Is Kahr just resting on their laurels?

[MMyers1970]

Longtime Kahr owner---I have a P9 I bought in 2001, and a CW380 last year. There will be more Kahrs in my future, starting with an MK9 I plan to high polish and put wood grips with jeweled screws on. I've always wanted a little tiny pimp gun.

But I'm a bit disappointed that they haven't seemingly done much really new in the last few years. The Value Line was a brilliant move. Making less expensive versions of everything in the line must have increased sales dramatically. But the new items shown at SHOT were less than impressive. I've pretty much given up on seeing the Gen 2s anytime soon. How long has it been since their introduction---two years? Other than that teaser at SHOT, we got Value Line pistols with different color Cerakote and grip sleeves included. I figure the Cerakoting is a way to make them for even less money to increase profit margin, and I get that. I'm a traditionalist and like my pistols stainless or two tone, so not an interest.

I can't help thinking that a small 10 round double stack pistol with the Kahr trigger would be a winner, but I also understand Kahr doesn't want to cannibalize sales of the Baby Desert Eagle. Still, a P9 with a double stack magazine would be ideal.

That being said, when the Gen 2s finally hit the market, the purchase after the MK9(or K9 since I have P9 holsters already) will be a TP9 6 inch with the compensator and a reflex sight. I don't compete but I'd like to see how much of a tack driver that one is.

[JohnR]

It is kinda like waiting for Colt to come out with something totally new.

[Longitude Zero]

It is kinda like waiting for Colt to come out with something totally new.

So true.

[Bawanna]

I'd be tickled it Colt would just rest on their laurels and continue to produce what they "used" to produce.

They lost all interest in civilians when the Mattel rifle was invented.

Course they'd go out of business (again) cause it was cost so much to produce a Python or even a Highway Patrolman.

[jeepster09]

I have polished a few but my other guns get atitude about non green in the safe with them.

[finpro]

Very nice!

[Barth]

I'm still dreaming of a K45 Elite.
It can't be that hard to make...

[CPTKILLER]

They will get overrun by their competition if they don't innovate.

[hardluk1]

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[zaitcev]

They will get overrun by their competition if they don't innovate.

Forget innovation. I would settle for a .45 single-stack that actually works. Make that slide travel longer by 1/8", it's going to cure most reliability issues. And use a real recoil springs for crying out loud.