Glock 26 Vs. PM9

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Looking for a carry pistol here in the next few months and have been having a hard time deciding.

I've been leaning towards the PM9, as it has the Glock in size and weight.

The Glock holds 10 rounds while the PM9 holds 7, I enjoy the Glock trigger (Haven't been able to shoot a PM9 yet), Glock has the PM9 in price.

Aftermarket support (holsters and such) def go to Glock, there is a ton more out there.

What would you guys recommend? I'm not 21 yet and most ranges will not let me rent either gun until I am, so shooting them at the range will be difficult.

Once I decide on gun then I'll have to decide on caliber. Both guns make a 9mm, .40 and .45. I'll go 9 or 40, but not sure which yet.
 
I'm a big fan of the Glock 27. .40 cal is a good caliber, yet is small enough that it can easily be carried.

Glocks shoot straight and reliably right out of the box. They're super durable and cheap.

If they fit your hand, I can't imagine a better sidearm.
 
kinzli said:
I'm a big fan of the Glock 27. .40 cal is a good caliber, yet is small enough that it can easily be carried.

Glocks shoot straight and reliably right out of the box. They're super durable and cheap.

If they fit your hand, I can't imagine a better sidearm.
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Yeah, those are other reasons leading me towards the Glock. While they have some nay sayers, the reliability of their system is unmatched.

Then again, people are saying the same things about a broken in Kahr.

I DO like the slimness of the Kahr. I think if I can get past that with the Glock's I'll be carrying one.
 
I have both and seem to carry the PM9 more. The weight and thickness make the PM9 an easier choice for me. The trigger gets better on the PM9 the more you shoot it. Also the PM9 NEEDS a break in period. Being an old Glock shooter, the break-in about made me toss the gun... looking for a number in the manual to complain, I read about the break-in period... duh... after the initial 200 rounds, I've not had a jam in over 1300 rounds.
 
I've shot the P9 and that was very nice, good trigger seemed very well made, the owner had had no problems. The PM9 would be too small for my large hands .
 
I think I'm just going to have to wait it out and rent both guns.

I'm really leaning towards the Glock 27 at this point. I would be able to easily conceal 12 rounds of .40 and with one of their magazine extensions could essentially make the gun full size for range days or while at home. They make a really slick 15 rd mag for it.

Besides, holsters are easier to find, etc etc. I'll rent the 27 and PM40 and see what happens. I'm sure I'll eventually end up with both.
 
Get the Glock 27. Add Pearce +1 magazine adapters (with the "pinky shelf") to your magazines, an "Agrip" on the frame, load it up with 135 grain Federal JHP, install a Wolff stainless guide rod, and you'll be "set".
 
i have a glock 26 and 33 and a kahr PM9 and P9, here are the pros and cons of each:

glock 26/33 - small pistol with excellent triggers - are about as accurate as the larger versions, lightweight, easy to carry, very reliable, my fav pistols for edc until i got the kahrs.

kahr P9/PM9 - great triggers, great accuracy, very lightweight, very reliable, very very easy to carry on a daily basis, ya can pack the PM9 in your pocket without a holster, alswys like to pack glocks in a holster FWIW, the main advantage over glock is that they are so much slimmer/easier to conceal, if ya are really gonna carry the thing daily the kahr polys are very hard to beat imho. holsters and gear are simple to find also. only con is less ammo than the glock. if concealment wasnt paramount in my thought the P9 is pretty easy to conceal and shoots a lot easier than the PM9, is a little bigger though.

if ya do get the glock get at least one glock factory +2 floorplate, it will give ya a place to put your pinky and add 2 rounds to the mag, be sure and get the glock brand though, others dont add 2 rounds always, also like the looks of the glock brand better than the others FWIW. i have always left my glocks stock (no offense dan lol) i have never had a malfunction with any of them (17C,19C,26,33,32C) and didnt wanna foul up a good thing.

i packed the glock 33 for about 4 yrs and really liked it, still pack it on occasion, especially in cool weather, but the kahr just conceals better for me esp in the summer. they are both excellent pistols though.

as far as 9MM vs .40 with modern high performance ammo (ie speer gold dot or w-w ranger) one is about as good as the other imho, i prefer the 9MM in the kahr for sure, i can just shoot it a little better in 9MM doesnt seem to matter much with the glocks. while i like the .357SIG round i dont know that its any better than 9MM, at least with good ammo. i know its a lot louder imho than .40 or 9MM (or .357 magnum for that matter) but have seen gel with the wound channels of .357SIG, 9MM, .40 and .45 and they were all almost identical, in width and depth, the 9MM might be better than the others since the recoil is less, certainly isnt any worse imho.
 
i own both, and i also work parttime at a gun store,,,

both guns are extremely reliable...
i like the kahrs trigger better, but that preference..its metal, and more solid to me,,no clink
if you are choosing based on carry,,

the pm9 is a no brainer,,i can carry it my pocket with no holster, and it doesnt print..

the glock 26 is better range gun as its bigger...but its way bigger...

to be honest the glock is not really needed in my collection, as the pm9 is better for me..
 
