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Although I prefer to carry my Springfield Compact during the summer in Texas it is a bit large. I started looking at the new compact carry guns, and ended up buying a Kahr K40. The Kahr is as small as any of the .380s, but can shoot either 9mm or .40 S&W. It's a single-stack gun, which makes it flatter than the micro-Glocks, and it has a slightly longer grip and barrel, which made it easier for me to grip and shoot. The double-action only trigger isn't as shootable as the Glock trigger, but the DAO trigger is smooth. It's like shooting a well-tuned DA revolver. The Kahr in the picture is the blued model with Trijicon night sights as a factory option. I added a piece of skateboard tape across the frontstrap to give it a little more bite on my grip.

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