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Apr 7th, 2008 at 10:05pm
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I picked up my latest gun after church yesterday, and thought I would show it off!  I've needed a smaller CCW pistol for summer carry for quite some time now, and after a lot of research I finally settled on a Kahr P9.  Kahr makes the "Cadillac" of small CCW guns and sticks to CCW pieces exclusively.

The Kahr P9 in 9mm is much smaller and lighter than my existing carry pistol, which is a Springfield Armory XD chambered in .40S&W.  It's a little over half the width, a full inch shorter, and no more than half the weight.  That might not sound like much, but it makes a world of difference when you're carrying it around for hours at a time.

My XD is a great gun and it will continue to be my late fall, winter, and early spring CCW pistol, but it's just too bulky to effectively conceal under a t-shirt.  I'll miss having the power of the .40S&W and having 12 rounds at my side, but I'd rather have 7 rounds of 9mm on my hip than 12 rounds of .40S&W sitting at home because it's too bulky to carry.  Without further adieu...


My new Kahr P9 is on the left, with my XD .40 shown on the right for perspective.



Here, you can see how much thinner the P9 is when compared to the XD.  The difference may seem small, but it's really quite substantial.



A comparison of my XD .40 magazine (left) with my Kahr P9 mag (right).  The XD mag holds 12 rounds of .40S&W, while the P9 mag holds 7 rounds of 9mm, or 8 rounds for the extended mag (not shown).



Yes, that is an Advanced TCP/IP manual you see beneath the pistols.  Geeks with guns, FTW!



The pistol itself is pimped out with every option under the sun, but the case and accessories were a bit lackluster.  They threw in an 8-round extended mag, a nifty trigger lock custom-made for the gun, and a hard case.  That's it!


I've only put one magazine through it so far, but it shoots like a dream.  The recoil is surprisingly light for a smaller pistol, and the grip doesn't bite too hard.  If we ever get around to having another "Geeks with Guns" event, I'll be sure to bring it out.

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(...can't wait to put a few hundred rounds through it!)
  
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Re: Another New Toy
Reply #1 - Apr 8th, 2008 at 8:27am
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Cool, congrats bob!

Yeah I was about to say guns and TCP/IP...that's bob. Roll Eyes
  
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Reply #2 - Apr 8th, 2008 at 10:23am
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I picked up my latest gun after church yesterday...


Haha, was the message that bad?



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Reply #3 - Apr 9th, 2008 at 9:06am
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No tritium sites?
  
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Reply #4 - Apr 9th, 2008 at 11:18am
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Yeah, it has Tritium night-sights.  Those suckers are bright, too!  Having never had glow-in-the-dark sights before, I'm really surprised by just how bright those puppies are!

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Reply #5 - Apr 10th, 2008 at 8:55am
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Oh, that's awesome. I want one now. What did you pay, $900?

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Reply #6 - Apr 10th, 2008 at 9:31am
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Retail was $699.  After tax, it came to $741.

For $900, you could probably buy a decent 1911, but that would defeat the purpose of buying a concealable CCW weapon.

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Reply #7 - Apr 21st, 2008 at 5:13pm
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Where do you buy your guns?
  
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Reply #8 - Apr 21st, 2008 at 6:50pm
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Through the mail from some guy named T.McVeigh
  
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Reply #9 - Apr 21st, 2008 at 8:13pm
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I buy most of them online from http://www.GunBroker.com, but this particular specimen was purchased at On Target in Kalamazoo.  Their prices tend to be a bit on the high side, but this pistol was on sale for $699 which is a pretty good bargain.

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Reply #10 - Apr 21st, 2008 at 11:43pm
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What is the significance of taking the pictures of the guns under a TCP/IP book.  Come on Bob.
  
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Reply #11 - Apr 22nd, 2008 at 8:19am
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Believe it or not, it wasn't entirely staged.  I had the book sitting on my desk when I got home from the gun store, and it was the only clean flat surface in my office.  So, I threw the pistol and mags on it and took a picture.

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(...thought it turned out well.)
  
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