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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: DeltaM on May 27, 2009, 10:42:28 AM
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I just obtained (second hand from my wife who is a bigger gun nut than me) a Kahr P9. I don't have enough body mass to easily hind a concealed carry weapon. The P9 is the best I have found that meets my needs. It is thin, hammerless, and I can carry it in my pocket without it looking like a weapon. Trigger pull is smooth without the heavy spot of my Glock 19 or Springfield XD 40 subcompact. Prior to this gun, the only thing I found easy to use and of a similar size was a Bursa 380 that I got a few years ago.
The only thing I question about the Kahr is there is not a safety that I can find. I assume it is a trigger safety like the Glock but the trigger is one piece. Because of this, I don't carry a round in the chamber. I have been practicing the fastest/best way to get a round in the chamber.
I have found, even with my old man eyes, I don't need a laser to consistently hit a saucer size area at 18-20 ft. I do wished it had a rail or some way of mounting a laser though.
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To the best of my knowledge its Double Action Only. The only safety is your ability to keep your finger off the trigger. Just like a revolver, they can be carried safely with a round chambered.
YOU are the only safety that gun needs....
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All the Kahr's that I have fired (not a lot) have had heavy enough trigger pulls that I would not hesitate to carry a round in the chamber in the pocket. I would practice the draw with an unloaded weapon for a while and then find a place to practice hot. Then again, if you don't feel comfortable with a round in the chamber...
Be safe first!
Richard
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Congrats on the "inheritance"!
Use a pocket holster like a Desantis that covers the boom button, and you should be good to go. That's how I carry my LCP loaded.
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Chamber it!
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"An internal, passive striker block keeps the striker from moving forward should the P9 be dropped on its muzzle. Like most "slick-slide" DAO pistols, there are no external safeties as a long, deliberate pull of the trigger is necessary to fire the P9. Pulling the trigger rearward causes the trigger bar to be drawn forward, which in turn rotates the two-lobed cocking cam rearward. With the pistol loaded and at rest, the left lobe of the cocking cam holds the striker partially cocked, and the spring -loaded striker block drops into a recess in the striker preventing its forward movement. When pulling the trigger to fire the pistol, the left lobe of the cocking cam completes cocking of the striker, while the right lobe simultaneously depresses the striker block. When the trigger reaches its fully rearward position, the left cocking cam lobe slips from the striker allowing it to fly forward under striker spring pressure to directly into the grip proper. This makes for a slightly slimmer grip compared to the steel-framed guns. Compared to the K9, the P9's slimmer profile and reduced weight improve the already excellent carrying qualities of Kahr pistols."
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Congrats, great pistol. As others have posted, get to know it, love it, and trust it. I carry my P3AT chambered, as the trigger pull is a long one on purpose.
Oh, I'm supposed to tell you that we need pictures!
Wife is a bigger gun nut than you?
Aw,....you poor thing..... 8)
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Pathfinder is right. Get a pocket holster that covers the trigger.
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My wife's big problem is she is a better shot with a handgun than I am. Not good for the macho man image and I practice more than she does. We have a building beside our house where I can shoot indoors. It is also in the sticks, as said in the south. Anyway, when she got the P9, we were both looking for the same pistol. She found it first and reluctantly, she got it and I didn't. She recently got a "Smith Airweight" 38 revolver. It is aluminum, very light and a bitchy little gun to shoot. I never thought a 38 could kick so much. A box of 50 equals a sore hand, especially a arthritic hand.
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The Kahrs are great pistols, the trigger is heavy enough but smooth, it will not go off in your pocket, and only with deliberation once the trigger is applied.......
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My wife's big problem is she is a better shot with a handgun than I am. Not good for the macho man image and I practice more than she does. We have a building beside our house where I can shoot indoors. It is also in the sticks, as said in the south. Anyway, when she got the P9, we were both looking for the same pistol. She found it first and reluctantly, she got it and I didn't. She recently got a "Smith Airweight" 38 revolver. It is aluminum, very light and a bitchy little gun to shoot. I never thought a 38 could kick so much. A box of 50 equals a sore hand, especially a arthritic hand.
Doesn't sound to me like your wife is the one with the 'problem'. ;)
;D
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As long as you get all of the second-hand guns, no problems.
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Congrats on P9. Whatever makes you feel comfortable with the firearm is fine in reference to not carrying it with one in the pipe. But as the other guys mentioned, it will not go boom with a round in the chamber till the trigger is pulled. I would suggest practicing alot if you are not going to carry with a round in. Keep in mind that it is wasted time to chamber a round in a defensive situation where the blood is flowing and anxiety kicks in.
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Doesn't sound to me like your wife is the one with the 'problem'. ;)
;D
I have the same type of "problem", which is why I carry an auto while Mrs. T carries a wheelgun. I need the extra rounds to inflict the same damage. ;D
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Very nice! :)
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After reading hear and practicing my quikdraw and load, I decided due to my lightning speed, I'd better keep one in the chamber otherwise I'd be shot for sure. ;D Got a pocket holster ordered too.
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The Kahrs are great pistols, the trigger is heavy enough but smooth, it will not go off in your pocket, and only with deliberation once the trigger is applied.......
Unless you happen to also have a set of keys in the same pocket. The keys WILL wedge themselves into the trigger housing. Change you into a girly man in an instant. :o
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Unless you happen to also have a set of keys in the same pocket. The keys WILL wedge themselves into the trigger housing. Change you into a girly man in an instant. :o
Getting stuck BEHIND the trigger is bad to because then it doesn't go BANG because the trigger doesn't go back
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Unless you happen to also have a set of keys in the same pocket. The keys WILL wedge themselves into the trigger housing. Change you into a girly man in an instant. :o
Which is why EVERYTHING except the gun goes in my lefthand pocket. Gun and holster ONLY in the right!! I prefer to avoid the gun not going bang when I need it to AND being turned into a girly-man. No smart-ass remarks are required, nor will be tolerated. ;D
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Smart assed remarks ? Who on HERE would do such a thing ? ::)
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Which is why EVERYTHING except the gun goes in my lefthand pocket. Gun and holster ONLY in the right!! I prefer to avoid the gun not going bang when I need it to AND being turned into a girly-man. No smart-ass remarks are required, nor will be tolerated. ;D
Smart assed remarks ? Who on HERE would do such a thing ? ::)
Now that's the beautiful thing about DISTANCE............ ;D
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i know it's been a while since your original post, but if you're still looking, Don Hume makes a nice front pocket holster for your Kahr for only 35 bucks. Covers the triger making one in the chamber safe. Draws great leaving the holster in your pocket. Congrats on the Kahr.