Good Pocket Gun

[freebird]

I am looking for a good size pocket 9mm. I have a PT-145 I love and a Kel Tec P3AT and I love it. What is a good pocket 9mm. I have heard and seen the Karh's and the Kel Tec 9mm's. The Karhs are way overpriced but I like them. Any good recommendations. Thanks!

 

[Ala Dan]

Have you checked the prices on the Kahr CW-9~?

Got mine, NIB for $300~!

 

[rantingredneck]

Probably the most highly regarded pocket nine is the Rohrbaugh R9, but it is pricey!!

 

[Glockman17366]

"Have you checked the prices on the Kahr CW-9"

They look like nice guns..bit big for pocket carry though, don't you think?

 

[Bobo]

For true "pocket" semiautos this is about it:
http://www.thehighroad.org./showthread.php?t=171820

 

[Sistema1927]

Kahr PM9 works for me in a DeSantis Nemesis pocket holster.

 

[45crittergitter]

+1 for Rohrbaugh, but you ain't gonna like the price. OTOH, my life is worth a buck.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I'm pleased with my Kahr PM9 in its Mika pocket holster.

 

[MCgunner]

Kel Tec P11, myself. Why limit yourself to standard pressure or 8 rounds max? PF9 is a little thinner and a couple ounces lighter.

 

[blackcharlie]

i carry p3at for pocket but i know you go bigger

 

[buenhec]

I carry the P3AT for cargo pants, the Sig 220 for regular wear and am looking at the Kahr or P11 for IWB light duty. You are right, the Kahr is a little overpriced, is it worth it??

 

[MCgunner]

You are right, the Kahr is a little overpriced, is it worth it??

Only if you like it. I prefer my Kel Tec, but I see nothing wrong with the Kahr if you prefer it. They are a bit pricy and I just like the size/weight of the P11 combined with the capacity. Both guns are reliable and accurate and backed by a good warranty and customer service as I understand it. When I bought my P11, all Kahr had was the K9. It was heavy, too large for a pocket, and the trigger seemed too light. I wanted a safer to carry long, heavier, more revolver like DAO in a pocket sized gun. The K9 was about $550 at the time, too, 24 ounces I think, and a lot larger physically than the KT. It would have been a good IWB gun, all steel if that matters, but it didn't to me.

Since then, Kahr has come out with other lighter, smaller models and I really haven't paid any attention because I'm totally satisfied with Kel Tec after 11 years of living with it.