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ydennekb
05-13-2012, 08:56 PM
Picked up my MK9 a few weeks ago used, gun had lots of holster wear and was filthy like it had never been cleaned. I replaced all the springs with factory springs and the gun shoots great and runs perfectly. I noticed today after a 200 round session of various factory loads (no +P) that every piece of brass has the normal primer strike plus a smear where the case moved while the pressure was still high.

Is this normal with the smaller Kahrs or do I need to fix something?
gb6491
05-13-2012, 09:09 PM
Picked up my MK9 a few weeks ago used, gun had lots of holster wear and was filthy like it had never been cleaned. I replaced all the springs with factory springs and the gun shoots great and runs perfectly. I noticed today after a 200 round session of various factory loads (no +P) that every piece of brass has the normal primer strike plus a smear where the case moved while the pressure was still high.

Is this normal with the smaller Kahrs or do I need to fix something?
That smear is pretty much normal with striker fired guns. Kahr mentions it on page 23 of the manual:
http://www.kahr.com/PDF/kahrmanual.pdf
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Regards,
Greg
ydennekb
05-13-2012, 09:14 PM
Outstanding Greg, thank you vet much and for the welcome as well!
CJB
05-14-2012, 04:05 PM
And, its not the slide unlocking too early, but rather, the striker being forced forward against the primer upon recoil from firing.
jocko
05-14-2012, 04:15 PM
My glock does it. It isn ormal. SOME GUNS ACTUALLY HAVE A SPRING IN FRONT OF THE FIRINg PIN/STRIKER TO RETURN IT, WHERE AS SOME use enertia only to do it. either way seems to work with no issues.

Every Kahr owners manual discusses this to..:blah:Just sayin
ydennekb
05-14-2012, 05:40 PM
CJB: If that's the case then why doesn't every other firearm in the world do it?

jocko: Sorry, my 1998 vintage pawn shop pickup didn't come with an owner's manual.
jocko
05-14-2012, 05:42 PM
CJB: If that's the case then why doesn't every other firearm in the world do it?

jocko: Sorry, my 1998 vintage pawn shop pickup didn't come with an owner's manual.

no problemn kahr's webb site will let u print off the entire manual..:blah: the largest selling firearm in the world GLOCK does the same thing. alot are not striker fired either, so it can't happen. It is not a design flaw..