My turn to add to the confusion. I have both a Glock 23 and a Kahr K9 that I use as carry weapons. I like the G-23 when the weather gets cooler, since hiding a G-23 in shorts and a polo shirt is a challenge.
The K9 is great in the summer. It's nice and flat, so IWB is a breeze. I do notice the weight when it's carried OWB, especially with a thinner belt. But IWB, it's weight doesn't seem to be near as noticable. I don't like the rubber grips. They sometimes catch my covering garment. I've been meaning to replace them w/some hardwoods, but haven't got around to it yet. Heck it's only been 3 years now...
I like alternating the Glock and Kahr as carry guns. The mode of operation is the same, the manual of arms is the same and the trigger pulls are different, (7 lbs on the K9, 5 lbs on the Glock), they aren't that different that a trip to the range won't get you back into the "groove".
If you go with the Kahr, get one w/the electroless nickle finish. The blue finish is too soft. If you go with the Glock, get one w/night sights. The stock plastic sights suck. You can always replace the plastic ones w/night sights, but it's cheaper to just buy them already installed.
As to reliability, my G-23 has eaten about 7k rnds w/zero malfunctions. My kahr K9 has gone thru just under 3K w/zero malfunctions. I had a G-19 for about a year, it ate almost 1500 rnds w/zero malfunctions. Reliability shouldn't be an issue with either gun.
When it comes to choosing, I guess you just have to pick your poison. You can't really go wrong w/either.
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