Kahr cm9
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Charlie98
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I've got a CM9 and a PM9, both great pistols. the M-series has a captive, double spring if memory serves. Stiff, but it.... and the entire pistol... will wear in. Both of mine are 100% reliable with any ammo I've put through them.
chickasaw_hunter
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All the Kahr's I've handled are really hard to rack. But, I have had good luck with them overall. If you read the fine print you'll find they recommend not racking the slide to chamber a round. They recommend pulling the slide back to locked position, inserting the mag, then pushing the slide release to chamber a round. I started doing it that way and it does make the process easier. After I trained myself to operate the pistol that way, I've shot qualification shoots with no problem. Sling shot loading a Kahr can be hard to do and they don't recommend it.
Targa
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It’s an outstanding gun, I regret selling mine. It will loosen up for you a bit over time and yes Kahr’s break in recommendation is well worth following.
The standard consensus on Kahrtalk.com is to put on a pair of work gloves, remove the mag, and hand rack the slide a couple hundred times.
Saves on break-in ammo.
There's a prep thread over there too:
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lee n. field
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I picked up a used one a couple years ago. I think a prior owner or owners had worked through the break in period. It's never bobbled with anything I've shot through it.
It seems fairly easy to shoot.
Good luck finding extra magazines at a reasonable price.
Now I have to look, didn't realize they were scarce or expensive
lee n. field
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Not hard to find, but expensive.
I did almost everything that Jocko on KahrTalk recommends doing for break in.
I cleaned the CM9, including using non-chlorinated brake cleaner in the striker channel. The brake cleaner partially erased the paint on the rear sight. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought Testers Bright White paint and repainted the rear site with a toothpick.
I manually cycled the slide 500 times. Yes I actually manually cycled the slide 500 times.
I did have an instance on my first time out with the gun where the slide didn't lock back on the last round but it was because my thumb was pressing down on the slide stop. Other than that, I have not had any problems to feed, fire, eject or return fully to battery.
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I cleaned the CM9, including using non-chlorinated brake cleaner in the striker channel. The brake cleaner partially erased the paint on the rear sight. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought Testers Bright White paint and repainted the rear site with a toothpick.
I manually cycled the slide 500 times. Yes I actually manually cycled the slide 500 times.
I did have an instance on my first time out with the gun where the slide didn't lock back on the last round but it was because my thumb was pressing down on the slide stop. Other than that, I have not had any problems to feed, fire, eject or return fully to battery.
Charlie98
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They are proprietary magazines... you have to buy Kahr magazines, there are no knockoffs (that I know of.) I just order mine straight from Kahr when I'm ordering extra springs and parts. There are a number of different configurations for the M-series pistols... the standard 6, the 6 with a pinky hook, the 7-round CW9 mag with a sleeve on it, and other magazines. All P- and C-series 9mm magazines will fit the CM9. When I carry mine, I carry it with the flush 6rd mag, but I carry a 7 round spare.
I do this with all my semi auto pistols including my CM9 and CM45. Before doing so I clean the pistol dry and when I am done I clean it again before lubing it properly, assembling it and shooting it. Personally I will rack the slide a few hundred times... and never thought to use a pair of gloves in the process. None of them have given me a lick of problems, even the small ones that prescribe a break in period.
500 times? I'll have to start working out
Charlie98
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500 times? I'll have to start working out
Truth be told, I've never done that, even with my NIB CM9. I pulled it apart, wiped it down, lubed it up, and went shooting... and that's my standard for all of my pistols, not just the Kahrs, and I've had something like 10 Kahrs.
Love me some Kahr 9mm!!!
dobedo
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I have had a K-40 Black SST for 10 years one of the best shooters I have owned.
Armybrat
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All my Kahrs have been good guns, although the CT380 was hard to rack the slide.Good choice. I like my Kahrs a lot. The 9mm's smooth out okay after a little while.
The S9 is the last one I have left, with the others going to my kids & grandkids.
Dan-O
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If you use the “hand over the top” method to work the slide, makes it easier. Love me some Kahrs.
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I know racking a slide can be tough if you haven't found a technique that works for you. Here's what I do and how I've gotten my students to rack a slide suc...
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halfmoonclip
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The .380 version was my carry for quite some time. Really liked it; very little bigger than an LCP, but infinitely better quality, trigger, and sights.
Racking was the issue. It had to be charged from slidelock, or the top round wouldn't chamber. My concern was clearing a malf; I was afraid it couldn't be done under stress.
Too, a spare magazine tended to shed its top round. I made leather dust covers for the mags, which solved the problem.
Still like one better than the LCP; I may need to try another one.
Moon
Racking was the issue. It had to be charged from slidelock, or the top round wouldn't chamber. My concern was clearing a malf; I was afraid it couldn't be done under stress.
Too, a spare magazine tended to shed its top round. I made leather dust covers for the mags, which solved the problem.
Still like one better than the LCP; I may need to try another one.
Moon
NMexJim
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I’ve owned a PM9 since they came out. Lots of rounds through it. I was doing fine up to my 75th birthday. Suddenly it‘s a bear to rack
Charlie98
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That seems to be the bane of the Kahr 9mm magazines... popping that top round or two. I now carry a FMJ as the top round... to make it easy to see if I lost a round in my pocket, brass case vs nickle making it easy to see.
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Now that is clever. Are FMJs any easier (more forgiving) to chamber than HPs?
As noted, I made thin leather magazine covers to keep out pocket line, and keep in that top round.
Moon
