Finally bought a Kahr PM9 a few days ago and got a chance to break it in today.
I brought 250 rounds to the range.
100 American Eagle 124 gr. FMJ
150 PMC 115 gr. FMJ.
I fired 50 rounds at a time (using both the 6 and 7 round magazines equally).
After each 50 rounds I inspected the outside of the gun for any unusual wear. After each 100 rounds I field stripped it for a closer examination, and I wiped any excess dirt from the feed ramp.
The little Kahr fired every round with no malfunctions of any kind and no signs of unusual wear.
Recoil was not bad at all, much less than I expected. The rough checkering on the grip began to chew up my hand after about 150 rounds, but it wasn't unbearable. After 200 rounds, I gave the little Kahr a break and shot a few rounds through my Glock 36. After that, the Kahr's recoil seemed very mild.
Accuracy was good. I wasn't trying for extreme accuracy today, but most of the rounds ended up near the center of the target even during rapid, sloppy fire.
The only real complaint I have about it is that it spit the brass cases in every direction with force. About 10% smacked me hard in ther forehead, many others whizzed by my head. One case somehow ended up inside my safety glasses! But other cases would fly almost straight up in the air. The cases almost always flew straight into my forehead on the last round of the magazine.
Overall impression was very favorable. I expected a few jams during the break-in. The gun was very tight when new, but it loosened up very nicely. Tomorrow I will run some hollow point defense rounds through it and see if it performs as well. If it feeds the hollowpoints as well as the FMJ, I wouldn't hesitate to use it as a self defense gun if I ever needed to use it for that role. So far, the PM9 gets a big thumbs up!
I brought 250 rounds to the range.
100 American Eagle 124 gr. FMJ
150 PMC 115 gr. FMJ.
I fired 50 rounds at a time (using both the 6 and 7 round magazines equally).
After each 50 rounds I inspected the outside of the gun for any unusual wear. After each 100 rounds I field stripped it for a closer examination, and I wiped any excess dirt from the feed ramp.
The little Kahr fired every round with no malfunctions of any kind and no signs of unusual wear.
Recoil was not bad at all, much less than I expected. The rough checkering on the grip began to chew up my hand after about 150 rounds, but it wasn't unbearable. After 200 rounds, I gave the little Kahr a break and shot a few rounds through my Glock 36. After that, the Kahr's recoil seemed very mild.
Accuracy was good. I wasn't trying for extreme accuracy today, but most of the rounds ended up near the center of the target even during rapid, sloppy fire.
The only real complaint I have about it is that it spit the brass cases in every direction with force. About 10% smacked me hard in ther forehead, many others whizzed by my head. One case somehow ended up inside my safety glasses! But other cases would fly almost straight up in the air. The cases almost always flew straight into my forehead on the last round of the magazine.
Overall impression was very favorable. I expected a few jams during the break-in. The gun was very tight when new, but it loosened up very nicely. Tomorrow I will run some hollow point defense rounds through it and see if it performs as well. If it feeds the hollowpoints as well as the FMJ, I wouldn't hesitate to use it as a self defense gun if I ever needed to use it for that role. So far, the PM9 gets a big thumbs up!
