr (all Kahrs?) is that you can forget about dropping the slide with the slide stop lever - that thing is only for manually employing to hold open the slide looks like. Took two thumbs and a lot of elbow grease. This is a slingshot-method-only gun, as a practical matter. Which is fine, so long as you practice for it, if you practice mag changes for a small gun like this, that is.
All in all, very very pleased. Now, where's the best price on extra factory mags? Thanks for the input.