Opinion on Kahr pistols

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My experience with them is a total of one pistol - a .380 I purchased at a gun show a couple years ago. Put two hundred rounds thru it, and experienced maybe five malfunctions. A couple failures to extract, a couple stove pipes, and one shot that partially fed, and required a push on the rear of the slide to fully chamber.

Sold it after that, as my Ruger LCP has about three times as many shots thru it, and has never failed to function. Better trigger and sights on the Kahr, but reliability trumps all in my opinion. Didn't want to do the 500 round break-in, or experiment with different ammo from what I already had a supply of.

My experience was just with one gun, and I know a lot of people do like them.

Larry
 
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If you do get it, stay away from thick rimmed european ammunition, and install Magguts magazine spring kits.
Well made pistols. Tiny, accurate. I finally got mine running with the above changes.

OZ
 
I have a CM 40 and am amazed at the accuracy and mild recoil of the 40 with it. It just is handy. I have had no problems and would echo that everyone that has a new carry should put at least 200-250 rounds downrange before trusting it. Similar to not taking a new car to the races.
 
Until I bought a Glock 43 the Kahr K9 was my favorite single stack 9MM. I have owned several Kahr pistols. Never had a problem.

The manual does recommend a few hundred rounds for break in if I recall correctly. Some people miss that.

The trigger is long but smooth and breaks very crisp. All the guns I shot were very accurate.

For $250, I would have bought it.
 
I had a PM9 with the Black DLC slide.
I didn't like the 200 round break in, but I never had a problem with that pistol.
I traded it away because I thought it was too small, the .380 would be even smaller.
 
The PM9 I've had for about 15 years has been reliable.
It shares time with an EZ 9 PC and sometimes
a J frame. They all operate the same- no safeties.
 
There, fixed the name for you! :)

I had a P40 once, never got it to function 100% and recoil was rather snappy. A .380 should be much better if it works properly.
 
I had a PM40 for a bit. It was a snappy little thing and I think the ejecting brass had a higher velocity than the bullets coming out of the other end. Ended up selling it because I had to hold it a peculiar way or my thumb would knock the slide stop up upon recoil and lock open the slide. Didn't want a carry gun that would rely on a specific grip to run 100%.
 
I once had an all steel Kahr MK40, which I got rid of when I got out of the .40 S&W business. No malfunctions, solid design. I think that's a pretty good price. Kahr to me have always seemed a little pricier than Glock or S&W. I'd buy it at that price . . .
 
I've had two Kahr P-45's in black stainless (still have one) and I've never had a hint of problems over many years, and they have been carried and shot a lot. I know the name has a mixed reputation but I can only speak from my own experience and as I said, they have been excellent (and accurate) conceal carry pistols for me.
I would only add that I have always used a Hogue slip-on rubber grip sleeve on these as they do fit my hand better that way.
 
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This one served well for twenty five years.
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ditrina said:
Passed on a .380 Kahr yesterday, older model, box, two mags looked in great shape. I just don't know enough about the brand.

The price seemed ok $250.00 OTD. ( It may still be available )


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With today's prices, that low price could be a Red Flag.
 
Kanewpadle said:
Until I bought a Glock 43 the Kahr K9 was my favorite single stack 9MM. I have owned several Kahr pistols. Never had a problem.

The manual does recommend a few hundred rounds for break in if I recall correctly. Some people miss that.

The trigger is long but smooth and breaks very crisp. All the guns I shot were very accurate.

For $250, I would have bought it.
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Any gun that requires a few hundred rounds to break-in should not have left the factory.
What would that much ammo cost today?
If you could even find it.
Glock can get a pistol out the door for less than $90 per unit (their cost) that pretty much fires every time from the git-go.
Kahr needs to hire a former Glock engineer or two.
 
Bought a used PM9, couldn't get it to run reliably, sold it.
Bought a used PM40, couldn't get it to run reliably, sold it.
Bought a NIB CW40, couldn't get it to run reliably, and it dropped mags under recoil, a known problem with that gun. Kahr did replace the magazine catch free of charge, but I ended up selling it because I just never got it to run reliably. Swore off polymer frame Kahrs after that.

Took a chance and picked up a used steel frame K9 for a screaming deal last year, and its been very reliable and is a favorite carry gun. I highly recommend the K9 after my positive experience.

My problem with the polymer frame guns is that there were too many corners cut to bring the price down, even on the higher priced PM series, and they just haven't run well for me.
 
I've owned one of the original K9 pistols for about 25 years. All steel, Black-T finish, night sights. It's in the back of my safe, and I haven't fired it in years, but I remember it as well-made, accurate and 100% reliable.

I have a relative who's a retired LEO, and he has carried a polymer-framed Kahr in .40S&W for years with no complaints.
 
I have two. My EDC is a CM9. I love the small size which makes it easy to conceal, even in the summer. It took some breaking in, but now it's a very reliable pistol. My self defense ammo cycles perfectly without a hiccup. Some day I may decide to upgrade my EDC pistol to something with a higher capacity, but it won't conceal as well, so I haven't made the move. I also have a CW45 that is my truck gun. No problems with it whatsoever. I think I'd pay $250 for one if I was looking for an ankle gun, or pocket pistol.
 
Save up for a P365.

It's 9mm, it's new, it works, and it's not a product of Sung Myung Moon's Unification Church.
 
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