Gun Review Khar MK40
The Khar MK40 is the everyday carry gun that I carry in a
pocket carry holster made by R. Grizzel. Some people who pocket carry will
feel that this gun is too heavy to carry in the pocket. I am someone who does
not like to carry inside the waistband at any position on my body. But, because
of the public’s perception of seeing someone open carrying, it is always in
your best interest to conceal carry your weapon (CCW will be needed in certain
areas). Yes, I did say the word ”weapon”. So, many people don’t want to call a
gun a weapon but degrade the term to sound not has harsh by calling it a tool.
Yes, a gun is a tool for defense but it is still a weapon. People will have
their difference of opinions, but this is mine.
The gun specifications can all be found at the Khar Arms website,
but what they don’t talk about is the customer services one receives for
repairs. Yes, I did send the gun back for repairs but a minor one. The backslide
sight came out of place, and I sent it back to Khar. The customer service was
great while I sent only the slide back to them I asked them to upgrade the
sights on the gun to Trijicon XS big dots. This would have cost me money. To
have them install the sights, but they were kind enough since I bought the
sights through them and it was already warranty work they installed them for
free.
I will say the gun carries very well in the pocket with my
custom holster and doesn’t even print what so ever in my pocket. With a good
quality belt, I do not even feel the gun in my pocket. Now, this is not a gun
that you can pocket carry say in shallow pocketed shorts or jogging pants. I
would use a lighter carry gun for that. The reason I prefer this to other
pocket guns is that I have a proven cartridge that has excellent ballistic
properties. Now, I know there are people that think differently and will argue
this point. Yes, there are other good calibers out there too. In reality, my
perception of the different calibers will all have some impact on a
person, but in a small package gun, I get 1 less than a single stack 9 mm and 1
more than a 45 ACP single stack. There are plenty of other good guns out there
like Glock, Smith and Wesson, and etc.
The thing that sold me on this gun was that having around
that is snappy already but with the weight of this gun makes it very controllable
and does not hurt the hand. The Khar PM9 does hurt my hands because it is lighter
in weight and hurts worse than the MK40, and this all because of the gun’s
weight.
I have owned a Khar PM9 it’s a good weapon and reliable
after the first 200 rounds through the gun. The manufacturer does say that you
need to break-in their guns with 200 rounds. Now, shooting some of these guns
like the PM9 will not be enjoyable to sit through 200 rounds, but MK40 still
requires the same break-in period but I never had an issue with my hands getting
tired or hurting after shooting a lot of rounds through the gun.
I will also say that if you have large hands you may feel
this gun doesn’t fit properly in your hands. I have large hands and have never
had a problem with this but you can help this by putting on rubber grips if you
like. I have the factory grips on this and I am happy with these. They do make aftermarket
wood grips but require fitting to the gun. If you decide to get the wood grips
and you can use a Dremel then you can fit the aftermarket grips yourself.
Over all, I can recommend the gun, but it’s not cheap new is
between $600 - 750 NIB. My recommendation is to pick up the one-second hand and you
should be able to find them for around $500+ depending on the market area you
are in. The nice thing about this gun all the different hollow points I feed through
the gun Winchester XPs, Hornady, etc. I have not had any failures or stovepipes with a gun after the break-in period. But the round I have found that
follows the original shape specifications of the .40 cal is the Federal Guard
Dog. This round is not a magic bullet but the one thing is that it legal in a lot
of states, and has a good performance. I do recommend that you check with your
local government first before carrying concealed or using hollow points. (I.E.
New Jersey)
