On 6/13/2014 9:33 PM, BAR wrote:
In article ,
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On 6/13/2014 8:36 PM, Earl wrote:
H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 6/12/2014 7:37 PM, Earl wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 6/11/2014 7:56 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:45:21 -0400, Earl wrote:

Your theory is solid except for .22LR. I can't figure that one out.

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That will ease up also after everyone has stocked up with the
obligatory lifetime supply. At that point the hoarders and
speculators will be out of the market and things will return to
normal.


I have two .22 cal guns .. a Ruger SR22 pistol and a Ruger 10/22
rifle. When I purchased them the dealer threw in a box of 500 rounds
for each gun.

I also have a couple of boxes that I had purchased previously for
another .22 cal revolver I had. I don't shoot the .22's very often
so I suspect my stash will last a while.

What I need is .380 ammo. I just bought another handgun earlier this
week for the first time in a long time. I've been thinking about a
compact pocket pistol to replace the S&W Bodyguard 380 that I had but
didn't like. Choices are limited here in MA because of the famous
"banned" list by the Attorney General's office.

I happened to visit the local gun shop I go to this past Monday. He
had two Sig Sauer P228s in the case. One had fancy engraving and
pearl grips. Too over the top for me. The other was more plain but
had nice looking rosewood grips instead of the baseline black. I
liked that one and temptation overcame logic and it went home with
me. Looks identical to this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...sauer-P238.jpg


Can you get the Kahr CM9 in MA?
I don't see why not. They're made there.

Maybe it's the size??


I don't think so. There's a version of the very similar Kahr 9mm (PM9)
that *is* MA compliant.

I think it has something to do with the safety or how it operates. The
fact that there is a "version" of the PM9 that is approved for sale in
MA makes me think that Kahr designed a unique version specifically for
sale in MA. It may be that they have not made the same unique safety
design on the CM9.

All of those Kahr's in 9MM look the same on the inside. There doesn't
appear to be any difference in the inner workings or the parts. They may
only have one frame assembly drawing on their website that they use for
all of their pistols or they are all the same on the inside.



I did a little reading on the CM9 and the PM9. There are a few subtle
differences. One is the rifling in the barrel. I also found a
reference to the external safety on the MA compliant version of the PM9.
It's possible that the CM9 does not have whatever the MA compliant
version of the PM9 has. The CM9 is basically a less expensive version
of the PM9.

For whatever reason, the CM9 is not certified for sale in MA.