Compare Glock 26 and Kahr 9 Subcompact Review
Glock 26 and Kahr P9 oftentimes come up in conversations almost compact carry pistols. They are like enough in dimensions and specifications that a side-by-side comparing seems warranted. I happen to have both available, and will share my impressions of the ii models.
The two guns toll about the same: P9 was $535 new with optional Trijicon tritium sights, G26 was $410 used with standard sights. A new G26 with nighttime sights costs near as much equally the Kahr. Both guns apply plastic frames with metal slide track and steel slides. They have almost identical barrel lengths. Kahr uses a single-stack magazine and is much thinner, Glock uses a double-stack and is harder to conceal due to thicker frame.
The 9 or ten round G26 magazines are much shorter and thicker than the Kahr seven-rounders. That is a dubious benefit, as I found grip extensions necessary for comfortable grip. Grip extensions replace the magazine floorplate and provide a meliorate balance for the pinky. Pearce and Sherer extensions both piece of work, I prefer the latter considering it is textured.
Although unmarried-stack magazines allow for a thinner gun and spares are easier to carry, Kahr magazines have their share of problems. The three magazines I got with the gun would all dislodge the acme circular or two if handled less than gingerly. That acquired no malfunctions in the gun but my magazine pouch would always have a loose round or two in it. Eventually, I called Kahr tech back up and asked them about it: they said "bad magazines" and sent me three new ones free of accuse. The new magazines had a slightly different weld in the back and worked perfectly.
G26 magazines price about $25, P9 magazines cost about $35. The G26 volition function with larger G18 and G17 magazines.
In my opinion, G26 is slightly ahead on the mag issue. Both guns volition feed any kind of ammunition, with ane notable exception: Speer Gold Dot 124gr +P will not work reliably in a P9. With one-time magazines, the cartridge would nosedive into the ramp, with new magazines muzzle flip would engage the slide lock prematurely.
Speaking of slide lock: my P9, every bit many others, locked the slide prematurely when new. Kahr replaced the role, with turnaround of about two weeks. I had to get the slide lock lever smoothed equally the edges were besides sharp for comfort at kickoff.
Other than that, both guns have been pleasantly reliable. Both squirt empties well away from the shooter's face, both feed a diversity of armament. I have used nigh every kinds of ball and hollow betoken armament available and they all worked fine. Both guns have their close zippo at roughly x meters.
Neither gun produces much recoil, but P9 shows rather more muzzle flip, especially with +P ammunition. I have fired over 300 rounds in a row from each gun without any fatigue. The thin grip of the P9, combined with a relatively short trigger reach makes it a good pick for people with small hands.
Although I prefer standard Glock sights to standard Kahr sights (dot over vertical bar), nighttime sights are preferable to either. Sight acquisition is fast with both pistols, with a slight edge to the G26: its apartment slide acts like a sighting rib to some extent.
Triggers on both guns are comparable for target or gainsay shooting. The striker of the P9 is released with a low-cal double activity which works surprisingly well. G26 has a standard Glock trigger which lends itself well to rapid fire.
Overall, P9 has a slight border in accuracy. Out to about eight meters, all bullets impact in the aforementioned hole. With G26, the spread is fractionally larger merely information technology is still possible to hit a stationary shotgunning clay every time at twenty five yards. With both pistols, hollow bespeak ammunition is noticeably more accurate than ball.
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I take not had the opportunity to carry the 2 guns in the same kind of holster. P9 carried in an IWB (in waist band) Alessi Talon holster ($55) has been extremely comfortable, sparse and lite. G26 in an plastic IWB from Sidearmor ($sixty) has been quite uncomfortable. It is possible that I should have worn looser pants with it, as I have since carried a thicker G30 using a Sidearmor holster.
Alessi Talon for the G26 required break-in for the gun to fit. I wrapped the gun in plastic and holstered information technology for a day, and so skilful drawing for several more days. Now the fit is very good and the Glock is about -- just not quite -- as comfortable as the P9. The departure in width is more than significant than the measurements would propose.
In sum, Glock 26 has a slight edge in out of the box reliability and chapters. Kahr P9 has a noticeable edge in the ease of concealed carry and accuracy. Take-downwards and maintenance is simple for both designs. Both take a very similar transmission of artillery, and then I tin switch between them without getting dislocated.
Do these pistols make pocket autoloaders obsolete? I hoped that they would but constitute otherwise. Both the Glock and the Kahr are slightly too big for comfortable and discreet pants pocket carry. It is unfortunate, as pocket carry allows concealment without a jacket or a sweater.
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As you lot can meet, a P32 is much thinner than either of the 9mm pistols. For that reason, mouseguns are still useful for deep concealment. Although the length and meridian difference don't look like much, they make the difference between the ability to carry in a pocket or having to use a waist-ring or similarly visible holster.
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The true contribution of these two designs is in fitting reliability, control and accuracy of a full-size weapon into a package which can be comfortably carried all day. Further, unlike earlier entries into the sub-compact field (Grendel P12, AMT Backup, various S&W compacts), the P9 and the G26 can be fired extensively without tiring out the shooter or wearing out the gun.
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