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  • Biggfoot44

    Ultimate Member
    Aug 2, 2009
    32,877
    Ankle carry is better suited for a second gun , than for an " only" gun .
     

    Striper69

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    Jan 31, 2014
    1,400
    Iowa
    Maybe I can put this into a little more context.

    My life has been threatened a couple of times by assailants with a knife/razor. When I was 13 I was sitting on my bike after delivering newspapers looking at a lake in the late afternoon. A guy from the same part of town snuck up behind me and held a razor to my neck and demanded money. I gave him the 2 quarters I had in my pocket. Another time when I was in my 20s a guy came up to my older brother and hit him in the face. He then brandished a knife and it was a standoff because my brother was a lot bigger than that guy. He finally left but he could've stabbed both of us.

    The kid who held a razor to me throat had the audacity to walk up to me like we were old buddies a few years later because his Dad was visiting my neighbor's father. I beat the hell out of him right there on the street. Got my revenge.

    The other dude is dead now but that could happen at any time. So concealed carry is a very real thing I need to master.
     

    Bullfrog

    Ultimate Member
    Oct 8, 2009
    15,152
    Carroll County
    I began to wonder what the author's native language might be.

    Ditto.

    I've seen several 'gun' and other specialty websites like that, where all of the articles seem to contain decent factual info but are obviously not written by an English speaker:

    Full metal jackets (FMJ) bullets, on one hand, have flat tips and are good in penetrating anything that comes into its path.

    However, both the ball ammo and the FMJ have one thing in common which is not very agreeable.

    Using these two, they tend to pass through the body on close range shot. And that makes these bullets very dangerous to use when in public and shooting a criminal to immobilize him.

    Ok, that’s enough for the backgrounder!


    Also no videos, no pics created specifically for the page, no personal experience with the firearms they write about.

    My guess is English-as-a-second-language speakers in other countries being paid to create content, probably gathering facts from other sites. Probably college students in India, China, etc. Better than putting them to work as telemarketers, I guess.
     

    alucard0822

    For great Justice
    Oct 29, 2007
    17,643
    PA
    People often over look Khar Arms, I had a CW380 for several years before I traded up to a CW40 and K40 for more fire power based on some of my LEO buddy's recommendation.

    https://shopkahrfirearmsgroup.com/cw380-cw3833/

    Have a CW380 and PM9. Great little pistols, the PM9 is dead reliable with everything, pretty accurate and easy to shoot fast. Ended up getting replaced with a P365, same size, but better trigger, better sights, faster to shoot and 4 more rounds of capacity. The CW380 is a little ammo picky, but most FMJ and loads that use XTP bullets are reliable. Main issue some have is the really steep feed angle, and they can have feed issues, older models had weak mag catches. Both have a nice DAO trigger, the long smooth 7# pull is good for control, but has the full length reset most all DAOs had before short reset triggers like the GLOCK safe action came around.
     

    John from MD

    American Patriot
    MDS Supporter
    May 12, 2005
    22,730
    Socialist State of Maryland
    Have a CW380 and PM9. Great little pistols, the PM9 is dead reliable with everything, pretty accurate and easy to shoot fast. Ended up getting replaced with a P365, same size, but better trigger, better sights, faster to shoot and 4 more rounds of capacity. The CW380 is a little ammo picky, but most FMJ and loads that use XTP bullets are reliable. Main issue some have is the really steep feed angle, and they can have feed issues, older models had weak mag catches. Both have a nice DAO trigger, the long smooth 7# pull is good for control, but has the full length reset most all DAOs had before short reset triggers like the GLOCK safe action came around.

    I also had the P9 which I carried for many years until I switched to the P365 after the bugs were worked out. I have the P380 which I have added fiber optic sights and a laser for a better sight picture. One thing about Kahr's, for small barreled guns, they are very accurate.
     

    hogarth

    Ultimate Member
    Jun 13, 2009
    2,504
    This "belly gun" talk is amusing. I shot the FBI qual about a year ago with my Gen 1 LCP and passed easily even though I had never before fired it at targets beyond 15 yds. Passed with an 84. And 2 shots didn't count because my reload was slow (coming from pocket AND slide does not lock back). I'm sure I'd score at least a 90 if I did it again.
     

    Harrys

    Short Round
    Jul 12, 2014
    3,362
    SOMD
    Have a CW380 and PM9. Great little pistols, the PM9 is dead reliable with everything, pretty accurate and easy to shoot fast. Ended up getting replaced with a P365, same size, but better trigger, better sights, faster to shoot and 4 more rounds of capacity. The CW380 is a little ammo picky, but most FMJ and loads that use XTP bullets are reliable. Main issue some have is the really steep feed angle, and they can have feed issues, older models had weak mag catches. Both have a nice DAO trigger, the long smooth 7# pull is good for control, but has the full length reset most all DAOs had before short reset triggers like the GLOCK safe action came around.

    I reload and shoot 180 grain hollow points out all my Khars. It makes them pretty snappy and most people do not like because of the heavy loads. However, after shooting 9mm and 380 you cannot compare the knock down power of the 40 caliber no matter what you shoot with.
     

    Harrys

    Short Round
    Jul 12, 2014
    3,362
    SOMD
    I also had the P9 which I carried for many years until I switched to the P365 after the bugs were worked out. I have the P380 which I have added fiber optic sights and a laser for a better sight picture. One thing about Kahr's, for small barreled guns, they are very accurate.

    My K40 shoots very accurate at 20 yards and the CW40 at 15 yards. For 3 inch barrels you cannot beat them.
     

    Biggfoot44

    Ultimate Member
    Aug 2, 2009
    32,877
    I will give the heads up that Kahr is designed for Small Hands . This can be good or bad depending upon the shooter .

    And then of course the whole supporting a Religious Cult thing .
     

    Pinecone

    Ultimate Member
    MDS Supporter
    Feb 4, 2013
    28,175
    Ex got a Kahr in .40 while we were still married.

    Instructions said to shoot 200 rounds for break in before trusting it.

    We took it to the range, and between the two of us, barely got 100 rounds through it. NASTY snap.

    OTOH, I took my P365 to the range and put 200 rounds through it, and wished I had brought more ammo. :)
     

    John from MD

    American Patriot
    MDS Supporter
    May 12, 2005
    22,730
    Socialist State of Maryland
    John from MD, what bugs were ‘in’ the 365?

    Early models had some issues. I'm afraid I don't recall what they were. I googled it when I considered buying mine about two years ago. They are all fixed now, mine runs like a house on fire. The only thing I did was to convert the trigger to a flat face which really makes a difference in the amount of trigger movement.
     

    Harrys

    Short Round
    Jul 12, 2014
    3,362
    SOMD
    Ex got a Kahr in .40 while we were still married.

    Instructions said to shoot 200 rounds for break in before trusting it.

    We took it to the range, and between the two of us, barely got 100 rounds through it. NASTY snap.

    OTOH, I took my P365 to the range and put 200 rounds through it, and wished I had brought more ammo. :)

    The snap just makes sure you are paying attention yes it is a wake up call. It took me a while to get use to it and prepared me for my .500 S&W magnum which can now shoot single handed.
     

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