I finally sold my boat this week, so I had some spare $$$ to spend on a new pistol. I've been researching the S&W CS40 in depth, and had decided to buy one. I invited Dad along, and we drove 55 miles to the biggest gun shop in our area (Barrow Automotive in Butler GA) where they had a NIB CS40 for $389.00!!! I was all ready to whip out the cash, until I held it... the grip felt AWEFUL. I felt like I was trying to squeeze a size 11 foot in a size 10 shoe 
I played with it for 30 minutes, trying to get over the "squished hand" feeling, but couldn't do it. So I checked out every other pistol they had, but found nothing in .40 that I liked. (They did have a Colt Pocket9, but I wanted a .40 on this trip).
So I went home empty handed and disappointed, dropped Dad off at the house, and headed for the Daycare center to pick up my little girl. I decided to stop off at a local shop that I NEVER go to, because they're usually $HIGH$ and not very friendly, but they have guns that nobody else around here carries...
There was a NIB Kahr K40, matte black, that I had my eye on at gunbroker.com, and was going to bid on when I got home, but there lay a matte black "Demo" model Sig 239 in the shop case for $499. I've owned several Kahrs already, and just sold a stainless K40 not long ago. The K40 fits my hand better than any other compact pistol I've ever seen, but I'm still a little annoyed with Kahr right now, and I wanted a TDA pistol anyway.
Surprisingly, they also had a new employee that was extremely polite, helpful, and patient, so I stuck around... I looked the Sig over, and it did feel good in my hand. It was a tad longer in height than the Kahr, but overall size was close. It felt almost as good as the Kahr, even though the grips on the Sig were plastic. It's also a bit heavier, but not by much.
At first, I made my blind offer of $450 through the guy at the counter, and he talked to the owner and got back to me with a $475 counter offer. When the owner walked by, I said "are you sure you won't take $450 for it if I pay cash right now? Other wise, I'll have to think it over...". He said he'd go half, at $462.50, so I forked out the cash ($490-ish after tax) and went home with a Sig.
Of course, this is completely unusual in that, I didnt come here first for advice, and price check, and I didn't make a comparison chart to stare at for a week like I usually do when trying to decide on which pistol to buy.
Any way... to wrap up a looong story that coulda been shorter, HOW'D I DO? Was that price decent for a "Demo" model in what appears to be very good shape?
Anything I won't like about the Sig?
Unfortunately, they didn't have a K40 at this shop, so I couldn't compare directly... but from memory, I didn't notice much difference. Anybody else with direct K40-239 experience?
Thanks for stopping by...
I played with it for 30 minutes, trying to get over the "squished hand" feeling, but couldn't do it. So I checked out every other pistol they had, but found nothing in .40 that I liked. (They did have a Colt Pocket9, but I wanted a .40 on this trip).So I went home empty handed and disappointed, dropped Dad off at the house, and headed for the Daycare center to pick up my little girl. I decided to stop off at a local shop that I NEVER go to, because they're usually $HIGH$ and not very friendly, but they have guns that nobody else around here carries...
There was a NIB Kahr K40, matte black, that I had my eye on at gunbroker.com, and was going to bid on when I got home, but there lay a matte black "Demo" model Sig 239 in the shop case for $499. I've owned several Kahrs already, and just sold a stainless K40 not long ago. The K40 fits my hand better than any other compact pistol I've ever seen, but I'm still a little annoyed with Kahr right now, and I wanted a TDA pistol anyway.
Surprisingly, they also had a new employee that was extremely polite, helpful, and patient, so I stuck around... I looked the Sig over, and it did feel good in my hand. It was a tad longer in height than the Kahr, but overall size was close. It felt almost as good as the Kahr, even though the grips on the Sig were plastic. It's also a bit heavier, but not by much.
At first, I made my blind offer of $450 through the guy at the counter, and he talked to the owner and got back to me with a $475 counter offer. When the owner walked by, I said "are you sure you won't take $450 for it if I pay cash right now? Other wise, I'll have to think it over...". He said he'd go half, at $462.50, so I forked out the cash ($490-ish after tax) and went home with a Sig.
Of course, this is completely unusual in that, I didnt come here first for advice, and price check, and I didn't make a comparison chart to stare at for a week like I usually do when trying to decide on which pistol to buy.
Any way... to wrap up a looong story that coulda been shorter, HOW'D I DO? Was that price decent for a "Demo" model in what appears to be very good shape?
Anything I won't like about the Sig?
Unfortunately, they didn't have a K40 at this shop, so I couldn't compare directly... but from memory, I didn't notice much difference. Anybody else with direct K40-239 experience?
Thanks for stopping by...
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