2nd range trip for the CW9

[nuke]

I previously posted from the 1st trip to the range with my CW9 that I had fired about 157 rounds which included 4 different ammo brands (PPU, Speer, Hornady & Remington/2 different types (FMJ and JHP). This trip was about 70 rounds of Fiocchi and Blazer (FMJ). As before, not a hiccup. Also, after my first trip, I read-up to try to improve my grip and stance. It obviously paid off because my groupings are tighter, more on the mark but still a tad low and left.

Also, I found out that my wife doesn't have the strength to rack the CW9 but she had a ball with the little .25 ACP Mauser 1910/1914. A 38 special is in her future.
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[jyo]

Women tend to lack the hand strength to rack many different pistols---thankfully, my wife is a professional bass player and has plenty of hand strength. The smaller the pistol, the stiffer the springs tend to be---9mm less than 40 cal.

[wyntrout]

This racking method might help with the Kahrs:


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)

[nuke]

Thanks for the info. It's definitely not a problem for me but my wife has her eyes on a few 38 specials. We stopped by a local dealer yesterday and he had a used Taurus 82 that she really liked except for his price. We'll get there. For the time being she likes playing with the .25 ACP Mauser but I warned her that after she empties that 9 round clip the BG is going to shove it up her ***.

[jocko]

I previously posted from the 1st trip to the range with my CW9 that I had fired about 157 rounds which included 4 different ammo brands (PPU, Speer, Hornady & Remington/2 different types (FMJ and JHP). This trip was about 70 rounds of Fiocchi and Blazer (FMJ). As before, not a hiccup. Also, after my first trip, I read-up to try to improve my grip and stance. It obviously paid off because my groupings are tighter, more on the mark but still a tad low and left.

Also, I found out that my wife doesn't have the strength to rack the CW9 but she had a ball with the little .25 ACP Mauser 1910/1914. A 38 special is in her future.
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i think ur wife falls within the 90% of women who indeed have a very hard time racking kahrs. I think that was a real reason back when, kahr introuduced their lady PM9. It had a 16# recoil spring instead of factory 18#. evidently sales sucked or the reduction was still not enough to cintinue offering the gun. Not the best forum to be saying this but I have always felt kahrs are not for most women. If they can't go througth the hand racking, clearing a jam. unloading and loading a kahr then get them into something that they feel 100% comforatable with, and in most cases a wheelgun will fit that bill most all the time. and as nuke stated a 25 is not a gun to put in a womans hands, whether she can rack it or not and sometimes again whether we will admit it or not some women just cannot handle a GUN...

[KLD83]

i think ur wife falls within the 90% of women who indeed have a very hard time racking kahrs. I think that was a real reason back when, kahr introuduced their lady PM9. It had a 16# recoil spring instead of factory 18#. evidently sales sucked or the reduction was still not enough to cintinue offering the gun. Not the best forum to be saying this but I have always felt kahrs are not for most women. If they can't go througth the hand racking, clearing a jam. unloading and loading a kahr then get them into something that they feel 100% comforatable with, and in most cases a wheelgun will fit that bill most all the time. and as nuke stated a 25 is not a gun to put in a womans hands, whether she can rack it or not and sometimes again whether we will admit it or not some women just cannot handle a GUN...
hey guys, I'm new here and don't want to rock any boat but maybe your wife hasn't been shown how to rack a slide? Most women CAN do it, but our hand strength isn't like a mans, so we tend to do it a little differently. Might I suggest you offer this video to your wife? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q8ZRlkdWVc I learned as a teen how to shoot. The first gun I ever shot (and still love the best) was an HK 40 cal. I praise my Dad for teaching me on that gun because now, I'm not afraid to shoot anything. Not so sure I want to try some of the crazy big caliber revolvers. I would say as a lady to a lady, don't give up on a semi auto yet. From my POV, a 22mag in a revolver has far more recoil than a 9mm. Maybe also look into a class taught by women for women. I rack the slide no issue on the CW9. Women can shoot guns and often we are a far better shot then our male counterparts because we have better listening skills and practical application ability that sometimes men don't. Hope this helps your wife, and to you who say women can't shoot, FALSE.

[jpshaw]

Got my daughter to be able to rack the slide on an auto pistol with this hold. Place the pistol in a shooting position in her right hand. Grip the slide with her left hand in the opposite manner or with her thumb on the right side of the slide near the muzzle and her fingers on the left (opposite the ejection port) side. Now she is "pulling" back on the slide instead of "pushing" it. Works for her.

[nuke]

Although my wife has emotionally "divorced" herself from my CW9 now that she has her wheelgun, she at least concedes to having to be able to rack it if the need arises. She said "If you're engaging the bad guy with my .38 I need to be able to back you up with the CW9." I think I'll keep her.