new guy from moorhead Mn

[lamppa]

whats up forum!
I dont have a kahr yet but soon!'
my buddy is into CCW and the likes.
He steered me clear of a LCR. his friends spoke very highly of the Kahr line and the 449.00 CM9 fit all my needs.
I have been shooting since I was 5.
I enjoy shooting with family, especially in the winter because thats when the FXDWG (wide glide) is in the garage.

looking forward to tinkering with the CM9 as per the fun stuff I am seeing here.

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[RevRay]

whats up forum!
I dont have a kahr yet but soon!'

I can relate ... I bought a CM9, but I haven't been able to take possession of it yet. It's sitting at a local gun shop waiting until I get my permit, which should be arriving within the next couple of weeks.

So, welcome, and tell us how it goes when you finally get your CM9 and you get to test fire it.

[wyntrout]

Welcome aboard! Here's some info and links that you can peruse and be ready for your new pistol!

Welcome to the Kahrtalk forum supported by Kahr Arms.
Here are a few essential links and things to do BEFORE you take your new pistol to the range, and ESPECIALLY BEFORE taking it apart and trying to re-assemble it! The Kahr is a different design… 6-7 unique patents cover the Kahrs. I’m not trying to imply that you don’t know anything about guns, but many don’t know anything about the Kahrs and some of the things you can do to damage or cause malfunctions of your new, or new-to-you Kahr pistol.
First, if you don’t have a manual, yet, or one didn’t come with your pistol, you can download the pdf file here:
http://www.kahr.com/PDF/kahrmanual.pdf
Impatient? Watch one of these videos FIRST! These videos can point out possible problem areas and emphasize correct procedures!
Take down and re-assembly videos:
T, TP, CW, P, & PM/CM Series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=G2cZgVg_SwA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=G2cZgVg_SwA)
MK series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...mSCnIOaUk#t=0s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zXmSCnIOaUk#t=0s)
K series:
http://www.kahr.com/Pistols/Kahr-K9-Elite.asp
There are many links on fixing problems listed in several places… under the New Member or Kahr Tech sub-forums.
A very handy one is the Kahr Lube Diagram:
http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14750
Many of your questions can be answered in these areas and you can learn how your Kahr works and not damage it with improper handling.
Frequently asked questions: http://www.kahr.com/faq.asp?

One very important bit of advice: Hold the Kahr pistol firmly when firing OR CHAMBERING a round. These compact pistols need all of the force they can get from the slide to get a round into the chamber successfully. If you don't hold the pistol firmly, part of the needed momentum is transferred to MOVING THE PISTOL and the top round will DIVE and jam into the right side of the feed ramp. The weak hand, over hand rack method gives the best grip and a firm rack will give you the best chance at chambering a round.

Use the weak hand fingers over the slide(clear of the ejection port), thumb along the slide and pointing to the rear. Use the gun hand to simultaneously firmly push the gun as you give a vigorous rack with the weak hand and cleanly release the slide as it reaches the rear limit and is "snatched" from the weak hand. This approximates a real rack from firing and beats the slide release method WHEN executed properly. Much more strength can be exerted when this is done closer to the body.

Here's a video on that. The first part is what I'm talking about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=hjLbFOw8sow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hjLbFOw8sow)

There are many helpful members here most of the time who might be able to help you, but as anywhere, there are many opinions and not all are correct. Be mindful of this before doing anything drastic to modify your pistol!


Wynn:)
Aka wyntrout

[lamppa]

Dude i already have 5 mods bookmarked.
IF i have any of those issues i will do mods

Also, i will follow the cleaning steps etc etc.
No worries.
You like to copy/pasta that post, ive only been lurking for a week and ive seen it 10 times.

Cant wait to disassemble the cm9!

[Flincher]

Welcome from North Dakota and a "smokin" P380.

[Tyranta]

Welcome from ND!

[wyntrout]

Dude i already have 5 mods bookmarked.
IF i have any of those issues i will do mods

Also, i will follow the cleaning steps etc etc.
No worries.
You like to copy/pasta that post, ive only been lurking for a week and ive seen it 10 times.

Cant wait to disassemble the cm9!

That's the idea... getting people to see that. Too many don't look for info and don't read the manual or watch the video before FOOLING with their new or new-to-them Kahr... which ain't like any other pistol. Having to hunt for all of this info and links gets old several times a day... hour, or whatever. This info can help stop "malfunctions" created by new owners... and some old ones.

Wynn:)

[ParrotHead]

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[lamppa]

Well, its nice of you to compile it all together for newbs.

[wyntrout]

I put a larger post in the New Members forum but it was seemingly lost in the mass of stickies there. You couldn't see the forest for the trees kind of thing. So I try to send a slightly shorter version to each new member and the other new members viewing the new posts... more exposure hopefully will lessen the newbie "malfunctions".

Sometimes parts are defective or need to break in and lose the rough edges, other times people don't know one end of a spring from the other or what to watch for in inserting the slide lock pin and the actuator with respect to the most important slide lock spring. Also, most don't realize that you have to hold the pistol firmly when chambering a round, not just when firing the pistol, else the pistol absorbs some of the energy of the slide and moves, resulting in too little energy to chamber a round... often resulting in a round diving and jamming the pistol, especially in the tapered 9mm cases.

It's nice to get to new Kahr-owners-to-be waiting on their pistols. They can get a head start and learn something about the pistol before it's in their hands and their impatience leads them to use and "abuse" it in ignorance.

Wynn:)

[BULLSTONE]

welcome to the forum from the great state of virginia.
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