Kahr PM9 at SHOT Show 2010

We ask Kahr Arms what a new shooter might want to choose as a CCW firearm.
They recommend the PM9

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Science & Technology

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• Kahr
• PM9
• SHOT Show 2010

[dakine425]

Of all the videos that had "what to carry ccw" question, this presenter was the best one. She seemed knowledgeable and focused on the needs of the person carrying/asking the question. Good presentation, unlike the Taurus one.

[GunWebsites]

@ dakine425

What about the SIG guy?

I thought he gave the best answer, although he didn't push a particular model of pistol, SIG offers at least one pistol of just about every type

[curtispa]

nice looks like a slimer glock

[GunWebsites]

these are very Glock like, but not exactly like the Glock

[MrDevenob]

@GunWebsites smaller than the G26 to

[austinguy23]

@SeedyNotions Nope, the MK9 Elite is the most expensive model.

[SeedyNotions]

Of course they're gonna recommend the PM9, it's their most expensive carry 9mm

[erised007]

Though Kahrs are referred to as Double Action Only, they are actually striker-fire action, like Glocks. While the Kahr's trigger pull feels like a Double Action Only revolver (maybe even smoother!), the action works much differently.

Kahrs have no hammer, and when the trigger is pulled, a striker is pulled back a bit more from its already cocked state and then released, not "hammer cocks and drops with the pull of the trigger" as the rep says. The trigger doesn't cock the gun, the cycling does.

[PvtVVitt]

I've got a PM9, love it. The single stack magazine makes it incredibly slim, recoil is still very manageable though, albeit more than my K9.

[classof77]

@MagneticDog Nah, not an Airweight. Too lightweight. Painful recoil with good +P rounds. Really hard to shoot accurately unless you practice a lot. A heavier DA trigger pull than the Kahr pistols.

I'd rather steer a petite new CCW shooter toward a Bersa .380 or Walther PK380... or a Kahr 9mm. With a little familiarization she will probably be able to use it better than a small lightweight revolver with a snub barrel.

I sometimes carry a S&W J-frame; but I also practice and shoot a lot. 

[jkatz44]

Is there a pocket holster for this gun?

[MagneticDog]

@RightQuiteNot

Ideal carry for women, IMO, is a light revolver in 38 special +p. DAO with a shrouded hammer. Like a S&W airweight J frame or something.

[MagneticDog]

@RightQuiteNot

I think its a fine gun for women but not completely ideal. You can rack the PM9, you just need to know how. Or I understand that Promag magazines eliminate this "racking issue". They stabalize the top round in a full mag better than the factory mags. Or just carry one in the chamber as the gun is designed. Women should have one in the chamber while carrying, just like guys.

[JackSureshot]

most women hate recoil, and guess what? light weight and small means more recoil, put some high gain count +P ammo in there and you might as well be shooting a 45 180 grains instead, 38 spcl is the way to go for most women that I know, low maintenance ease of use and great personal defense round.