ORIGINAL: bigbulls
Unless a gun shop has a range and rents firearms or they are out in the countryyou are likely going to have to find someone with that same gun.
I am not picking on FC here but everyone always says try the gun first before you buy it. Not so easily done in most gun stores across the country.
As far as the Kahr and the 45goes I agree with FC.I would rather have that light weight of a pistol chambered in 9mm rather than a 45 or even 40. It isn't thatI am scared of the guns or a small person (6'2", 275lbs)but in a stressful situation,(what the gun is being purchased for) a 9mm is far easier to control in a gun as light weight as the Kahr.
If I were looking at a concealed 45 it would be in a heavier 1911 type of gun.
Agreed. My local range had a Kahr for rent for only 1 very brief period in the past many years. Being able to rent
exactly what you want to buy is anything but a given. Still, if there's anyone at your local range who knows another patron who owns the weapon you're looking for, I've very often found the firing range cameraderie to be such that people are more than glad to let you fire a few rounds with their guns. Just an idea.
My standard carry piece is a J-frame snubbie in a Robert Mika pocket holster. When I want more, I've got a Sig P245: the oomph of a .45, in a relatively small package that's still substantial enough to be controllable. Controllable by me, anyway... When I shot the Kahr 9mm, the little plastic blocks on the front of the grip tore the crap out of my palm.
FC