I was wanting a S&W Shield but since none were available anywhere, I looked for something else... so I got a Kahr CM9.
I absolutely freaking love it so much... I can shoot it better than my 1911, it recoils incredibly light and softly for such a small gun(I was INCREDIBLY surprised when I first shot it), and the trigger is amazing.
The only gripe: Kahr's magazines SUCK. It is very easy for the top round in the magazine to wobble around and it will shoot itself right out of the magazine... Not a big deal since I doubt I'll carry additional magazine(s) on me when I start carrying it concealed. What DOES bug me is I purchased a 7rd extended magazine for it, and it is very ammo-sensitive, the spring pressure I think is too weak to keep the top round "nose up" like it should, and as a result it was having fits with feeding Federal 115gr FMJ ammo... it will nosedive UNDER the feed ramp, and you need to clear the jam by ejecting the magazine and racking the slide.
I just purchased another 6rd magazine so I'll be covered there, and while my 7rd magazine works great with Magtech and Aguilla 115gr FMJ ammo, if it's so finicky that it won't digest 115gr FMJ of any brand(brass cased at least) then I'm not so sure I can trust it. On
www.kahrtalk.com you can read about modifying the follower to help it feed but this is such a common problem that this really shouldn't be happening.
The gun is still really freaking awesome and worth it, just know that buying the 7rd magazine for it may disappoint you.