Kahr CM9 Question/Issue

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Joe_Pike

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I asked this question over at Kahr Talk but got no response.


I bought a CM9 sometime back thinking I would carry it but I haven't even got around to shooting it yet because I can't seem to get away from carrying a revolver. I 'll drag it out once in awhile and cycle some snap caps through it and I have taken it apart to lube it thinking that one day I'll try carrying it. Anyway, I had it out recently and noticed that when you rack the slide and the trigger is reset, there is bigger gap between slide and frame towards the front of the gun than there is after you pull the trigger. Noticing this, I racked the slide and watched as I pulled the trigger and you can see this gap close after you pull the trigger. Wondering if this is normal, I tried this on a CT9 and another CM9 and neither one had this issue. Both of those guns had a consistent gap between slide and frame at all times. I would think that if the slide was moving downward when firing that accuracy may be affected, although maybe not by much. Has anyone here ever noticed this on their CM9 (or any other gun for that matter) or do you think my gun has an issue?
 
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Mine does this too, not by much, but visible. When the slide is racked tension is placed on the striker in the slide and on the sear in the frame. The slide is angled upwards due to tension. On all the striker fired guns you'll see varying signs of this - the striker plate in both my M&P and glock will shift as a result of releasing tension after trigger is pulled.

Still. I'd say the lockup on my CM9 is about the same or better than my M&p and at least as accurate. Did you notice those front rails when you lock back the slide? It's a clever design. I don't think yours has a problem - especially if it shoots well and I don't mean to be a pessimist but if you were to contact Kahr I've heard they can be a bit less than gracious but that's just hearsay.

Technically speaking, if the slide drops a little bit after trigger pull, as long as it does this every time in about the same manner, it could still not matter and be a consistent shooter. Mine is.
 
Well, I guess I need to go shoot it and see how it does then. I need to check my G26 and see if it does the same thing.
 
I barely notice this in my CM9.

It's a non-issue, as the pistol has been perfectly reliable through thousands of rounds.
 
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