riceboy72
04-25-2012, 11:54 PM
Greetings everyone ~
I had the fortune of picking up a gently used P45 today from my local gun shop. The pistol itself is ergonomically a dream -- it fits my hand well, shot well, and feels 'just right' almost all the way around. Two years ago, I had a PM9 but was forced to sell it and I knew I'd always want another Kahr. I couldn't resist it for the price, so it came home with me.
I got it with the spare mag and fairly bright Meprolight night sights. My impression was this pistol was carried lots and shot little. I ran just under a hundred rounds through it today, consisting of a variety of Federal FMJ, Speer Gold Dot, Remington Golden Saber, and Winchester Ranger. The only malfunction I experienced was a few FTE's; when I looked, the fired casing was getting stuck at an angle during extraction and disappeared when I swapped magazines, so I'm not sure what the exact issue is. I'll have to run a few more hundred rounds through it, but so far, so good. The night sights do need a slight nudge as I was shooting slightly right, but the groupings were absolutely acceptable and bound to get better (I hope).
The recoil was a bit more stout than I am accustomed to, but it is not a significant issue for me. I also need to relearn the trigger, as I am used to H&K light LEM and 1911 triggers. This trigger reminds me of a really good, smooth revolver trigger. I need more work on it for sure.
This is hopefully going to be a summer carry pistol, so I am now on the hunt for good leather which will hug it close to my body. I'm not a big fan of IWB holsters, so a quality OWB holster is high on my list.
It's nice to be back on this forum. Pics, I know, are obligatory and I will post them on my next outing. Looking forward to contributing more on this fine pistol.
I had the fortune of picking up a gently used P45 today from my local gun shop. The pistol itself is ergonomically a dream -- it fits my hand well, shot well, and feels 'just right' almost all the way around. Two years ago, I had a PM9 but was forced to sell it and I knew I'd always want another Kahr. I couldn't resist it for the price, so it came home with me.
I got it with the spare mag and fairly bright Meprolight night sights. My impression was this pistol was carried lots and shot little. I ran just under a hundred rounds through it today, consisting of a variety of Federal FMJ, Speer Gold Dot, Remington Golden Saber, and Winchester Ranger. The only malfunction I experienced was a few FTE's; when I looked, the fired casing was getting stuck at an angle during extraction and disappeared when I swapped magazines, so I'm not sure what the exact issue is. I'll have to run a few more hundred rounds through it, but so far, so good. The night sights do need a slight nudge as I was shooting slightly right, but the groupings were absolutely acceptable and bound to get better (I hope).
The recoil was a bit more stout than I am accustomed to, but it is not a significant issue for me. I also need to relearn the trigger, as I am used to H&K light LEM and 1911 triggers. This trigger reminds me of a really good, smooth revolver trigger. I need more work on it for sure.
This is hopefully going to be a summer carry pistol, so I am now on the hunt for good leather which will hug it close to my body. I'm not a big fan of IWB holsters, so a quality OWB holster is high on my list.
It's nice to be back on this forum. Pics, I know, are obligatory and I will post them on my next outing. Looking forward to contributing more on this fine pistol.