T0RMENT
01-04-2014, 05:41 PM
So, my wife and I headed down to one of our local ranges to break-in this little gem, the Kahr CM9. I was a little apprehensive from some of the chatter here on the forum regarding ftf, fte, magazine issues, etc. Additionally, I had my wife on her first range trip and trying to comfort her and put her at ease as she was nervous while still trying to educate her on the whole process.
We brought the CM9 along with my Ruger P90 and Glock 30S. I was excited to try out the CM9 first and after carefully following the Kahr prep thread I felt I did everything I was supposed to prior to firing.
I went through all the common firearm handling rules, range rules, different stances, grips for her, and how to use the hard sights first instead of just using the laser, etc. I then sighted in the Crimson Trace on the CM9 which was off a bit low and to the right. Got it set-up and my wife and I loaded a few magazines (6 round and extended 7 round) while she flinched from each round fired from the stalls in the inside range. It took her a few minutes to get comfortable with the environment but eventually she did.
I took the first 6 round magazine and fired it off without a hitch using some 115 grain Winchester 100 round box stuff from Wal-mart. It took me a bit to get used to the trigger, keep in my the other two pistols I have. I like the trigger, but it was certainly different from the Glock. My wife followed up and after the first round she fired she put the pistol down facing down range and said I'm not sure I can do this...A hug, a kiss, a little pep talk and she was back at it. We got a regular Annie Oakley here fellas. She fired through the 7 rounds at 20 feet putting them all in the center of the target, probably a 6 inch grouping with one hitting the center nickel sized bullseye. Not too bad for her first time ever. We had a guy next to us watching from his stall and he gave my wife a few good tips on her breathing, stance and just being comfortable and that helped her too.
Well we flew through the 100 rounds of Winchester moving the target down to 25 and then 30 feet and then I wanted to make sure my EDC ammo would feed fine. I put 14 rounds of Hornady Critical Duty 135 grain +p with no objections at all from the CM9. It was a little snappier, but well managed.
All in all I really like this little gun! Comfortable, accurate, concealable, and after just 114 rounds, reliable. I'll throw some more through it, as recommended, but I'm really happy so far.
Afterwards, we ran 50 rounds through the Ruger P90, which my wife actually liked best (heavier, less recoil) out of the three and then another 50 through the Glock 30S which she liked least. The Kahr came in second to her from a comfort/accuracy standpoint. She actually shot the Ruger with standard sights better than the Crimson Trace outfitted Kahr.
Overall, we had a great time and she learned a bunch and more importantly is comfortable now with pistols.
Thanks again to all the great advice and resources here.
We brought the CM9 along with my Ruger P90 and Glock 30S. I was excited to try out the CM9 first and after carefully following the Kahr prep thread I felt I did everything I was supposed to prior to firing.
I went through all the common firearm handling rules, range rules, different stances, grips for her, and how to use the hard sights first instead of just using the laser, etc. I then sighted in the Crimson Trace on the CM9 which was off a bit low and to the right. Got it set-up and my wife and I loaded a few magazines (6 round and extended 7 round) while she flinched from each round fired from the stalls in the inside range. It took her a few minutes to get comfortable with the environment but eventually she did.
I took the first 6 round magazine and fired it off without a hitch using some 115 grain Winchester 100 round box stuff from Wal-mart. It took me a bit to get used to the trigger, keep in my the other two pistols I have. I like the trigger, but it was certainly different from the Glock. My wife followed up and after the first round she fired she put the pistol down facing down range and said I'm not sure I can do this...A hug, a kiss, a little pep talk and she was back at it. We got a regular Annie Oakley here fellas. She fired through the 7 rounds at 20 feet putting them all in the center of the target, probably a 6 inch grouping with one hitting the center nickel sized bullseye. Not too bad for her first time ever. We had a guy next to us watching from his stall and he gave my wife a few good tips on her breathing, stance and just being comfortable and that helped her too.
Well we flew through the 100 rounds of Winchester moving the target down to 25 and then 30 feet and then I wanted to make sure my EDC ammo would feed fine. I put 14 rounds of Hornady Critical Duty 135 grain +p with no objections at all from the CM9. It was a little snappier, but well managed.
All in all I really like this little gun! Comfortable, accurate, concealable, and after just 114 rounds, reliable. I'll throw some more through it, as recommended, but I'm really happy so far.
Afterwards, we ran 50 rounds through the Ruger P90, which my wife actually liked best (heavier, less recoil) out of the three and then another 50 through the Glock 30S which she liked least. The Kahr came in second to her from a comfort/accuracy standpoint. She actually shot the Ruger with standard sights better than the Crimson Trace outfitted Kahr.
Overall, we had a great time and she learned a bunch and more importantly is comfortable now with pistols.
Thanks again to all the great advice and resources here.