Now ol' Doc Sunshine says the Kahr =trash, but I just don't agree with that. I have had a Kahr CW9 for a lot of years and carry it about everywhere I go. I have sent a lot of lead through the bore and have yet to have the first problem with it. Maybe the shield is just as good, I don't know, don't own one, but if there's a better totin', better shootin' gun than the Kahr, I ain't seen it.