#Kahr mk9 only shoots on side series#

The front sight is pinned in place where on the standard-line Kahrs, it's dovetailed. The front sight is plastic instead of steel. In testing, I found that the magazines from my older K9 (all steel) and P9 (polymer frame) standard size 9mm Kahrs fit the CW9 just fine, and more important, worked fine too. As soon as they wake up and start doing that, they can get all the Kahr magazines they want for a bit under $30 apiece, a fair price. Many folks who are just getting into responsible concealed carry don't pack spare ammunition on their person. Some evidence of that is immediately visible.ДЇirst, we observe the absence of a s p a re magazine.

We looked immediately for where the corners have been cut on our test CW9. Which is why we now have the 'economy grade' Kahr CW9. 'But it still costs money,' a demanding public wailed. 'It shoots so well, can't we have a bigger one for target practice?' The company offered the T9 in all stainless, longer barrel and slide, and longer frame, which took a proportionally longer magazine with one more 9mm round.

#Kahr mk9 only shoots on side series#

With an almost audible sigh, Kahr came out with the little, light polymer frame PM series of subcompacts. 'Surely, if you could make it smaller and then you could make it lighter, you can make it lighter and smaller,' said the marketplace. Dramatically lighter, but still very controllable in recoil. Kahr Arms answered with their P-seri es with polymer frames. 'It's a beautiful little gun, but it's heavy for its size,' people complained. 'It's a great compact, but can't you make it as a sub-compact?' As a result, the MK9 and MK40 were born, letters stand for 'Micro-Kahr.' People said, 'It's a great 9mm, but we want something more powerful.' Justin responded by offering Kahrs in. Justin Moon, the head of Kahr Arms, has been remarkably attentive to constructive criticism.

Concealed Weapons permit holders clamored for a low-priced version of this popular gun, and the first of the economy style is a 9mm, hence the designation of the pistol. It is from that last terminology that we get the name of the latest Kahr, the CW9. Available in a myriad of models now, they've become extremely popular as off-duty guns (they're authorized for that on NYPD, among other departments), and I see a lot of them in the hands of students who come to my Lethal Force Institute classes with CCW cards, i.e., concealed carry permits. The Kahr pistols have been among us for a decade now. The CW9 was tested with these five loads for this article. Recoil proved soft, and recovery quick, even with +P ammo. IDPA Stock Service Pistol Master Steve Sager takes the economy Kahr for a test drive. The Kahr CW9 has a simple, clean, familiar silh ouette.