swap71 wrote:I am new to CHL, but have been a shooter for 35 + years. I am considering the Kahr CW45 for a carry gun as it is lighter than my 1911's. Thoughts?
.....and so here we go.....snatchel wrote:I hear great things about them. I'm a Glock fan, so not my cup of tea. I'm sure TAM will be along shortly to respond, he picked one up a year or so ago and is constantly going on and on about the daggum' thing
CW45 is my ECD. I really like the gun. The sights are a little cheesier than what I'm used to, but they're quite serviceable. It is otherwise light and reliable.......although it really did require the recommended 200 round breakin to achieve that reliability.
BTW, I've even pocket carried it. It is our 3rd Kahr, the other two being a PM9, and a CW9 which is my wife's EDC. I recently sold a Kimber Stainless Ultra Carry II, and the perceived recoil on the CW45 was about the same as on the Kimber—which is to say that it manages recoil pretty well.
Edited to ad: The other gun I was looking at when I bought the CW45 was a Glock 36, but I've just never been able to get comfortable with either the grip shape, or the grip angle on Glock pistols. They're perfectly good pistols, and my wife owns one....a G19....and I even occasionally carry it. But as a rule, they're not the most comfortable guns for me. The Kahr pistols duplicate the grip angle of the 1911 pattern pistols which I love so much. And BTW, so do the XD/XDm pistol lines. Given the new XDs 45, I would certainly recommend giving it a look too. I recently purchased a XDm-45 Compact 3.8, and I like the grip angle and shape quite a bit, although is a different class of pistol (double stack compact .45 with higher capacity magazines). However, the CW series of pistols are really affordable which is a huge advantage in the single stack lightweight .45 class. I believe that I paid $399 for my CW45, when the Glock 36 in the same store at the same time was selling for around $569.