John Law
01-03-2012, 10:16 PM
In one word FLAWLESS. Comparing the old gun to the new, it feels like they were made by two different manufacturers.
I did notice several things that were different:
First.. The New Guns slide was very smooth and the rounds appeared to chamber more easily also at less of an angle.
The Old Guns slide would close as if it was hanging up and then with a clunk, also the cartridge appeared to be angled more to the right.
Second.. The New Gun seems to have a lighter trigger, also when dry firing and taking up the slack, the trigger breaks with a very soft click. Hopefully this wont be an issue as the gun ages.
The Old gun had a slightly heavier trigger, when dry firing as the trigger broke it made a much louder click almost as if the spring was heavier. The trigger on the old gun felt more like my PM9. I did check to fired casings to be sure the striker had a good hit and there was a normal indentation on all the primers.
Third .. The magazines on the New gun were easier to load and stripped out the cartridges easier.
The Old Guns mags were difficult to load even with an Uplula. It was almost as if the flange on the top of the old mags was to tight or possibly not formed properly, visually they apperaed normal .
Fourth.. When I field stripped the New Gun I had no difficulty removing the barrel, the old gun was difficult, almost as if the tolerances were off. I also noticed that the feed ramp and the chamber on the old barrel were discoloring, it lost all the polished look and started getting a dull copper/ bronze color, that started happening after it came back from Kahrs first repair..
The ammunition I used today : ( Total Fired 80 rds)
Federal Champion, Winchester White Box, Speer Lawman, Federal American Eagle, all 230gr FMJ. I forgot to bring the Federal HST and Speer Gold Dot so that will be for another day.
I had absolutely no problem adjusting to the standard sights, I also found it easier to use than the night sights, so that turned out well also.
I apologize for the lengthy report, I just wanted to explain the differences I observed between the two guns. JL
I did notice several things that were different:
First.. The New Guns slide was very smooth and the rounds appeared to chamber more easily also at less of an angle.
The Old Guns slide would close as if it was hanging up and then with a clunk, also the cartridge appeared to be angled more to the right.
Second.. The New Gun seems to have a lighter trigger, also when dry firing and taking up the slack, the trigger breaks with a very soft click. Hopefully this wont be an issue as the gun ages.
The Old gun had a slightly heavier trigger, when dry firing as the trigger broke it made a much louder click almost as if the spring was heavier. The trigger on the old gun felt more like my PM9. I did check to fired casings to be sure the striker had a good hit and there was a normal indentation on all the primers.
Third .. The magazines on the New gun were easier to load and stripped out the cartridges easier.
The Old Guns mags were difficult to load even with an Uplula. It was almost as if the flange on the top of the old mags was to tight or possibly not formed properly, visually they apperaed normal .
Fourth.. When I field stripped the New Gun I had no difficulty removing the barrel, the old gun was difficult, almost as if the tolerances were off. I also noticed that the feed ramp and the chamber on the old barrel were discoloring, it lost all the polished look and started getting a dull copper/ bronze color, that started happening after it came back from Kahrs first repair..
The ammunition I used today : ( Total Fired 80 rds)
Federal Champion, Winchester White Box, Speer Lawman, Federal American Eagle, all 230gr FMJ. I forgot to bring the Federal HST and Speer Gold Dot so that will be for another day.
I had absolutely no problem adjusting to the standard sights, I also found it easier to use than the night sights, so that turned out well also.
I apologize for the lengthy report, I just wanted to explain the differences I observed between the two guns. JL