rqFLSTFB wrote:RPB wrote:Welcome to the forum
I wouldn't worry about caliber so much if military/police groups around the world used 9mm too ..
Carry what you can control and get a second shot quickly with if you need to.
They all throw a piece of lead faster than I can throw a rock
I'd avoid anything smaller than .380/9mm if possible.
40/45 are good, if you can control them
Placement matters.
Thanks! i am very comfortable with my 9mm and im registered for some additional training...
My M&P is great, however what i purchased for carry (when i get my license) is a P250 sub, and, with the full trigger pull i find it quite hard to get the second shot out quickly and on target, i think im going to look into a kimber solo..
Thanks again!
Gun Tests Magazine (you won't be able to see this article unless you have a subscription) compared the Kimber Solo to the Kahr CW9, and they preferred the Kahr. Here is what they said about the Kimber:
All in all, we liked the Solo, but we wonder about the extraordinary force needed to chamber a round or lock the slide back. As noted, we think Kimber needs to bevel or round the front edges of the magazines to prevent cutting the fingers.
Here is what they said about the Kahr:
We think more shooters will be comfortable with the Kahr than the Solo. Although it’s larger and perhaps not in the same exact category, the Kahr is easier to shoot, easier on the hand and pocketbook, and seems to be reliable. We are starting to think some guns are just too small, but we haven’t tried them all yet. A bit of roughness that we felt in the Kahr’s slide movement was somewhat abated by the end of our shooting. We suspect the Kahr will find lots of buyers, especially among those who lack the strength to force the Solo’s slide back by hand.
Here is a picture of both pistols, side by side:
I have held the Kahr CW9 in my hand, and it is a truly small pistol, so the Kimber must be bordering on microscopic. Before going any further, let me state that my posting record here puts me in the ranks of the Kimber fanboys; but I think that the attractiveness aside, perhaps Kimber needs to sort this one out a little bit better. But in fairness to the Solo, I've never had one in my hands to try and cycle the slide.
Anyway, I'm a .45 ACP man at heart (and one of my carry pistols is a full-sized M&P 45, the M&Ps are great carry guns), but I've been looking for a small single stack 9mm to add to my carry rotation, and I've considered both the Kimber and the Kahr. Between my son, his fiancé, and myself, we have three Kimbers in the safe. They are wonderfully made pistols. But I have to say that given what I've seen so far, I'm leaning toward a Kahr. The Solo is a beautiful jewel of a pistol, but good looks won't get the job done if you ever have to do the unthinkable and defend yourself with a gun. I
want it to be better than the Kahr, but I'm not convinced that it is.
Anyway, welcome to the forum, and these are just a few random thoughts.
By the way, get yourself a subscription to Gun Tests magazine if you don't already have one. They are the only (so far as I know) gun magazine that A) does not accept any advertising from any of the manufacturers; and B) goes out and
buys the guns they are going to test from local retailers instead of accepting test models from the manufacturers. Thus, their comparisons and conclusions are untainted by the manufacturers, and they pull no punches.
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I have handled one [never shot it though] and liked it.