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AndyC wrote:

wxguy wrote:I'm still not real comfortable with the shorter grips where I can't get my pinky around the grip.

I had the same concern, but I honestly didn't notice it being a sub-compact at all in terms of grip.

Then again, I probably have girly hands

You better not buy that Glock you were talking about then.

wxguy wrote:CEO - Bud's has the PPS in 9mm for $504 at the moment.

The Nano is a neat looking pistol and I'd like to get to try one out. I'm still not real comfortable with the shorter grips where I can't get my pinky around the grip. I've held the PM9 and it just feels like I wouldn't be able to control it as well as I'd like.

I find that shooting my PM9 is very much like shooting my 3" Kimber....not actually that hard to control. I was surprised the first time I shot a borrowed itty-bitty Kahr how easy it was to shoot.

AndyC wrote:Not to hijack the thread, but I posted a range report on the Nano as well here - anyone interested in this little pistol might like to have a look at both reports.

And I notice a picture in that thread of the Nano alongside a PPS.

n5wd wrote:TAM and A-R: You should look at the PPS for your recommendations for a smaller carry gun... Walther quality, similar small size, 9mm or .40 available, and the prices are coming down... can pick them up now at the deep discount players for about $480-$485.

Wayne

I actually considered the PPS before buying my PM9 earlier this year. In fact, A-R owns a PPS, and he and I exchanged PMs about it a while back before I made my decision and bought a used PM9. I've handled the PPS in gunstores, and I agree that it is a nifty little pistol, but I was looking for something that was just bit more pocketable. The PM9 was marginally narrower, an inch shorter muzzle to back and .5" less tall, 5 oz lighter, same mag capacity, a longer but lighter trigger pull, and similar build quality. I'm not knocking the PPS. I'd still like to own one some day. But, I was looking to fill a specific need (a pocketable 9mm semiauto), and the Kahr met that need for me better than the PPS.

My interest in the Nano 9mm is simply as a viable alternative to the PM9 and/or the PPS. Occasionally, a friend will ask me what pistols I might recommend for a given purpose. I like to have more than one alternative to suggest. If the Nano is at the same level of quality/reliability as the Kahr or the Walther, I would be happy to include it in my recommendations for pistols in that category...that's all.

kal0, have you ever had a chance to compare this pistol to a Kahr PM9? Just curious..... I'd like to know that there is something else out there like the PM9/CM9 at a decent price point that I could recommend to others.