Genin
12-09-2016, 07:42 AM
Hello friends,
First let me introduce myself. I just bought my first Kahr last week. I've owned firearms for a long time and am what I consider an experienced shooter. I never owned a Kahr although I was familiar with them through forums etc. My father-in-law got a CM9 and I was very impressed with its trigger. I did not like the unrefined style of the CM9, although it did not affect function or usability. I thought the sharper angles and lack of dovetailing of the front sight were disappointing. None-the-less, it got me looking into Kahrs. I recently moved away from polymer guns (still own them, won't sell them) and got more into the steel game. My wife loves her p938 from Sig and it got me hungry for an all steel sub-compact 9mm. Well lucky me, Kahr makes the MK9. I browsed this forum (didn't sign up until today) and also read everything I could on the subject. Watched countless YouTube vids and determined the MK9 was meant to be mine.
I found a great price on Buds for $679 (cash discount price) shipped. I was pleased when I picked up the firearm to find that there were 3 mags included in the box. I got one with an extension and two flush. That was a nice surprise (Merry Christmas to me). The fit and finish on this gun is fantastic and the internals are extremely simple. I like to gunsmith my firearms so I can see this being very easy for me to fix on my own if anything ever went wrong like a broken spring etc.
Here's the glory shot of my little friend when I first got him home:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/GeninCloud/image_zpsyjoimph7.jpeg (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/GeninCloud/media/image_zpsyjoimph7.jpeg.html)
I went to the range just a couple days later and I love this little gun. What a pleasure to shoot. It is extremely light in the hand (even though most report that it's basically the heaviest thing they've ever felt in the world) but really handles recoil well and has a nice pulse to shooting. Obligatory pics of the beast at the range and the target with the first two mags (12 rounds in it) at 10 yards:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/GeninCloud/image_zpstasjbiqn.jpeg (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/GeninCloud/media/image_zpstasjbiqn.jpeg.html)
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/GeninCloud/image_zpsxpgarqnf.jpeg (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/GeninCloud/media/image_zpsxpgarqnf.jpeg.html)
I know I will be able to do all one ragged hole with more practice. The trigger is long, but man is it silky. Just beautiful. Anyhow, I already asked my wife to get me some TruGlo TFX sights for Christmas so I can install them and I'll most likely end up stippling the stock grips until after the holidays when I'll buy some of those G10 ones that a member here sells.
This is a great gun and should give me a lifetime of security. Love it.
First let me introduce myself. I just bought my first Kahr last week. I've owned firearms for a long time and am what I consider an experienced shooter. I never owned a Kahr although I was familiar with them through forums etc. My father-in-law got a CM9 and I was very impressed with its trigger. I did not like the unrefined style of the CM9, although it did not affect function or usability. I thought the sharper angles and lack of dovetailing of the front sight were disappointing. None-the-less, it got me looking into Kahrs. I recently moved away from polymer guns (still own them, won't sell them) and got more into the steel game. My wife loves her p938 from Sig and it got me hungry for an all steel sub-compact 9mm. Well lucky me, Kahr makes the MK9. I browsed this forum (didn't sign up until today) and also read everything I could on the subject. Watched countless YouTube vids and determined the MK9 was meant to be mine.
I found a great price on Buds for $679 (cash discount price) shipped. I was pleased when I picked up the firearm to find that there were 3 mags included in the box. I got one with an extension and two flush. That was a nice surprise (Merry Christmas to me). The fit and finish on this gun is fantastic and the internals are extremely simple. I like to gunsmith my firearms so I can see this being very easy for me to fix on my own if anything ever went wrong like a broken spring etc.
Here's the glory shot of my little friend when I first got him home:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/GeninCloud/image_zpsyjoimph7.jpeg (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/GeninCloud/media/image_zpsyjoimph7.jpeg.html)
I went to the range just a couple days later and I love this little gun. What a pleasure to shoot. It is extremely light in the hand (even though most report that it's basically the heaviest thing they've ever felt in the world) but really handles recoil well and has a nice pulse to shooting. Obligatory pics of the beast at the range and the target with the first two mags (12 rounds in it) at 10 yards:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/GeninCloud/image_zpstasjbiqn.jpeg (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/GeninCloud/media/image_zpstasjbiqn.jpeg.html)
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f54/GeninCloud/image_zpsxpgarqnf.jpeg (http://s45.photobucket.com/user/GeninCloud/media/image_zpsxpgarqnf.jpeg.html)
I know I will be able to do all one ragged hole with more practice. The trigger is long, but man is it silky. Just beautiful. Anyhow, I already asked my wife to get me some TruGlo TFX sights for Christmas so I can install them and I'll most likely end up stippling the stock grips until after the holidays when I'll buy some of those G10 ones that a member here sells.
This is a great gun and should give me a lifetime of security. Love it.