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Another New Toy
Apr 7^th, 2008 at 10:05pm

I picked up my latest gun after church yesterday, and thought I would show it off! I've needed a smaller CCW pistol for summer carry for quite some time now, and after a lot of research I finally settled on a Kahr P9. Kahr makes the "Cadillac" of small CCW guns and sticks to CCW pieces exclusively.

The Kahr P9 in 9mm is much smaller and lighter than my existing carry pistol, which is a Springfield Armory XD chambered in .40S&W. It's a little over half the width, a full inch shorter, and no more than half the weight. That might not sound like much, but it makes a world of difference when you're carrying it around for hours at a time.

My XD is a great gun and it will continue to be my late fall, winter, and early spring CCW pistol, but it's just too bulky to effectively conceal under a t-shirt. I'll miss having the power of the .40S&W and having 12 rounds at my side, but I'd rather have 7 rounds of 9mm on my hip than 12 rounds of .40S&W sitting at home because it's too bulky to carry. Without further adieu...

My new Kahr P9 is on the left, with my XD .40 shown on the right for perspective.

Here, you can see how much thinner the P9 is when compared to the XD. The difference may seem small, but it's really quite substantial.

A comparison of my XD .40 magazine (left) with my Kahr P9 mag (right). The XD mag holds 12 rounds of .40S&W, while the P9 mag holds 7 rounds of 9mm, or 8 rounds for the extended mag (not shown).

Yes, that is an Advanced TCP/IP manual you see beneath the pistols. Geeks with guns, FTW!

The pistol itself is pimped out with every option under the sun, but the case and accessories were a bit lackluster. They threw in an 8-round extended mag, a nifty trigger lock custom-made for the gun, and a hard case. That's it!

I've only put one magazine through it so far, but it shoots like a dream. The recoil is surprisingly light for a smaller pistol, and the grip doesn't bite too hard. If we ever get around to having another "Geeks with Guns" event, I'll be sure to bring it out.

-b0b
(...can't wait to put a few hundred rounds through it!)

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spanky Post Whore FTP Server Offline Posts: 1540 Detroit-ish Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #1 - Apr 8^th, 2008 at 8:27am Cool, congrats bob! Yeah I was about to say guns and TCP/IP...that's bob.
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MediaMaster GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline Holy Xenu! Posts: 1884 Detroit Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #2 - Apr 8^th, 2008 at 10:23am Quote: I picked up my latest gun after church yesterday... Haha, was the message that bad? Just kidding!
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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Michgan Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #3 - Apr 9^th, 2008 at 9:06am No tritium sites?
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #4 - Apr 9^th, 2008 at 11:18am Yeah, it has Tritium night-sights. Those suckers are bright, too! Having never had glow-in-the-dark sights before, I'm really surprised by just how bright those puppies are! -b0b (...can't wait to do some low-light plinking.)
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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Michgan Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #5 - Apr 10^th, 2008 at 8:55am Oh, that's awesome. I want one now. What did you pay, $900? Stick (..is nosey)
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #6 - Apr 10^th, 2008 at 9:31am Retail was $699. After tax, it came to $741. For $900, you could probably buy a decent 1911, but that would defeat the purpose of buying a concealable CCW weapon. -b0b (...thinks a 1911 will be his next pistol purchase.)
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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Michgan Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #7 - Apr 21^st, 2008 at 5:13pm Where do you buy your guns?
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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #8 - Apr 21^st, 2008 at 6:50pm Through the mail from some guy named T.McVeigh
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #9 - Apr 21^st, 2008 at 8:13pm I buy most of them online from http://www.GunBroker.com, but this particular specimen was purchased at On Target in Kalamazoo. Their prices tend to be a bit on the high side, but this pistol was on sale for $699 which is a pretty good bargain. -b0b (...also shops at Bob's Guns in Hastings.)
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computerjuvenile GeekCrew Luser Offline Posts: 154 Houghton, Michigan Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #10 - Apr 21^st, 2008 at 11:43pm What is the significance of taking the pictures of the guns under a TCP/IP book. Come on Bob.
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Another New Toy Reply #11 - Apr 22^nd, 2008 at 8:19am Believe it or not, it wasn't entirely staged. I had the book sitting on my desk when I got home from the gun store, and it was the only clean flat surface in my office. So, I threw the pistol and mags on it and took a picture. -b0b (...thought it turned out well.)
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