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https://thegunzone.com/kahr-p380-review/

This reviewer suggests sticking with lighter weight .380 bullets.... My PM 9 measured just shy of 5.5". At 4.93" the .380 could be enough shorter to disappear in a back pocket.

Anyone here have experience with the Kahr .380 to share?

I had an S&W 340PD that I really liked for pocket carry. Super light and manageable with .38 +P. Its chambered for .357 and I tried them. Not advisable.

I sold it because it had a Hillary lock and I’m not a fan of the design. I bought a Ruger LCR to replace it. With the boot grips, the Ruger carries almost as good as the S&W. The trigger on the S&W was better.

I had a Kahr CM9, as well. It was a tight fit, but it worked. Flatter than the revolvers, but that trigger reset is a show stopper for me.

I tried a Kimber K6 and I think its too heavy for pocket carry.

I considered getting a non-Hillary locked scandium or aluminum j-frame, but I’m not a fan of S&W as a company (for multiple reasons). If I don't get used to the trigger on my LCR, the non-Hillary lock version is probably where I’ll end up, though.

Personally, I consider the hammerless snubby the ideal pocket carry.

Charter Arms Undercover, Colt 1903 Hammerless.

I wonder how they arrived at that weight on the Glock 42. Mine weighs 15.8 ounces with 6 rounds in the magazine.

"Kurz" is German for "short."

https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=129

I didn't know +P was a thing with .380...

I maybe talking myself into trying one.

Customer service info

I haven't been that happy with mine. More than accurate enough but it has issues. Mine likely needs some chamber work. If I completely remove the barrel and drop a round into the chamber, some brands of ammo will drop right in and fall out when you tip the barrel, but some brands have to be slightly seated into the chamber. The ones that show resistance going in won't fall out when you tilt the barrel. They have to be levered out of the chamber and those are the ones that jam a high percentage of the time.

Even the easy chambering ammo will sometimes experience a stoppage, but then it is caused by a failure to completely return to battery. It will remain about 1/4 inch out. You can push the slide forward with your thumb and fire it. I figure some chamber work and a stronger recoil spring would help it tremendously. I haven't got around to shipping it back to the factory yet.

Mine is the more expensive P-380. They did not offer the CW version when I bought mine.

Thanks for the feed back. Hopefully they worked out the bugs with newer ones?

Mr. Gunner found it easy to get a shipping label for with 9 day turn around.

They are a pretty good company. I actually got a label from them to ship it and boxed it up. However, I had to ship it, I had to drive an hour to their drop off. I went and didn't feel good about shipping it with them. They wouldn't give me any receipt to show they had received it, and I was supposed to just sit it over there, with some other packages nobody was watching. I decided to try to get a local smith to take a look and just haven't yet.

You mean like a UPS store? I'm a big fan of "trust your gut" but yeah I'd want a receipt too.

S&w bodyguard for the pocket
43x for IWB

Yeah, when your gun is still in warranty, Kahr's customer service is first rate. When I had a small parts breakage on my P9, they sent a shipping label to me, and had it back to me within a couple of weeks with a new replacement part (this time made of steel instead of the original plastic).

I can make a good case for the HiStandard derringer in .22 mag
Foolproof reliability. Unlike the anemic .25, the .22 mag is a proven man killer.

Five nigs all armed with knives accost you downtown. You shoot the first one in the chest, and quickly shoot the second in the belly. The muzzle blast from the little derringer after dark is incredible. They are down! Both will probably die.
The last three don't know what you are armed with. Their 2 leaders are screaming on the ground. Are they gonna take a chance and attack the shooter?
Hell no, you will now see three new world's records in the 200 meter dash.

Beretta M1934 in 380 Auto. Standard issue side arm for the Italian army, but also used by Germany, Romania and Finland. It's almost identical in size to the Sig P365 only slightly slimmer without the double stack mag. It looks like a small version of the Beretta M92, and has been completely reliable in function. It's excellent ergos make it more pleasant to shoot.

This gun has been reliable with a variety of loads. Kahr states their guns shouldn't be considered reliable until they've had a couple hundred rounds through them. Over the years I've owned a couple of their .40s and a .45. One of the .40s and the .45 needed 250 or so rounds to settle down to trust worthiness. In the case of this .380, I bought it years ago during one of the times .380 ammo was very hard to find. I ended up working the slide a bunch during the evenings while watching TV. Before long the barrel was looking like it had fired a bunch of rounds when it hadn't been shot yet at all. Consequently, this little gun was reliable from the get-go once I found ammo.

My hockey pistol is private.

I don't let anyone touch my junk except my wife and me.

What are you, some kinda pervert?

Yea that sounds like a great plan.... guess it's the results that matter.