flieger67
03-27-2012, 01:34 PM
I took my new CM9 to the range for the 200-round break-in period. The pistol was cleaned and lubed before the range session.
For ammo, I started with 150 rounds of Blazer Brass 115 grain and 50 rounds of American Eagle 124 grain. For magazines, I had the mag that came with the CM9 and I also purchased a second 6-round mag. On that second mag, I put a Pearce extended floorplate (no capacity increase, just a small extra gripping surface on the front edge.)
With one small exception, the CM9 worked perfectly and the magazines dropped free. The one exception I had to the cycling was a failure to return to battery when shooting one-handed. I do believe that was due to me as it only occurred once (on the second or third round in that magazine) and I did more shooting one-handed (both weak- and strong-handed) with no issues. I'd say that the CM9 wasn't to blame for that one issue. I had no problems whatsoever when shooting two-handed.
After shooting 200 rounds of FMJ, I decided to try two magazines full of American Eagle 147 grain flat nose. I really like that ammo in my Glocks. I had been told that it's possible that the micro Kahr might not like the flat nose rounds, but they fed fine for me. Admittedly, a dozen rounds does not an exhaustive test make, but it was good to see that it worked fine.
After all of that, I ran some defensive ammo through the CM9. I used 124-grain hollowpoints from Federal, Remington (Golden Sabre) and some Fiocchi XTP (which is essentially Hornaday Critical Defense without the polymer tip). The defensive ammo definitely was a little snappier than the range fodder. However, it all cycled without any issues and with a good grip, follow-up shots were quick.
Overall, my CM9 is reliable and surprisingly nice-shooting pistol. The trigger travel took just a little to get used to but it's a very easy-to-shoot gun compared to several other small micro pistols that I've tried.
For ammo, I started with 150 rounds of Blazer Brass 115 grain and 50 rounds of American Eagle 124 grain. For magazines, I had the mag that came with the CM9 and I also purchased a second 6-round mag. On that second mag, I put a Pearce extended floorplate (no capacity increase, just a small extra gripping surface on the front edge.)
With one small exception, the CM9 worked perfectly and the magazines dropped free. The one exception I had to the cycling was a failure to return to battery when shooting one-handed. I do believe that was due to me as it only occurred once (on the second or third round in that magazine) and I did more shooting one-handed (both weak- and strong-handed) with no issues. I'd say that the CM9 wasn't to blame for that one issue. I had no problems whatsoever when shooting two-handed.
After shooting 200 rounds of FMJ, I decided to try two magazines full of American Eagle 147 grain flat nose. I really like that ammo in my Glocks. I had been told that it's possible that the micro Kahr might not like the flat nose rounds, but they fed fine for me. Admittedly, a dozen rounds does not an exhaustive test make, but it was good to see that it worked fine.
After all of that, I ran some defensive ammo through the CM9. I used 124-grain hollowpoints from Federal, Remington (Golden Sabre) and some Fiocchi XTP (which is essentially Hornaday Critical Defense without the polymer tip). The defensive ammo definitely was a little snappier than the range fodder. However, it all cycled without any issues and with a good grip, follow-up shots were quick.
Overall, my CM9 is reliable and surprisingly nice-shooting pistol. The trigger travel took just a little to get used to but it's a very easy-to-shoot gun compared to several other small micro pistols that I've tried.