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Nevermind about the Kahr. It was called the Lady Kahr.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... 22919/pg_3

However, Moon learned a lot of customers preferred standard-pressure 9mm rounds or had to carry the feeble subsonic ammo issued by their agencies. He also discovered that some female users found the slide spring too strong to manipulate. He designed a model using a lighter recoil spring. This was originally known as the "Lady Kahr" model. No more than 2,000 were made, says Harris, before the company went back to using standard springs.

Still, if the lighter spring was the only difference and one would forego +P, could you just use a lighter recoil spring?

drw wrote:We keep a Kahr P9 in the center console of our minivan, and she loves to shoot that little gun, but the spring is so tight, it's difficult for her to cycle it. Her hands just aren't as strong as most women and so cycling a semi is difficult for her.

I recall in Kahr's early days, they had a lighter springed version of the K9 (I think) that was easier to retract the slide but was not recommended for +P.

Also, Beretta used to sell a steel .380 that had a tip-up barrel so that it wasn't necessary to draw the slide. Might could find one of those. We bought one for my sister-in-law because of her rheumatoid arthritis.

My personal observation is that if you want to find one a show, you need to be there the first day when it opens and do a quick scan of the tables. I can't see them lasting more than an hour.

aggiedave05 wrote:Just curious what the asking price on this gun since it was deleted ?

The price on the LCP is still artificially inflated due to short supply. Wait if you can.

However, some have mentioned Academy stores having them below $300. They appear to sell as fast as they arrive, so you would need to call every day until you find one.

I had early reports of McBride's selling them for $279. Anyone will a low price will likely have a waiting list, so that is also an option.

Some fair minded folks sell them for $300-$325. Others charge up to $400 (the most I had heard until the last post) and flatly tell you that's what it costs if you want one without waiting.

If you wait, then you will find them for less than $300 as soon as supply catches up with demand.