I stopped by my LGS today just to chat and left with a new (to me) pocket 9, the Colt Pocket 9 (p9000).
It was made for one year only, 1999, and only 3500 or so were made (Colt won't release production figures and that is based upon low to high serial number guestimates). It was discontinued for a variety of reasons, the most important being Major General Keys, USMC (ret) took over Colt and started to divest the company of civilian litigation prone products (remember that was when municipalities were suing gun makers) and focused on the production of military and law enforcement products, of which there was a huge backorder. Additionally the gun was the subject of a lawsuit by Kahr Firearms for copy right infringement concerning the offset barrel lockup hook. The initial run of guns had some reliability problems, but Scott, McDougall & Assoc. was specializing in reworking the guns by dehorning them, polishing the trigger and improving the feeding. Later in the production run the trigger and feed enhancements were built into the guns.
The package (gun, holster 3 mags and mag holder) was owned by a female LEO who bought the gun at the end of the production run in 2000 and used it as an civilian EDC as she is petite. She was the original owner and her agency requires her to now use a Glock as her civilian carry gun. She took it on to the LGS and placed it on consignment with a documented round count of 2875 rounds (about 200 rounds per year). She says that GDHP 124 +p rounds function fine in it with no failures to feed or extract. The holster and mag carrier are custom made Kydex by BTI (Blade Tech Industries) for the Colt Pocket Nine.
The 9mm "Pocket Nine" Colt gun measures .9" wide at the slide (1.2" at the widest part of the grip), 5.7" long to tip of beavertail to muzzle and 3.7" from base of mag well to top of rear sight. It weighs 16.2 ozs with mag, unloaded. SEE TRIGGER PULL UPDATE BELOW The trigger pull on mine is right at 7.8lbs (my Sig 290 RS is 8.5lbs) and is DAO. It has no safety (just how I like them) and is all metal with a stainless slide and alloy receiver. 6+1 capacity.
Before buying it I was able to make a quick run out to a friend's place with the gunshop owner and run 50 rounds of federal LE 115 gr HP through it and it shot nicely with no malfunctions.
All of this for $625 out the door. As they are somewhat of collector's guns now, the prices are inflated, going to $850-$1000 if you can find them. Draw backs are no spare parts if it breaks, but Colt will work on them ..........I was able to purchase 5 more factory mags from Brownells for $21 a pop and replace recoil springs from Wolff. The gun was service life tested for 15,000 rounds. While there are some opinions out there on the gun, I was impressed in its size and feel. Basically is the size and weight of a Kahr pm9 or a Kimber Solo with a restrike capability. Size wise it is slightly smaller than my Sig P290RS as it fits loosely in those holsters and more closely resembles a Kimber Solo in the trigger guard/grip configuration. It is also 3.9 ozs less in weight than my Sig P290!
All in all I am happy with what I have and I will be giving it a wring out to see how she fits in my carry lineup.
It was made for one year only, 1999, and only 3500 or so were made (Colt won't release production figures and that is based upon low to high serial number guestimates). It was discontinued for a variety of reasons, the most important being Major General Keys, USMC (ret) took over Colt and started to divest the company of civilian litigation prone products (remember that was when municipalities were suing gun makers) and focused on the production of military and law enforcement products, of which there was a huge backorder. Additionally the gun was the subject of a lawsuit by Kahr Firearms for copy right infringement concerning the offset barrel lockup hook. The initial run of guns had some reliability problems, but Scott, McDougall & Assoc. was specializing in reworking the guns by dehorning them, polishing the trigger and improving the feeding. Later in the production run the trigger and feed enhancements were built into the guns.
The package (gun, holster 3 mags and mag holder) was owned by a female LEO who bought the gun at the end of the production run in 2000 and used it as an civilian EDC as she is petite. She was the original owner and her agency requires her to now use a Glock as her civilian carry gun. She took it on to the LGS and placed it on consignment with a documented round count of 2875 rounds (about 200 rounds per year). She says that GDHP 124 +p rounds function fine in it with no failures to feed or extract. The holster and mag carrier are custom made Kydex by BTI (Blade Tech Industries) for the Colt Pocket Nine.
The 9mm "Pocket Nine" Colt gun measures .9" wide at the slide (1.2" at the widest part of the grip), 5.7" long to tip of beavertail to muzzle and 3.7" from base of mag well to top of rear sight. It weighs 16.2 ozs with mag, unloaded. SEE TRIGGER PULL UPDATE BELOW The trigger pull on mine is right at 7.8lbs (my Sig 290 RS is 8.5lbs) and is DAO. It has no safety (just how I like them) and is all metal with a stainless slide and alloy receiver. 6+1 capacity.
Before buying it I was able to make a quick run out to a friend's place with the gunshop owner and run 50 rounds of federal LE 115 gr HP through it and it shot nicely with no malfunctions.
All of this for $625 out the door. As they are somewhat of collector's guns now, the prices are inflated, going to $850-$1000 if you can find them. Draw backs are no spare parts if it breaks, but Colt will work on them ..........I was able to purchase 5 more factory mags from Brownells for $21 a pop and replace recoil springs from Wolff. The gun was service life tested for 15,000 rounds. While there are some opinions out there on the gun, I was impressed in its size and feel. Basically is the size and weight of a Kahr pm9 or a Kimber Solo with a restrike capability. Size wise it is slightly smaller than my Sig P290RS as it fits loosely in those holsters and more closely resembles a Kimber Solo in the trigger guard/grip configuration. It is also 3.9 ozs less in weight than my Sig P290!
All in all I am happy with what I have and I will be giving it a wring out to see how she fits in my carry lineup.
