aray
04-22-2010, 11:45 PM
So first time poster, and hopeful but not-yet first time owner.
Unfortunately I live in the People's Republic of Maryland and so cannot legally carry in my own state. However I recently discovered that the kind people of the great State of Florida allow non-residents to obtain a Florida Concealed Carry Permit. While this still won't help me in MD, it will allow me to carry in currently 31 states (including Florida and North Carolina where we travel frequently due to family).
So my FL CCP application is in the mail and I turned my attention to which concealed carry weapon should I buy? I currently own two Beretta 92 Fs (and love them) but of course they are way too big. And after much research, I finally decided that a new Kahr CW9 is the weapon for me.
So herein lies my problem. I can't find any! I've tried countless gun shops in MD and no one has any in stock. No one will even order them from the distributors as they say their inventories show as zero as well. I got some quotes which is nice (ranging from $485 to $575) but no one had anything to sell me.
I finally found one in PA at a great gun shop called Freedom Armory and at a great price. (I had to do that as I was not going to make a final decision without seeing & handling a CW9 first-hand.) Alas with shipping & transfer fees to a MD FFL, it becomes cost prohibitive. Plus, most gun shops here told me they would not do a transfer of a gun that they could sell. Except ... they can't sell it to me because they have no stock!
So what's up with that? I'd love to become a proud new Kahr CW9 owner & join you all here, but I'm having a dickens of a time trying to find one to buy. Is this a common problem? How were your experiences in tracking down your own gun? Is it just me? (Go ahead. Tell me it's just me. I can take it... :-)
Unfortunately I live in the People's Republic of Maryland and so cannot legally carry in my own state. However I recently discovered that the kind people of the great State of Florida allow non-residents to obtain a Florida Concealed Carry Permit. While this still won't help me in MD, it will allow me to carry in currently 31 states (including Florida and North Carolina where we travel frequently due to family).
So my FL CCP application is in the mail and I turned my attention to which concealed carry weapon should I buy? I currently own two Beretta 92 Fs (and love them) but of course they are way too big. And after much research, I finally decided that a new Kahr CW9 is the weapon for me.
So herein lies my problem. I can't find any! I've tried countless gun shops in MD and no one has any in stock. No one will even order them from the distributors as they say their inventories show as zero as well. I got some quotes which is nice (ranging from $485 to $575) but no one had anything to sell me.
I finally found one in PA at a great gun shop called Freedom Armory and at a great price. (I had to do that as I was not going to make a final decision without seeing & handling a CW9 first-hand.) Alas with shipping & transfer fees to a MD FFL, it becomes cost prohibitive. Plus, most gun shops here told me they would not do a transfer of a gun that they could sell. Except ... they can't sell it to me because they have no stock!
So what's up with that? I'd love to become a proud new Kahr CW9 owner & join you all here, but I'm having a dickens of a time trying to find one to buy. Is this a common problem? How were your experiences in tracking down your own gun? Is it just me? (Go ahead. Tell me it's just me. I can take it... :-)