I never heard of Kahr, I looked a little on their website, are they just like Glock that is half cocked?
I would call it 1/3 cocked but yes
I don't see any trigger safety like Glock or S&W type.
All of the mechanical safeties are internal
The manual safety is the long pull, just like a revolver
Is Glock consider half cocked all the time even after firing the first shot?
Working the slide resets the striker whether manually cycled or when firing a shot
That the second round pull is still having to pull the firing pin back to full cock before release. It never have true SA
Correct
Almost all modern striker fired pistols are double action only
(an exception would be the HK PSP/P series for example)
Thanks, this is all new to me. Maybe I am rushing too much to go buy one!!!
Rental ranges are all over the place today
I would be surprised if you didn't have a few nearby
Most of the ones Ive seen will charge a small rental fee, then let you try out whatever they have
Typically they seem to all make you use their ammunition so finding your own shouldn't be an issue while renting
It will cost you to rent but its better than buying and finding out you dont like it or shoot something better
Quick story...
A neighbor of mine in town was buying their first pistol and asked my wife and I to give them some training. We went to a local outdoor range and part way through the afternoon I had someone a few lanes down come over and ask me for some help, a middle aged couple had bought a pair of G19's and were really struggling as they had never shot before.
While my wife continued to work with our neighbor while I watched the couple shoot a few magazines. They told me they had bought the pistols because they knew the word Glock from movies and TV, so thats what they bought. After a few tips and demos I had them shooting much MUCH better, from barely being on 24x36 target paper to getting about half on 8.5x11 paper.
I walked down to our lane and grabbed one of my L9-A1's. Within a few minutes I had them both keeping all shots on the 8.5x11 and starting to get actual groups. They were shocked by how much better the Steyr shot, the much lighter felt recoil, and better sights. Within two weeks the bought Steyrs and sold the Glocks. Had they had a chance to try multiple things beforehand, they may have made an entirely different choice and saved themselves some headaches.