I have had many, many Glocks.(Here are the calibers of Glock that I owned: .45. 9mm, .40x2) They were great guns, but, I prefer my Kahr Arms guns. I have since sold off al my Glocks, but kave kept my 2 Kahr Arms guns. It is just my personal preference. I have an Elite 98 in 9mm & .40. both with night sights.
 
You guys are killing me! I'd been set on a PM9 for a few months now, and just in the past couple days had changed my mind to the Glock. Now you're making me rethink that decision.

I DO intend on shooting this gun as much as humanly possible, so I think a bit bigger gun such as the Glock would give me a more pleasureable range experience.

I'm going to head to the gun store today and check out both of them in depth, we'll see what happens.
 
I've had both and hands down i'd go with the glock again. glocks do the one thing i require every time i squeeze the trigger, they go bang. light weight and virtually indestructible glocks pretty much rule. later,ahgar
btw they are really ugly.
 
My Kahr's have always gone bang when I have needed them to! I did a tactical handgun course and shot a couple thousand rounds through it, with not one failure. I have never had a failure with either of my Kahr's. I have small hands, and Kahr's are prefect for me. I LOVE them, and I can not say enough good things about them!!
 
I've decided to go with the P9 from Kahr. A tiny bit bigger than the PM9, but fits my whole hand perfectly. The Glock 26 doesn't fit me at all.

Kahr here I come. I get some free range time with it from the shop when I buy it, so I'll do my best to get it broken in well. I'm hearing about 300 rounds to get them to stop jamming, and about 500 before they become real smooth. I'm gonna be carrying it in a Galco IWB holster as well.
 
ya will like the P9 its probably my favorite pistol, very reliable and suprisingly accurate especially for its size, the trigger reminds me of my detective special which isnt a bad thing at all, of my 3 kahrs (K9,P9,PM9) the K9 and P9 never jammed even duringbreak in, the PM9 had a failure to eject on its first mag, and IIRC another one in the 2nd and has ran fine since.

personally i would rather have the P9 than a glock 27/27/33 for plinking at the range, they just fit my hand so well.........

i have used the galco stuff and it works fine, try some speer gold dot or winchester ranger i like the 147gr JHP myself but the 124+P or 127 +P+ are good also. the only think i've ever done to my poly kahrs is grind down the mag release lever some with a ark stone, it will rub your thumb in extensive sessions in my experience but its easily fixed, i have heard newer ones come like this but havent ever looked to see.

good luck,
 
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the only think i've ever done to my poly kahrs is grind down the mag release lever some with a ark stone, it will rub your thumb in extensive sessions in my experience but its easily fixed, i have heard newer ones come like this but havent ever looked to see.

good luck,
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Yeah that's the plan. I'll make sure everything is smoothed out just as I have any other firearm I have.

I'm seriously considering the CW9 as well. The issue of worse sights doesn't really bother me, and a few machined parts aren't too big of a deal once I polish them up. For $100 less I could buy a nice holster and have pretty much the exact same gun.

Is the CW9 considerably less accurate? It doesn't have the "Match grade" rifling. Is that hype or the real deal?

I'm heading to the range tomorrow night to rent their P40 (only Kahr they rent). As long as that gun doesn't blow up in my hand, I'll have a new Kahr pistol soon.
 
I have been carrying the G26 (IMO the best CCW firearm on the market - all things considered) and IMO to compare it to the Kahr is just apples and oranges. Kahrs are overpriced IMO. they are too small and the recoil is more felt vs that of the G26. the G26 is very accurate and carries well, plus its GLOCK TOUGH!!!

i never leave the house without my G26 IWB in a galco holster, my spyderco chinook in my right front pocket, and my pelican or surefire flashlight.
 
i dont think the recoil is any worse on one vs the other and i have all of them.

now the 33 is another matter lol, it does "torque" in the hand a lot more than the 9MMs but then again its a .357SIG so i suppose it should,

imho its tough for a pistol to be too small when its a edc item. to me the smaller the better as long as accuracy/reliability dont suffer.

its hardly apples -oranges more like oranges-tangerines i like glocks myself but to say glocks rule and kahrs are overpriced unreliable hard kicking lemons simply isnt correct imho.

as far as the CW series of kahrs accuracy/etc i am not sure i havent ever fired a CW series kahr myself, i have heard good things though.

of course they are both excellent pistols BUT the kahr carries a lot easier for edc than the glock, sure does for me anyway & i have tried both in that role, accuracy/reliability is about the same for both imho, only con to the kahr is 6-8 rounds vs 10.
 
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