Kahr P40 w/ External Safety & LCI - Style # KP4143, Kahr Shop/ Pistols

P40 w/ External Safety & LCI

KP4143 (3.6" Barrel)
Black polymer frame, matte stainless slide with external safety & Loaded Chamber Indicator (LCI)
MSRP: $876.00
MA Approved | Enhanced Trigger

Premium Series
Caliber: .40 S&W
Capacity: 6+1
Operation: Trigger cocking DAO; lock breech; "Browning - type" recoil lug; passive striker block; no magazine disconnect
Barrel: 3.6", polygonal rifling; 1 - 16 right-hand twist
Length O/A: 6.1"
Height: 4.55"
Slide Width: .94"
Weight: Pistol 16.8 ounces, Magazine 1.9 ounces
Grips: Textured polymer
Sights: Drift adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
Finish: Black polymer frame, matte stainless steel slide
Magazines: 3 - 6 rd, Stainless

Guide to Kahr Magazines

Loaded Chamber Indicator
This model is designed to provide physical indication if there is a bullet loaded in the chamber. The product is designed with a lever mounted on the top of the slide. The lever is marked as Indicator in red lettering. When a bullet is chambered it pushes the lever upward and out of position. The operator will visually see the lever as it is raised up. Also the operator will be able to feel the indicator as being out of its normal resting position as it will not be flush with the top of the slide, thus warning the operator that the firearm is loaded.

Enhanced Trigger
Kahr’s new enhanced trigger will be featured on Kahr models with external safeties and loaded chamber indicators. The enhanced trigger has a shorter length of pull compared to the Kahr standard trigger. The new enhanced trigger has a 1/4” length of pull with an approximate 7.5 lb. trigger pull weight compared to a 3/8” length of pull for the standard trigger. The trigger pull weight for the enhanced trigger is the same as the standard trigger, approximately 7.5 lb. 

External Safety
This model has, in addition to the internal safety, an external safety that will prevent the firearm from firing when the safety is in the safe position. The product has an external lever with two settings. When the lever is pushed completely up and the red dot is fully visible, the firearm is in the armed position and ready to fire with the pull of the trigger. When the lever is pushed down, and the red dot is hidden the firearm is in the safe position and will not function with the pull of the trigger. The safety works in the following manner. When the lever is in the down (Safe) position the connecting cam on the lever pushes the trigger bar out of position, disconnecting it from the cocking cam. If the trigger is pulled in the safe mode, the cocking cam will not release the striker and the firearm will not fire. When the lever is pushed up (Fire/Armed position) the cam moves out of place and the trigger bar moves up, again connecting with the cocking cam. The firearm is then ready to fire with the pull of the trigger.

Product Specifications

Specifications Comparison (.40 S&W Polymer Frame Models)
ModelTP40CW40P40PM40
Caliber .40 S&W
Capacity 7+1 6+1 6+1 5+1, 6+1 (magazine with grip extension)
Operation Trigger cocking DAO; lock breech; "Browning - type" recoil lug; passive striker block; no magazine disconnect
Barrel 4.0", polygonal rifling; 1-16 right-hand twist 3.6", conventional rifling; 1-16 right-hand twist 3.6", polygonal rifling; 1 - 16 right-hand twist 3.1", polygonal rifling; 1 - 16 right-hand twist
Length O/A 6.5" 6.36" 6.1" 5.35"
Height 5.13" 4.62" 4.55" 4.0"
Slide Width .94"
Weight Pistol 20.1 ounces,
Magazine 2.1 ounces
Pistol 16.8 ounces, Magazine 1.9 ounces Pistol 16.8 ounces,
Magazine 1.9 ounces
Pistol 15.8 ounces,
Magazine 1.9 ounces
Grips Textured polymer
Sights TP4043: Drift adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
TP4043N: Rear low profile 2-dot tritium sight, front tritium sight
Drift adjustable white bar-dot combat rear sight, pinned in polymer front sight Drift adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
(tritium night sights optional)
Drift adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
(tritium night sights optional)
Finish Black polymer frame, matte stainless steel slide Black polymer frame, matte stainless steel slide Black polymer frame, matte stainless steel slide (KP4043), matte blackened stainless steel slide (KP4044) Black polymer frame, matte stainless steel slide (PM4043), matte blackened stainless steel slide (PM4044)
Magazines 3 - 7 rd, Stainless 1 - 6 rd, Stainless 3 - 6 rd, Stainless 2 - 5 rd flush floorplate &1 - 6 rd extended grip
* Specifications subject to change without notice