first there was the barrel hood peening, then there was the magazine followers breaking, then there was the 200 plus round break-in period if you were lucky. I was lucky on a few of mine, but I worry my luck has run out and just can't afford to gamble anymore with them.Kahr directions.
Buy new gun at a premium price.
Don't bother the manufacturer until you have spent money on 300 rounds of ammo to break it in.
If the gun still won't run reliably, blame the consumer for not following directions.
I'm sure some Kahrs are OK. My K9 is and it broke followers out of the box so I don't believe it had anything to do with a stainless model gun barrel being in a polymer frame. It was simply tight specs and poor quality control.
Now it's possible that most guns "break in" but I bet most have problems out of the box based on the ones I've personally had experience with. rc
The broken Kahr followers was traced to the use of the same barrels used in the all steel gun being used in the polymer guns.......
Under recoil the rear of the barrel feed ramp was impacting the plastic follower and snapping the front of the follower off.
Kahr solves this by machining a small amount of the lower edge of the barrel ramp off. Problem solved.
Copy to Military Arms Channel..Wrong:
I have a problem gun from Brand X so Brand X guns are all bad.
I have a good gun from Brand X so Brand X guns are all good.
Right:
I have a problem gun from Brand X so at least some Brand X guns are problematic
I have a good gun from Brand X so at least some Brand X guns are good.
Wrong:
Comment: I have a problem gun from Brand X. Response: Well I have a good gun from Brand X so you must be wrong.
Comment: I have a good gun from Brand X. Response: Well I have a bad gun from Brand X so you're wrong.
Right:
Comment: I have a problem gun from Brand X. Response: My gun from Brand X works fine--sounds like quality control is spotty, or maybe you got a lemon.
Comment: I have a good gun from Brand X. Response: My gun from Brand X is a problem gun. Maybe I got a lemon or maybe Brand X needs to work on their quality control.
Carl the Floor Walker said:Lol, ya got to love the internet. Khar has been putting out the PM9 now for about 10 yrs, same with the CM9. I can only guess how many millions they have sold. Personally never paid any attention to the complaints or issues on the internet. I did just out of curiosity go to Buds to see what the people were reviewing the CM9 had to say. A 4.6 average Star rating out of 178.
I love breaking down the Kahr, just a lovely well made gun. I like how the 380, actually has steel inserts at the stress points.
The bottom line, if you feel the Kahr is a bad gun fine. Just do not buy one. But to compare a Kahr to a Jenning? Like I said, I love the internet.
178 Reviews. Average Rating: 4.6 of 5 Stars!