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Kahr was at the forefront, offering relatively small, well-made pistols with magazine capacities of up to eight rounds of 9mm or .40-caliber ammunition. These single-stack magazines allow for slender, compact pistols that have proven popular with the buying public.
When the first Kahr pistols appeared on the market in 1994 they were constructed entirely of carbon steel. [7] Early Kahr models such as the K9 were praised as well-made and solidly constructed, but criticized for their excessive weight, which is a disadvantage in a weapon intended for concealed carry. [8]
The Kahr PM series (Polymer Micro) is a series of double action only (DAO) hammerless, striker-fired, short recoil operated, semi-automatic pistols manufactured by Kahr Arms. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The target market for the PM line is the civilian concealed carry market, as well as being intended as backup weapons for law enforcement officers.
Offering a variety of pistols in calibers that gun enthusiasts love, Kahr Arms is a key player in the Kahr Firearms Group, which also includes names like Thompson Auto-Ordnance and Magnum Research.
The Kahr K series is a series of semi-automatic pistols manufactured by Kahr Arms. The original weapon in the series, the K9, was introduced in 1995 and features a double action only (DAO) trigger mechanism with a Locked breech recoil operated action. It was intended to address the police backup / off duty and civilian concealed carry markets.
This change in federal law rendered many staggered-magazine pistol models (commonly with magazine capacities of 15 or more rounds) less popular in the American market. They were now overly large in light of their newly mandated 10-shot limit. Combat Handguns magazine said that Kahr pistols are "made like a fine Swiss watch."
The Kahr MK Series is a series of pistols manufactured by Kahr Arms. Variants. In 2003, Kahr Arms introduced Elite versions of the MK9 and MK40. [1]
Magnum Research, Inc. (MRI) was an American privately held corporation based in Fridley, Minnesota which manufactured and distributed firearms. The majority owners, Jim Skildum (President and CEO ) and John Risdall (Chairman, COO ), had been with the company since its founding in 1979.