Question re: Kahr MK9, Special duo tone

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Fellow owners,

I just bought a MK9. I field striped, lubed, and re-assembled it. I won't get to shoot it until tomorrow.

Tell me the good & bad points of this thing,

Thanks,

John
 
Let's see, good points, small, accurate, well made, good warranty, holsters and sights readily available.....the bad?, hmmmm, some say it is too heavy, other than that you have one of my favorite small carry guns, now shoot it and tell us how it went!!!:D .......tom
 
I wanted a pocket gun. I wanted stainless. I refuse to trust my life to anything under a 9mm. (I usually carry a .45 acp-Colt officers in hard chrome.)

I chose the Kahr MK9. I WAS NOT disappointed! It carries well, shoots well, is accurate for a pocket gun, it is 100% reliable and I have carried it in situations where nobody should know I carried-it worked splendedly. I love the thing for deep cover primary carry or as a bug.

Best of luck but as always, ymmv.
 
Special duo tone

TheeBadOne,

The term, "Special duo tone ", is on the box label and I used that term in case there was a difference in models. From the models I've seen and pictures on the net, I think it's just a difference in finishes. Mine has a black slide with a matte or brushed stainless frame.

The serial number is: GC16XX. It was in the used area of a local pawn shop. I can't find anything on it that indicates that it was ever fired. It came with all the new paper work but the trigger lock is missing. The padlock for the trigger lock has never been used.

I've been considering a small 9MM for a long time and it boiled down to a Kahr or Kel-Tec. The price of new Kahrs is high around here, when you can find them. I don't really trust Kel-Tec because I had a Grendel. I had just stopped in to buy bullets when I saw this Kahr. It's a little heavier than what I was looking for but the salesman offered a price that was too good to pass up.

I planned on shooting it today but the "Dragon Lady" wants Christmas lights put up so I know what I'll be doing today.

My thanks to all for the responses,

John
 
As my friend PCRCCW said...

The "special two-tone" slide is actually 4140 carbon steel. The frame is stainless. The lubricity of the two types of steel sliding over each other is just outstanding. I usually *do buy all stainless steel handguns. A blue handgun is prettier to my eyes, however summers in the Ohio Valley are HOT & STEAMY. For example, sometimes, I prefer to carry non-stainless blade pocket knives. However, a non-stainless blade rusts in my pocket in about a week. I have a little better luck with "D2" non-stainless blade steel, but it just puts off the inevitable rust for a couple of weeks---then, there it is.
I'm hoping the black coating and a little extra maintenance in the summer will keep the rust away. After all, I've carried blued revolvers through the summers here without rust. I'm hoping for the same...no, I'm hoping for actually BETTER success with the two-tone MK9. I haven't seen many Kahrs with black slides. (Other than the "Black Diamond" stainless slides.) I have seen some with a black frame and a silver stainless slide though.

KR
 
Watch the ejection port for peening from the barrel hood.
My "Duo-Tone" ser. # GDO***, 4140 steel slide had a bad heat treat in that area which caused some accuracy and reliability problems.
Kahr replaced my 4140 slide with a blackened stainless and I haven't had any trouble since.
 
Kahr MK 9

Thanks for the info. I finally got to take it out today for a test run. I put about 100 rounds of various factory brands and my reloads through it. It feed everything I put in the magazines and everything worked fine. I mixed FMJ, JHP, and LRN. Both magazines worked fine.

It does shoot a little high and right but that could easily have been me. At 15 yards, I kept them well within a 3" bullseye target. Some groups with my reloads were less than 2 1/2".

Recoil surprised me. I expected it to kick but it wasn't bad at all. Even factory ammo created no problems.

If only the trigger action could be changed, I'd be completely happy.

I had one problem: The bottom left grip screw shot loose and no matter how I tried, I could not get it to stay in place. After a good cleaning, I'll just use some blue Loctite.

Thanks again for the replies,

John
 
If LRN stands for "lead round nose," you may want to be careful. It is my understanding that Kahr uses polygonal rifling, like Glocks, which can cause excessive leading. Lead is not recommended for use I belive -- check the owners manual.
 
Lead bullets

There is a warning about leading but it merely mentions that more cleaning is required and I am a "nut" about cleaning guns so it should not be a problem. Thanks for the heads up, I appreciate it,

John
 
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