I had a K9 that was nice. I don't know about the CM9 but the P380 I had was also nice but it had a brutal recoil spring and was hard, for me, to rack. The trigger is a different one. It is long and very smooth. A nice trigger. Just make sure you handle a CM9 before you buy it. See how it fits your hand and how easy or hard it is to operate. Kahr makes fine guns. Just see if it's for you.