Kahr CW9 vs Kahr CW45

[Tony Fly]

I'm am in the market to purchase a new CCW (after I sell a Bass Guitar Amp).
I have already made my mind up that I am going to get a Kahr CW... but which one is the problem.

The choice I am faced with is between the 9 or the 45...

I like both for obvious reasons

CW9
Thinner by about 1/10 of an inch (big difference on a guy my size.)
Cheaper ammo! (as I am always on a tight budget for every tool or toy I want)
larger magazine capacity (7rd vs. 6rd in 45)
lighter (by 1oz I believe)
easier to shoot for extended periods of time (so I'm told, .45 may not recoil as much as expected)
shorter in height and overall length

CW45
Stronger caliber
.45 holds a bit more weight on the BAD ASS scale!
.45 makes louder BANG!
Already at my local gun dealer for a pretty good price (CW9 needs to be ordered... I hate waiting for toys/tools)
.45's are just plain old BAD ASS!

If anybody has a little experience/info/reasoning to ad into the mix of my in-decisiveness and confusion, it would be greatly appreciated!

I love making the hard decisions in life!

[CHAUKA]

I would go with the CW9....

I had the CW 40 & didn't like it very much, I sold it and bought a G26.

The gun hurt your hand after shooting several Magazines at the Range.

It had a lot of recoil & jumped around in your hand.

It wasn't very accurate for most people who shot it because of the reasons above.

If I would have purchased the CW9mm in the first place, I probably would still own the gun.

It is very small & light weight. It concealed very, very well.

Make sure you put around 500 rds thru before regular carry it. It takes awhile to break the pistol in. - Kahn states it in the Booklet that comes with the gun.

[CHAUKA]

Oh yeah - I forgot - You can purchase extended Mags for the 9mm up to 8 or 9 rounds in the single stack.

9mm is the way to go - Cheaper Ammo = you can practice with this carry weapon more.......

[Tony Fly]

Chauka... You have a few good points for the 9mm. That is where I want to go but I am always weighing the pros and cons of everything. In-decisive is my middle name. I guess the main reasons I would even look at the .45 is the firepower, it's already at the shop, and the BAD ASS factor of a .45... other than that, common sense tells me to go with the CW9.

Thanks for the advice!

[CHAUKA]

I felt the same way at Ace's Sporting Goods in Washington , Pa.

I had both pistols in my hand - the dude behind the counter recommended the 9mm.

My ego told me buy the bigger caliber .40

I am sorry that I did!!!

purchase +p ammo & you will be O.K.

[Tony Fly]

Ace Sporting Goods is my favorite place in the whole world!!!!! They have the best prices around too! Thats where the .45 is now.... any idea how long it would take to order the 9mm from them?

[CHAUKA]

They had a bunch in stock when I purchased mine --- that was over a year ago.

Call them - They let you know - My guess is two weeks????

[Tony Fly]

Thanks! I'm on the prowl now...

[RLS]

I have a CW9. If I find another for the right price, I'll carry a brace of them.

With DPX as carry load, it is a nice shooter.



Rick

[Tony Fly]

Thanks for the help all... CW9 it is! Now I just need to sell some things to make the money.

T.Fly