{"id":254,"date":"2012-02-14T11:30:24","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T16:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=254"},"modified":"2012-02-14T16:14:08","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T21:14:08","slug":"shooting-the-kahr-cm40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=254","title":{"rendered":"Review of the New Kahr Arms CM40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o6S084wNEPE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I had the pleasure to shoot the new <a title=\"GunsHolstersandGear\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gunsholstersandgear.com\/2012\/01\/25\/kahr-cm40-photos\/\">Kahr Arms CM40<\/a> at SHOT Show 2012 Media Day at the Range.\u00a0 The CM40 is the .40 cal. version of Kahr&#8217;s sub-compact polymer framed pistol.\u00a0 At an MSRP of $517.00, the CM40&#8217;s price point is over $250.00 less than a comparable Kahr PM40.\u00a0 I think the new gun is a winner for powerful concealed carry.<\/p>\n<p>Kahr&#8217;s new CM series differs from the PM series in that the barrel on the CM has conventional rifling and not the match grade polygonal rifled barrel of a PM.\u00a0 In addition, to save on cost the CM series has simple engraving on the slide, a pinned polymer front sight, a metal injection molded slide stop lever, fewer cosmetic machining operations to the slide, and ships with a single six round magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Functionally, the CM40 is the same as its more expensive brother.\u00a0 None of the value conscious changes alters the pistol&#8217;s outstanding capabilities as a police back-up or <!--more-->concealed carry weapon, in my opinion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_155\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2709-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155\" class=\"size-large wp-image-155\" title=\"IMG_2709 copy\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2709-copy-1024x776.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2709-copy-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2709-copy-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2709-copy.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Kahr CM40<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I own a Kahr PM9 that serves as an on duty back-up and an off duty carry gun.\u00a0 I have over a thousand rounds through my PM9 and it has suffered not a single malfunction.\u00a0 I broke the gun in with a few hundred rounds of hardball, then transitioned to 124 grain 9mm standard pressure Speer Gold Dot hollowpoints, which is my department-mandated carry ammo.<\/p>\n<p>At 14 ounces unloaded, the PM9 is very light, but its 9mm recoil is negligible.\u00a0 By comparison, the CM40 is 15.8 ounces unloaded.\u00a0 I thought that this slight increase in weight would not offset the greater recoil of high pressure .40 cal. ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>You can see in the video that the muzzle rise of the CM40 is not excessive.\u00a0 I thought the gun was thoroughly controllable and not much different than shooting my Glock 27, which weighs about four more ounces.<\/p>\n<p>The edge of the torso-sized plate I&#8217;m shooting at is on the upper right side of the frame.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll see a couple of hits on it.\u00a0 It is about 15 yards away.\u00a0 From the pings, you can hear four of the five shots striking home.\u00a0 I think the fifth one is in there, too&#8211;it comes off as a faint echo.<\/p>\n<p>I am happy with the revolver-like long smooth trigger pull of the DAO Kahrs.\u00a0 Their manual says 7 to 9 lbs. on the trigger pull, but I think it is closer to the 7.\u00a0 The CM40&#8217;s trigger pull and break felt the same as my PM9.<\/p>\n<p>Both the CM and PM series have dimensions that make concealed carry a snap.\u00a0 I am able to easily pocket carry the PM9, if I wish.\u00a0 Its small size also allows it to ride close to the body in a CCF holster.<\/p>\n<p>The CM40 is just .05&#8243; longer and .04&#8243; wider than the PM9.\u00a0 The height is the same with both containing a flush floorplate magazine.\u00a0 Speaking of which, you can see in the photos that the &#8220;flush fit&#8221; magazine sticks out a bit below the bottom of the magazine well.\u00a0 That is normal for a Kahr, though I admit to sometimes checking to make sure it is properly seated anyway.<\/p>\n<p>I am thrilled to see Kahr Arms produce a less-pricey version of their pistols.\u00a0 One dig on Kahr is that the guns have been a little on the expensive side.\u00a0 Considering Kahr&#8217;s features and reliability, I do not have a problem with the cost.\u00a0 That said, the new CM series will bring their guns into the reach of those on tighter budgets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_453\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2610.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-453\" class=\"size-large wp-image-453 \" title=\"IMG_2610\" src=\"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2610-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2610-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2610-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/IMG_2610.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Author&#39;s Kahr PM9 for comparison<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Randall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the pleasure to shoot the new Kahr Arms CM40 at SHOT Show 2012 Media Day at the Range.\u00a0 The CM40 is the .40 cal. version of Kahr&#8217;s sub-compact polymer framed pistol.\u00a0 At an MSRP of $517.00, the CM40&#8217;s price point is over $250.00 less than a comparable Kahr PM40.\u00a0 I think the new gun is a winner for powerful concealed carry. Kahr&#8217;s new CM series differs from the PM series in that the barrel on the CM has conventional rifling and not the match grade polygonal rifled barrel of a PM.\u00a0 In addition, to save on cost the CM series has simple engraving on the slide, a pinned &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=254\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[34,6,33,3],"tags":[67,65,66,42,827],"class_list":["post-254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-concealed-carry","category-firearms","category-off-duty","category-shot-show","tag-kahr-arms","tag-kahr-cm40","tag-kahr-pm9","tag-review","tag-shot-show"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p28xkp-46","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=254"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254\/revisions\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}