Shield 9 vs. Kahr CW9

[joe44va]

Could this be why there is more than one successful gun manufacturer? Many thanks to all of them for their diversity of products and for the progress they continue to make.

 

[rwsmith]

Well. After hearing that...

Well. After hearing that I might get a Kahr. I don't really have any complaints about the Shield though. It's small reliable, carryable and fun to shoot. It's a little thin, but that just makes it more concealable and doesn't make it much less comfortable to shoot. I'm pretty impressed with the Shield trigger. DAO gun but the trigger ALMOST feels like an SA. Just a little more travel. I like it.

I go to both extremes. Shield on one end and Keltec P-11 on the other end. Even the Kel tec is very small and reliable.

 

[Birdgun]

I have an older Shield 9mm. Just resently I shot my first IDPA BUG (backup gun) match and shot it clean. Hard to improve on that other than improving on time. Obviously, I like my Shield.

S&W Shield in 9mm

Thanks for looking at my Shield.

God bless,
Birdgun

 

[Fchewy]

My Kahr was $300 even (NIB from Woodbury Outfitters), free shipping, $10 transfer fee upon arrival from an online auction. If you didn't know, the CW9 is the economy model Kahr.

The Shield was $519 + tax at a local gun shop.

That's how I figure the Kahr was $200 cheaper.

And, yes, considering what the Shields are going for nowadays (I've seen online auctions asking as much as $700 for them - no way I would pay that), I could sell it and make a profit...but I follow advice from Jeff Cooper I read a long time ago...I don't sell guns, because when you do the gun is gone and sooner than later so is the money you got for it.

My Shield was about $275 after rebate, and it has a better triger to ME than my CM9 which i also like alot.....

 

[cnj]

I have had 2 Kahr CW9s. I recently sold my 2nd one as part of a group sale to fund a couple of of other guns (Sig P365, EAA Witness 10mm). My CW9s were manufactured years apart. I never had a single problem with either, and all of my mags fit and functioned flawlessly. The trigger of the Kahr is the best in the industry as far as DAO pistols go, and I shot very well with either one. The only thing I did NOT like about the newer version, is that Kahr went to a pinned front sight at some point, which made it hard to swap in a tritium on the front. The older version used a screw to hold the sight in place, and that was an easy swap. I have only held a Shield, but never fired one.