I have a couple to responses to the recent posts to clarify my needs...
learn to shot right handed, and increase your options.
I have shot left handed for 25 years. I agree it is important to train with your "dumb" hand for emergency action drills, but I am not going to attempt to overcome my natural gift just so I can effectively play with more guns. I tend to shoot and carry wheel guns more often anyway, and they are very lefty friendly for me.
If you shoot yourself accidentally with a Kahr, then you would've also shot yourself with a revolver.
If you use a holster for carry than I don't see the point in overlooking a modern striker fired gun without a saftey.
My S&W Model 60-12 has a long trigger pull in the 12 lb range. A Kahr has a shorter trigger pull of about 6 lb. In my mind they are not comparable. I am very comfortable with the safety of a heavy DA pull. Every time I dry fire one of the light weight striker guns in the gun store, I get concerned about how that trigger went back way TOO easy. I am sure that there are MANY, MANY folks who disagree with this assessment, and that's OK.
I don't see any reason to have a safety ON when the first round is DA anyway.
Agreed! A safety on a proper heavy DA/ light SA is not necessary, unless it also performs some aspect of a firing pin lock, etc. If the gun DOES have a safety, though, I would like it to be in the M1911 position and function the same way (up for safe/down for fire). This is what hurts a lot of the products from Ruger, Beretta and S&W. A decocker is nice, and would be very useful on my CZ-85B...
Many top shooters prefer to have the mag release under their trigger finger, so discounting a gun solely because of that ignores a benefit.
Most of the autos that I own fall into this category- and yes, I have dumped a few mags when the magic button was pressed during the recoil cycle.
However, I will look at a gun like this if the button is properly "fenced", and not just hanging out in mid air.
For the same reason why I would choose a S&W 637/638 over a 642, I will always prefer a hammer spur that allows for cocking if necessary.
Right now, the leading contenders are the HK 2000 SV V3, the various Sigs (need to to research on the safety flip) and maybe a small CZ.
I am going to park myself at 5280 Armory and try to look at as many as possible.
Take Care!