It was small and light, allowing me to conceal it under the lightest clothing or, with a Galco inside-the-pocket holster, carry it in the front pocket of my trousers without it displaying any signature. I have been a long-time fan of Kahr pistols and obtained a polymer-frame PM9 when it first hit the market. In fact, I discovered 24 pistols in four different calibers that fit the guidelines set for this article. A quick perusal of Kahr’s website will show you that they offer a wide variety of pistols suitable for concealed carry. Other features include all beveled edges, a Lothar Walther match-grade barrel (P380 only) and a tuned trigger. A long-stemmed rose is engraved on each side of the slide and set off in black chrome with 24-karat gold inlay. These P380 and PM9 pistols feature engraved, bright-finished slides. Intended to appeal to the growing number of women who carry concealed, Kahr now offers their Black Rose Edition pistols. For the cost-conscious shooter, Kahr offers their CW and CM series, in which the metal-injected, molded slide has fewer machining operations, the barrel has conventional rather than polygonal rifling, the front sight is pinned in place rather than using a dovetail cut, and it is shipped with a single magazine. You simply align these to form a lowercase “i.” In my opinion, they are the fastest into action of all the white insert sights available today. The iron sights consist of a white dot on the front blade and a white bar at the bottom of the rear sight’s square notch. 45 calibers.Īll polymer-frame Kahr pistols bear a strong family resemblance with textured polymer frames and matte-, bright- (Elite Series) or black-finished stainless steel slides. Since then, Kahr’s “plastic” line has expanded to include full-sized, compact, subcompact and micro-compact pistols in. Originally, Kahr pistols featured all steel construction, but in 1999 they introduced their first polymer-frame pistol-the P9. A self-cleaning extractor forces powder residue away from the extractor to prevent fouling buildup while a rather impressive ejector throws spent cases well clear of the pistol. This provides enhanced recoil control while reducing muzzle flip and felt recoil. Kahr pistols use an offset barrel with the trigger mechanism beside it (rather than underneath) to provide a frame design with a high grip close to the centerline of the bore. The striker is held in a partially cocked position where a striker block immobilizes it, and it can only be deactivated by pulling the trigger through a complete stroke.ĬLICK HERE to continue reading Deep-Cover Kahr Handguns! As the slide goes into battery, the barrel and slide are locked together as the barrel hood moves up into the ejection port. A recoil spring, located on a full-length guide rod under the barrel, pulls the slide forward, stripping a round from the magazine and chambering it. Upon firing, the slide moves rearward and a cam on the barrel lug pulls the barrel down, unlocking it from the slide, which continues rearward, extracting and ejecting the spent case. Kahr does offer several models with an external thumb safety and/or loaded-chamber indicator so as to be able to sell their products in states that require such devices.īreech locking is accomplished via the barrel hood bearing on the front edge of the ejection port. There is also an absence of external safety devices on almost all Kahr pistols, which gives them a snag-free exterior, a very nice feature for a concealed-carry pistol. Kahr offers the customer a choice of a metal or polymer frame on their pistols. The triggers on the Kahr pistols I have fired were all smooth, relatively light and stage free. The smooth, light and stage-free stroke is accomplished by means of a system in which a trigger stroke of approximately 0.7 inches rotates a cam that unlocks the spring-loaded striker safety, drawing the striker to full-cock position before releasing it to fire a cartridge. I feel that the DAO trigger on Kahr pistols is one of the primary reasons for their popularity. In my opinion, some of the most user friendly of the double-action-only (DAO) pistols on today’s market are made by the Kahr Arms.
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