If you are looking for a high quality,less expensive, concealed carry gun look no further than the Kahr cw series. The cw9 and cw40 and small light and powerfull. Weighing in at 20 oz and being a nice,slim single stack design they are very easy to conceal and carry all day. They are also easy on the pocket book with most street prices around $400.

I have tested both the 40 and 9mm version and am currently using the cw9 for my main carry gun. The cw series have stainless slides with poly frames. They are very impervious to the elements and have showed not even a hint of discoloration or rust when using the mexican carry in the hot summer and getting a lot of sweat on them. The trigger is nice,wide and smooth and is double action only.I do  not have a trigger gauge at the time, but even though I know it breaks at around 9-10pds it doesn’t feel near that heavy due to the smoothness. The guns have shot to point of aim with 115gr and 180gr ammo out of the box. That is great for most fixed sight defensive guns have a tendency to shoot other than to the sights. The little guns are very controllable in recoil and fun and easy to shoot. I choose to keep the cw9 due to cheaper ammo and the ability to shoot it more. The guns fed and funtioned flawlessly on a wide variety of ammo and havent once balked, even straight out of the box. No break in was needed, though you should shoot at least 200rds of the ammo you are using through a auto before using for defense. These are slim,single stack guns and hold  7 +1 rounds. The grip is nice and thin and very easy to conceal. It is much thinner than even a 1911. The springs are very stiff compared to a 1911, though not as stiff as the K9 that I had tried before. It may be a litte hard to get into battery for the weak handed women and elderly. Being double action only, there is no safety, only the mag and slide release. You just point and shoot like a good revolver. The only down side to me was the gun was only supplied with one magazine and extras are a little costly. This is a very high quality well fitted pistol that should give years of reliable service.