There are a couple of things you need to know before I sign off here. I have maintained enough inventories in my career to predict the long life of this gun.
Second, the striker assembly is unique in the gun industry. First, most of the fire control parts are accessed through a side plate on the frame. This is all owners will need to know for the duty life of the gun.Īs an armorer, the gun is fascinating under the hood. Like most other semi autos, field stripping breaks down to the slide, frame and spring assembly. The only external control is the slide lock, which also functions as the barrel pin for disassembly. From a Badger Ordinance IWB, I found I could quickly acquire my grip and pick up the front sights. I ran some simple combat drills with my CW9. They all seem to do this, but shoot well after the break-in period. On one Kahr I tested a couple of years ago, the groups went from off the paper to less than 2.5” at 25 yards during the break in. Kahr is quite up front with one thing: Their guns have a break-in period, which is 200 rounds. The rear sight is sturdy enough for emergency racking, and they are easy to acquire for combat purposes. I do like the 3 dot sights that came on the gun. There’s no doubt about it: dovetailed sights tend to be a little sturdier, but the manufacturing process has more steps.
KAHR MK9 SPECIFICATIONS SERIES
The CW Series has pinned front sights, rather than dovetailed ones. Although I think the aesthetics of the CW Series are better, simply because they look a bit more utilitarian, rounded contours don’t tear up holsters as readily. The more expensive Kahrs are “melted” a little more, using contouring, rather than machined flats. The CW Series has very few machined rounded surfaces on the slide. Rather than use extensive slide markings, the CW Series have simple roll stamps. Since I pour my own bullets and do a lot of reloading, I actually have several guns that I have converted to conventional rifling. One of the benefits of using conventional rifling is the ability to shoot lead bullets.
This gun is so grippy that none of our testing team had problems acquiring a consistent grip, even with the flat based 6 round mags. The 7-round has a little finger shelf, which is great for bigger hands. This model only came with one 7-round magazine, which is part of the cost savings. Second, they generally are more accurate.Īll of the models in this series and similar designs use stainless, single stack magazines. First, it’s common for velocities to be slightly higher in any given cartridge. There are some advantages to having polygonal rifling. How Kahr kept costs downįirst, the barrel has standard rifling whereas the expensive models use polygonal rifling. The MSRP $495 gun has a trigger that resets better. It is smooth and very consistent, but long.Ĭompared to the inventory of Kahrs we shoot regularly, my CW9 has the best trigger. All of the triggers have a very long reset due to the trigger cocking mechanism. He carries them from the miniature 9.97 oz P380 to the P45. Let me start over: As I tested this gun, my friend brought out his fine collection of the premium Kahr firearms. The trigger of most Kahr pistols has a learning curve. Kahr pistols have a trigger cocking system that could be considered “double action,” except that it needs a partial cycle of the slide to cock. Understanding the Kahr trigger cocking system This translates to a slide that is easy to manipulate and less wear for longer service. Kahr has incorporated subtle ramping on the top of the barrel and geometry that produces soft recoil and smooth slide travel. As the design of slides and barrels get shorter, the barrel generally has to tilt a little bit more to accommodate the recoil action.
The barrel tilt and camming action is not particularly steep compared to other compact guns. It uses a mechanical locking system similar to the Browning design. Kahr uses computer design and manufacturing extensively. It feels more like the grips on my mountain bike than the PVC pipe feel of most other polymer guns. It’s not the grip pattern, it’s the material itself. I’m not sure if the source of the polymer is different for the carbon fiber model, but it seems that this particular model is “tackier.” I knew it as soon as I handled this gun. The grip has much deeper texture than other Kahr models. This model has a black carbon fiber print, whose pigment appears deep in the material, giving it a 3D appearance. The CW9 has a textured polymer frame, just like all their other models. The CW9093 models have a 3.6” barrel and OAL of 5.9” and they weigh 15.8 ounces. With recent improvements in cartridge design, the 9mm really works in a compact gun. The CW9 comes in 9mm, 40, or 45, but I recommend it in 9mm.
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