Response to #83
I could not disagree more. I find the members there to be very helpful. You have to understand who usually is the first time Kahr PM/CM series owner. It is usually an individual that is shopping for a small handgun and many times it is that individuals very first small handgun. Kahrs look great, they have a fabulous trigger system, and they are very accurate, if the shooter does his/her part.
What I see on brand specific forums is a few regulars that have guns that run great for them. Then you have a lot of new shooters that have no idea as how to run a very small semi auto handgun. They treat it as it it was a full size all steel gun and the usual complaint is "my gun won't feed" , "I cannot it get it to chamber while closing the slide slowly", "my slide won't lock back on the last round fired", "my gun jams while I am shooting it", I can't hit anything with it"
Sounds like a re-run from Kimbers Solo or Seecamp forums.
I am not saying Kahrs do not have problems, they do. Do they have more than other guns? Maybe.
I am a RSO and can purchase a Kahr direct from the factory at very low cost. I only own only one Kahr, a PM9. I trust it, and very often carry it.
Am I Kahr supporter? Only to the extent most of the Kahr issues can be attributed to shooter error or a simple fix by the owner. My S&W Shield along with hundreds of others, spit off the white dot front sights within a month. I elected to repair them with a drop of white out and a toothpick, as opposed to shipping my gun to S&W and posting what terrible gun S&W is making. I also followed up to make sure my gun was OK when they recalled every Shield manufactured. I wound up replacing the sights, installed a aftermarket sear and smoothed the internals to remove the famed grittiness in the Shields trigger system. The same for my XDs .45 which sat for 6 weeks before it was returned from the factory during a huge factory recall.
My point is, most small guns have their issues. Some more than others. Do your research before you purchase a gun that you feel may not live up to your expectations. If you own one, it is your choice to keep it and work through your issues with help from informative forum members, have it fixed at the factory and shoot it, or let a new owner deal with the perceived lack of, or great customer service from the factory.
If Kahr, S&W, SA, or any other manufacturers have a CS issue that is another animal, and that particular company needs to fix that issue very quickly.
Kahr is currently moving out of anti-gun NY state and building a new facility on a 620 acre site in Pennsylvania. Let's hope this move is very productive for them and their customers.
That decision alone may have me looking at a second Kahr soon.