gunbunny
06-28-2013, 06:17 PM
I've owned several Kahr pistols over the years, but it started when my wife needed a weapon for duty carry, one that would fit her hand. At the time, Kahr was selling a limited number of E-9 pistols- a less expensive alternative to the K-9.
She qualified easily with it and carried it on duty for several years. Only to have to change up to a "standard duty weapon" and had to stop carrying her "pop gun" as it was called by the other officers. She went with a Walther P-99, that was manly enough for her department.
Same caliber... (9mm) :rolleyes:
In the mean time, I purchased a Mk9. I liked it so much that I bought one for my wife as her backup. It was nice having a very similar feel in a smaller package, and the ability to use the E-9's magazines when needed.
When a friend of mine received his carry permit, I sold one of the Mk9's to him. I kind of regret that decision, as the price of a new (I always assumed I could get another one easily) has gone up quite a bit from the time I had originally purchased it.
About a year ago, I purchased a used K-9 from CDNN for a great price. My only regret there was not getting two of them when I could- when I called back a month later they were out of stock. I really like the K-9 over the E-9; having the whole pistol made of stainless steel is comforting in the summer.
I can't really beat up the E-9, the only problem I've ever had with it was the front sight. I had the slide parkerized and the frame duracoated, so corrosion is no longer a problem. Before the process was started, the plastic front sight had to be removed, there was no way around that, but it was easily replaced with a new one.
She qualified easily with it and carried it on duty for several years. Only to have to change up to a "standard duty weapon" and had to stop carrying her "pop gun" as it was called by the other officers. She went with a Walther P-99, that was manly enough for her department.
Same caliber... (9mm) :rolleyes:
In the mean time, I purchased a Mk9. I liked it so much that I bought one for my wife as her backup. It was nice having a very similar feel in a smaller package, and the ability to use the E-9's magazines when needed.
When a friend of mine received his carry permit, I sold one of the Mk9's to him. I kind of regret that decision, as the price of a new (I always assumed I could get another one easily) has gone up quite a bit from the time I had originally purchased it.
About a year ago, I purchased a used K-9 from CDNN for a great price. My only regret there was not getting two of them when I could- when I called back a month later they were out of stock. I really like the K-9 over the E-9; having the whole pistol made of stainless steel is comforting in the summer.
I can't really beat up the E-9, the only problem I've ever had with it was the front sight. I had the slide parkerized and the frame duracoated, so corrosion is no longer a problem. Before the process was started, the plastic front sight had to be removed, there was no way around that, but it was easily replaced with a new one.