? for Otony.....

by Otony, Thursday, November 19, 2015, 05:22 (3232 days ago) @ Ray L.

I've owned a couple of the steel frame K9s, and aside from cosmetic issues on one of them, I was quite well pleased. However, those are chunky little monkeys, weighing in at about 23 ozs if I recall correctly. That is about the same weight as a Glock 19, so not a boat anchor but still plenty heavy for pocket carry. If you mean to use a belt holster, I think it is reasonable, but the polymer fram P9, or its economy version, the CW9, weigh in at just under 16 ozs, which is a significant difference regardless of how you carry it.

I haven't owned a P9, but I've certainly shot one a lot that belongs to a friend. The difference between it and the CW9 is mostly cosmetic. The P9 has nicer sights and seems to be a bit better finished in terms of the trigger. I'm afraid that opinion comes mostly from playing cops and robbers when it is slow in the shop. I weigh a LOT of guns and mess around looking at sights and trying triggers quite a bit.

All of the versions I've mentioned come in a shorter, stubbier variation which gives you a smaller, lighter package, but I personally find those a wee bit too small to feel comfortable in my hand. The is just me though, we sell a fair share of them.

What do the polymer framed versions give you that the S&W, Glock, XDS, KelTec, or Ruger don't? I just happen to like the trigger pull better on the Kahr, but that is a personal preference. It is more similar to a light DA revolver pull than any of the other pocket rockets on the markets, most of which seem as though trigger pull is an afterthought. Of the ones mentioned, the Ruger LC9S (not the old LC9) has the crispest trigger, but it is still an awful lot like a cap gun. Just my 2 cents......
Otony