k9 nice but too heavy, p9 is lighter but still very shootable, cw9 cheap and the same functionally as the P9, other than cheap sights.
decision= buy the cw9 and have ahem, ...someone install good tritium sights on the cw9.
decision= buy the cw9 and have ahem, ...someone install good tritium sights on the cw9.
The front sight on the cw's I've seen are a cheap staked type and there's no slot cut to install any other sight like NS. Otherwise I like it as good as the P series. I like the light weight of the P over the K. I actually like the front taper of the slide on the cw best.
If you plan on getting night sights (either form factory or aftermarket) get the P9. If that is of no concern than you may as well save $200 and go with the CW9. We love my wife's CW.
Having said that the next carry gun I get will be the Kahr K40. Those little guns are sexy.
Having said that the next carry gun I get will be the Kahr K40. Those little guns are sexy.
For CCW the P9 is much better. If you just have small hands and want a good range/HD gun, then I'd opt for the K9.
If you buy a CW9 and add the cost of a front dovetail cut and some night sights, youll have enough left over to buy a few boxes of ammo and still be cheaper than a P9.
The heavier gun will lesson the recoil some if that kind of thing bothers you. Personally I would pick the lighter gun that has the most capacity.
The P9 has polygonal rifling, like HK and Glocks do. The effect of that on close-quarters shooting is negligible. The front sight is pinned in, not dovetailed. The slide release levers and engravings on the slide are a bit different, as well as a slight difference in slide shape, but I highly doubt that there's a difference in reliability between the P9 and CW9.
I say get the cw9 and have olyeller dovetail some better sights on it.
that's what I plan to do if/when I ever get the extra cash
that's what I plan to do if/when I ever get the extra cash
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