Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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Quick story.
Sold my Kahr MK9 - love that pistol, but it's a bit heavy for SmartCarry, espec. when jogging, so I wanted something lighter. I was thinking of a Airweight or Airlight syle .38 snub (or LCR), or a Ruger LCP or Taurus 738. As for airlights, was considering the Taurus 85 M - U.L. - Ti.
So I was in my favorite gun store handling a couple of airweight snubbies from S&W & Taurus, and also considering the Taurus SLIM 709 9mm and SigArms P238, in addition to those and the LCR, LCP, & Taurus 738.....that's when ol' boy employee walked up from the back stocking room and said to the guy helping me, "Here, put this one in the case; we just got these in" - it was the Kahr .380 - so he immediately handed it to me, and it took me about 30 seconds of fondling to say I'll take it.
So when I get it out, it will be the new SmartCarry for EDC until the Boberg or ArchAngel come out.
I'll report back after shooting. Price was $599 - a bit high, but if it's a good as my other Kahr, it will be worth it. It's around 11 ounces only, IIRC. I'll be one of the first in this area to have one - believe they've been vaporware until now.
Definitely a step up in quality from the Kel-Tec, Ruger, and Taurus .380s, though the Taurus looked the best of those 3.
P.S. The SigArms P238 is really nice - never saw a 1911 that can engage then manual with the hammer down. But it was a bit heavy for what I wanted. The Sig and the Kahr look to be the nicest of the new .380s, but the Micro Desert Eagle wasn't too bad either. The Kahr is the only REALLY light one in that upper tier of quality .380s (is one way to look at it, IMO, anyway), which includes stuff like the NAA, Seecamp, etc.
And I don't understand why the Ruger LCR is not lighter than the Taurus 85 M UL Ti - aren't they both 13.5 oz? The Taurus is aluminum & titanium - the Ruger is polymer with just a smidge o' steel.
Oh yeah, as usual, in the end, I can't do a hillary hole S&W, no matter how good otherwise.
Sold my Kahr MK9 - love that pistol, but it's a bit heavy for SmartCarry, espec. when jogging, so I wanted something lighter. I was thinking of a Airweight or Airlight syle .38 snub (or LCR), or a Ruger LCP or Taurus 738. As for airlights, was considering the Taurus 85 M - U.L. - Ti.
So I was in my favorite gun store handling a couple of airweight snubbies from S&W & Taurus, and also considering the Taurus SLIM 709 9mm and SigArms P238, in addition to those and the LCR, LCP, & Taurus 738.....that's when ol' boy employee walked up from the back stocking room and said to the guy helping me, "Here, put this one in the case; we just got these in" - it was the Kahr .380 - so he immediately handed it to me, and it took me about 30 seconds of fondling to say I'll take it.
So when I get it out, it will be the new SmartCarry for EDC until the Boberg or ArchAngel come out.
I'll report back after shooting. Price was $599 - a bit high, but if it's a good as my other Kahr, it will be worth it. It's around 11 ounces only, IIRC. I'll be one of the first in this area to have one - believe they've been vaporware until now.
Definitely a step up in quality from the Kel-Tec, Ruger, and Taurus .380s, though the Taurus looked the best of those 3.P.S. The SigArms P238 is really nice - never saw a 1911 that can engage then manual with the hammer down. But it was a bit heavy for what I wanted. The Sig and the Kahr look to be the nicest of the new .380s, but the Micro Desert Eagle wasn't too bad either. The Kahr is the only REALLY light one in that upper tier of quality .380s (is one way to look at it, IMO, anyway), which includes stuff like the NAA, Seecamp, etc.
And I don't understand why the Ruger LCR is not lighter than the Taurus 85 M UL Ti - aren't they both 13.5 oz? The Taurus is aluminum & titanium - the Ruger is polymer with just a smidge o' steel.
Oh yeah, as usual, in the end, I can't do a hillary hole S&W, no matter how good otherwise.
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