small single stack 9mm for cc

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rickyjames

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i'm looking for a small, light, thin, single stack, easy to carry 9mm for cc. narrowed my search to a taurus model 709 or a kel-tec of simular size. i've got a couple taurus guns that i like and always work well but i have no experience with kel-tec guns. any insights from people who acutally own either of these guns? thanks.
 
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Walt Sherrill

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KelTec PF9, Kahr P9, Kahr PM9.

(The P9 will be the most pleasant to shoot.)

I've had a P9 and have a PF9. (Would have kept the P9, but got it at a very good price and was able to sell it for more...)
 
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Charles Ellis

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I have had a Kahr P9 and a Kel-Tec P11.I liked both but didn't shoot either very well.The P11 is not a single stack,but is small enough to be very easily hidded.
 
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ClydeFrog

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My picks...

For a small light weight single stack model 9x19mm pistol, I'd get either a SIG Sauer DAK; SAS II type, the Kahr compact models, the S&W 3913.
I'm not a huge fan of low end brands like Kel Tec & Taurus.
A used P6 or SIG P225 9mm would be a better pick.
 
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Crankylove

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I have been looking at the Springfield EMP in 9mm lately........although it is probably more than you want to spend.......I know its more than I want to :)
 
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jfrey

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Check out the Kahr CW9. Fairly small, easy to conceal, light, single stack. What more could you ask for?
 
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wnycollector

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I own an keltec PF-9. It is small, lite, thin and reliable. I have almost a 1000 rounds through mine with just a handful of problems. Most of the problems can be attributed to me. Things such as, my thumb hitting the mag release or the slide during recoil, an occasional FTE with a dirty extractor. I carry mine IWB with a kydex grandfather oak hidden companion holster. It is a great CCW pistol for the $$$.

Another great choice in a bigger package are the S&W single stacks (e.g. 3913/3914, 908 and CS9). They a reliable beyond words and tough as nails.
 
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jreXD9

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PM9, CW9, CW45....I have all 3 and all are easy to carry, especially the PM9. The PM9 has less recoil than the Sig P238 I had and it has only a little more than the CW9. I had a KelTec PF9 and won't have another....no sirree...
If $ is an issue, get the CW9 or the CW45. Both can be had new for $450 or less. The PM9 new will run you +550.
 
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varoadking

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Got my eye on the new Kahr 9 with manual safety. Somebody stop me pleaseeeeeee...........
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I can't imagine anyone wanting a DAO piece with a manual safety, unless your local laws require it...

The Kahr line of handguns is exceptional...I have 5 of them...no safety and all...
 
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BillCA

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I'm not a fan of combat tupperware, so I'll suggest looking at the S&W Model 3913 or 3914.

My beat up old 3914NL fits your description, with night sights to boot. It's slim, lightweight (25oz), 8-round magazine, 3½" barrel, DA/SA pistol. It'll fire Speer 124gr GDHP with very good accuracy and modest recoil.
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Similar models would be the S&W 908, 395x, and the CS-9 which is even smaller and lighter (20.5 oz).
 
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jaughtman

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+1 on the HK P7....

IF you can find a police trade-in (otherwise you are going to drop 900+) AND you are comfortable with an all-steel (not a lightweight) pistol. If so, you will have a slim, trim, super-accurate (I mean as in "one of the most accurate pistols you will shoot no matter what the size) almost-fail-safe pistol. I got one, and the only thing keeping it from being the ONLY 9MM I carry (it already is the CC one) is that if I am not CC'ing (car carry, out hunting, etc.) I like the 15+ rounds in my CZ.

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Gary L. Griffiths

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Another vote for the Kel-Tec PF-9. It's the smallest, lightest 9mm commercially available at a reasonable price (unlike the Rohrbaugh). I carry one in an IWB tuckable holster, and it just disappears even under a knit T-shirt. :cool:

Recoil is stiff, but not unmanageable. I put on some stick-on grip pads http://www.ktaddons.com/products.htm at the top of the backstrap so the rough frame wouldn't wear a hole in the back of my thumb. I'm completely satisfied with mine. Wouldn't be afraid of the Taurus (my "serious social occasions" piece is a PT-145 Millennium Pro) but it's a bit larger, especially thicker, than the Kel-Tec. So is the Walther PPS.
 
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