I'd like to see a K/T40 stretched a little bit to create a 10mm version. Talk about a perfect packin' pistol!
Hmmm. Either the slide would need to be made a *lot* more massive, and/or the recoil spring would need to be made much, much stronger! Correct?
And we also would be talking about 10mm Auto fired from an approximate 4"/4.5" barrel (if the K/T40 were to be stretched a little bit), correct? Wouldn't this make for an extremely "snappy" pistol?
ETA: Of course, there is already the Glock 29 (which has a 3.78" barrel), which some people think a lot of, so ...
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Yeah, I was thinking of this gun because there is a Glock 29. I know that there would need to be either significant beefing up done or a lot of metallurgical study undertaken to make sure it's feasible and safe, but a compact, steel-framed 10mm that can handle Underwood or Buffalo Bore ammo would be a handy thing to have. I have a Rock Island 1911 in 10mm, and granted it's a heavier firearm but it's not uncontrollable. I was just thinking for a gun that would be carried a lot and shot a little, a Kahr would make a great woods gun. I'd love it for a hiking gun. I bought my Rock for that purpose; the wilderness area where I do some fishing has a decent population of moose. I have surprised momma and baby moose when fishing, and although I had a 44 Mag with me for that reason the 44 is a pretty gun--case hardened etc and I don't feel right about carrying it in the woods any more, thus the 10mm.
I doubt that Kahr would ever head down that road though. They're not making anything in 357 SIG, probably for the same reason and it would be a lot easier to adapt an existing platform to that cartridge than a 10mm. It is more of a hope, wish and dream of mine.
I like options and I think, in general, all gun companies would do well to offer more choice of features to the customer. If I was "designing a Kahr" I'd simply offer more options to the current line up, produce a 1911 version, double stack, and for goodness sakes, bring about metal magazine plates that fit flush.
Looks like Kahr has listened to your suggestion.
https://shopkahrfirearmsgroup.com/ka...arging-handle/