Kahr CM45 Trigger Pull

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Mitchum

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I'm a new handgun shooter and have a question about a new Kahr CM45 I recently purchased for concealed carry.

I had it at the range this past weekend to try it out -- no gun malfunctions, only operator error :D. The only gun I have fired for comparison was a Ruger SR45 I purchased a few weeks ago. The trigger pulls are completely different! It's a very short pull as compared to the Kahr.

Which is the norm for handguns? Is the Ruger touchy? Or is the Kahr a longer trigger pull than normal? I'm a novice and still learning but when shooting the Kahr after shooting the Ruger I felt as if I waited forever for the Kahr to fire while pulling on the trigger.

It may just be something I have to get used to. Other than that difference, and a bit of a spikey grip on the Kahr (for which I ordered Talon rubber grips), no complaints.

Thanks!
 
The trigger pulls are different. The guns are different mechanically and achieve different results. The Kahr trigger pull is intended to be relatively heavy and long,but very consistent and smooth. This is as intended. Kahr's advertising used to suggest that having their trigger pull as opposed to a light/quick trigger was a safer setup for a person who was under stress and had diminished fine motor skills such as you might be if you thought you were facing a home invasion or other danger. If you practice with your Kahr,and you should regularly,you can become very proficient with it. You may get to shoot other guns and decide you like a different trigger setup such as a Glock or M&P or any of many others better than the Kahr. Welcome to the wonderful world of defensive handguns. Lots of different stuff and endless choices. Enjoy and safe shooting.
 
Great information, Slim ~ Thanks!

The more I read and try to understand about shooting and all involved, the more I realize I have a lot to learn.

The Kahr will be my concealed carry gun so hopefully after time I'll get used to the trigger. I suppose it does make sense to have the trigger set as Kahr does for the reasons you mention.
 
I shoot competition pistols with shorter and lighter trigger pulls but I also shoot my Kahr regularly and am completely confident carrying it. BTW you will love the talon rubber grip-put one on mine 6 months ago and wouldn't do without it.
 
Weren't Kahr triggers intended to replicate a good double action revolver trigger? That is to say, little on the heavy-ish and long (with long reset), but very smooth?

I am more accurate with a shorter, lighter 1911-type trigger when target shooting, but where I found I do better with both a DA revolver trigger and my Kahr K9 is action shooting/training. YMMV, but for me, the longish but smooth trigger really helps during high stress, fast paced shooting situations with shoot/no shoot split-second decision-making process going on. In other words, it seems to help with the other aspects of shooting scenarios than simply placing bullets accurate in a tight group into a paper target. The long trigger helps with adjustments during draw, presentation, and pull with moving targets.

I don't know whether that makes sense or not, but that's what I've experienced.

Earlier on in my gun ownership, I bought mostly single action pistols with very light and short triggers (I used to punch paper mostly), but now I really appreciate double action revolvers and as well as semi-autos with similar DAO characteristics like Kahrs. In fact, now I am all obsessed with older S&W models 15/67 and 19/66 now.
 
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