Paintdad
01-21-2016, 07:44 PM
First off , I am new to the forum ,and Kahr Arms.
Last weekend I was at our first gunshow of the year here. I was in the market for a conceal piece. It had to be in .45 ,and or .357
I found a 3"GP-100 that I almost popped on. I already have a 6" version in SS that I LOVE. I also was on the fence over a really nice Smith Model 19 snubby. Both were .357 and somewhat concealable . I looked at the new Springfield XD mod2, Smith Mp , Glock , Walther , etc.. and too many other smallish .45 pieces.
My local pawn shop has just started selling new Kahrs, and I saw a CW45 in there for 409.00 with two mags! NEW!! I did some research ,and found great reviews on Kahr.
I am usually pretty impulsive ,but I decided to wait and do some research on Kahr ,as I wasnt totally familiar with them.
Back to the Gun show.
I was nearing the last few tables, my son was ready to go ,and I was thinking either the GP , or the Model 19, or just go home empty handed and research some more. I was not real impressed with any of the other smallish .45`s there . The table next to the Model 19 table that was calling me, had a used PM45 .
It was small , felt great, was like new with two mags ,and had night sights too! The guy had 500 on it.
I asked him his bottom line on it and he told me 450.00!!!
I looked at the last few tables , then pulled out my phone. A quick Google search turned up that these PM45`s list for 999.00!! WHAT??
I went back to the table ,and looked over the PM45 really good. It indeed was like new, so I pulled the trigger :)
Today after work I finally got to the range. I had 5 different types of 230 grain ammo with me.
Perfecta brass
Winchester SXZ HP
Winchester HP
Remington Ultimate Defense
Federal Aluminum case
I loaded 10 rounds of Perfecta first in the two 5 rd mags. Dropping the slide to load a shell....
First round,,,click, no bang.... WTF?? I waited before pulling the mag and ejecting the shell. Light primer strike. I put the mag back in and dropped the slide like the first time. POW!!! four times. No problem. The pistol shot to point of aim ! I was smiling. I figured cheap ammo... oh well. Next 5 rounds of Perfecta no problem. The center of the target starting to fade !! :)
Loaded 10 more Perfecta ,and had 3 more light primer strikes.... Hmmmm . I decided to not use it any more as my light was fading. All of the other ammo that I brought including the Aluminum cased stuff went bang, and they went where I wanted them to go! I was absolutely blown away by how accurate this little pistol was. At first I was using just the tip of my finger on the trigger. The recoil was snappy ,and I ended up with a sore trigger finger ,as the gun went off the lower part of the trigger guard hit my finger pretty hard. I adjusted my hold ,and started shooting the PM like it was my GP-100 revolver. After that it was a beautiful thing..... :) Using more of my finger on the trigger worked out great!
I can not say enough about how happy I am with this pistol. I fired 100 rounds before it got too dark. I did 7 yards ,and 10 yards just to see it was shooting ,and mainly just to shoot it! VERY ACCURATE, with more practice ,and more daylight I plan on seeing how far I can stretch it. No issues other than the light primer strikes with the Perfecta. This little pistol is going to be my EDC. Fits perfect in a Remora pocket holster ,and my Backwoods IWB holster. A++++++++++++++++
Sorry for the novel, but I needed to give a range report! Now , I am planning on getting a couple 7 rd mags. Serioulsy thinking of putting that CW 45 on layaway at the pawn shop now!!
Kahr Arms has a new fan!!
I did get hit in the forehead twice with spent brass... LOL
Last weekend I was at our first gunshow of the year here. I was in the market for a conceal piece. It had to be in .45 ,and or .357
I found a 3"GP-100 that I almost popped on. I already have a 6" version in SS that I LOVE. I also was on the fence over a really nice Smith Model 19 snubby. Both were .357 and somewhat concealable . I looked at the new Springfield XD mod2, Smith Mp , Glock , Walther , etc.. and too many other smallish .45 pieces.
My local pawn shop has just started selling new Kahrs, and I saw a CW45 in there for 409.00 with two mags! NEW!! I did some research ,and found great reviews on Kahr.
I am usually pretty impulsive ,but I decided to wait and do some research on Kahr ,as I wasnt totally familiar with them.
Back to the Gun show.
I was nearing the last few tables, my son was ready to go ,and I was thinking either the GP , or the Model 19, or just go home empty handed and research some more. I was not real impressed with any of the other smallish .45`s there . The table next to the Model 19 table that was calling me, had a used PM45 .
It was small , felt great, was like new with two mags ,and had night sights too! The guy had 500 on it.
I asked him his bottom line on it and he told me 450.00!!!
I looked at the last few tables , then pulled out my phone. A quick Google search turned up that these PM45`s list for 999.00!! WHAT??
I went back to the table ,and looked over the PM45 really good. It indeed was like new, so I pulled the trigger :)
Today after work I finally got to the range. I had 5 different types of 230 grain ammo with me.
Perfecta brass
Winchester SXZ HP
Winchester HP
Remington Ultimate Defense
Federal Aluminum case
I loaded 10 rounds of Perfecta first in the two 5 rd mags. Dropping the slide to load a shell....
First round,,,click, no bang.... WTF?? I waited before pulling the mag and ejecting the shell. Light primer strike. I put the mag back in and dropped the slide like the first time. POW!!! four times. No problem. The pistol shot to point of aim ! I was smiling. I figured cheap ammo... oh well. Next 5 rounds of Perfecta no problem. The center of the target starting to fade !! :)
Loaded 10 more Perfecta ,and had 3 more light primer strikes.... Hmmmm . I decided to not use it any more as my light was fading. All of the other ammo that I brought including the Aluminum cased stuff went bang, and they went where I wanted them to go! I was absolutely blown away by how accurate this little pistol was. At first I was using just the tip of my finger on the trigger. The recoil was snappy ,and I ended up with a sore trigger finger ,as the gun went off the lower part of the trigger guard hit my finger pretty hard. I adjusted my hold ,and started shooting the PM like it was my GP-100 revolver. After that it was a beautiful thing..... :) Using more of my finger on the trigger worked out great!
I can not say enough about how happy I am with this pistol. I fired 100 rounds before it got too dark. I did 7 yards ,and 10 yards just to see it was shooting ,and mainly just to shoot it! VERY ACCURATE, with more practice ,and more daylight I plan on seeing how far I can stretch it. No issues other than the light primer strikes with the Perfecta. This little pistol is going to be my EDC. Fits perfect in a Remora pocket holster ,and my Backwoods IWB holster. A++++++++++++++++
Sorry for the novel, but I needed to give a range report! Now , I am planning on getting a couple 7 rd mags. Serioulsy thinking of putting that CW 45 on layaway at the pawn shop now!!
Kahr Arms has a new fan!!
I did get hit in the forehead twice with spent brass... LOL