new guy from CA

[claws]

I just joined the forum today and am looking forward to learning about my new pistol. I found a new CW9 on GunBroker for a decent price. I have to wait for it to ship to my local FFL holder before I can start the CA mandated 10 day count down. That should give me plenty of time to learn a few things from you folks and to put together some cleaning supplies and a holster. I'll post my impressions of my new gun once I receive it and get a chance to throw some lead down range.

Kim

[ParrotHead]

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[muggsy]

Sorry to hear you're from California. Glad to hear that you haven't been Californicated. Hang on to your 2A rights. You're going to love your CW9. Check out the stickies for a lot of good info.

[AIRret]

I''''''''m so sad!!!!!! the fact that you live in CA!! My Lord!! We love to travel but CA is a place we will not go. I lived near Travis AFB but I won't go back.
But welcome to the forum and I hope your State wakes up!

[claws]

Thanks for the welcome. Unfortunately California is governed by communists and idiots. It's still a beautiful state though, once you get away from the big cities. There are so many nice guns that you people that live in free states can purchase that are not allowed in Kalifornia. Luckily the CW9 is on the roster of allowed guns here as is the S&W M&P 9c that I recently purchased. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on my new Kahr.

Kim

[badge4436]

Glad you have seen the light about the political situation in the People's Republic. The Coastal Cities have the population and the liberal voting bloc. The further inland you go the more conservative it becomes. We get outvoted in State and National elections by the hordes on the coast. Still get my shooting in though, out here inland with the "Dirt People" as the coasters portray us. I own a CW9 along with a PM9...had Kahr put Trijicon night sights on the CW9. Sweet.

[wyntrout]

Welcome to the forum, Kim. I've been stationed there a few times in the past... before there got to be too many wackos in charge. There is a lot of beautiful country there. I was first stationed for a year at the Presidio of Monterey late 1964-1965 for Arabic language training.:D The Big Sur Coast and Highway 1 were very memorable!

Here's a bunch of helpful info:

Welcome to the Kahrtalk forum supported by K a h r 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 view it and/or download the pdf file here:
http://www.kahr.com/PDF/kahrmanual.pdf

Please 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 Lubrication 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.

Another great resource for information on Kahrs... Archives of Magazine and Internet Reviews for Kahr pistols by industry experts. They test these pistols and report on their views and the ammo they tested in it. This is a good way to find ammo that might fit your needs along with accuracy and feeding in the pistol... usually from a rest with velocity and energy, as well as penetration and expansion sometimes... very informational.

http://www.kahr.com/product-reviews.asp

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

PS: I keep thinking of stuff to add and help new members... and am trying to cover most of the popular subjects. Yes, it's repetitious to many, but possibly not to all new members. This approach is easier than having to look up every tidbit for each new member or question that arises. :)

[claws]

Thanks again to everyone for the welcome, and a special thanks to Wynn for all of the advice and the links.

Wynn, I was stationed at Fort Ord 1967-1968 and remember that area fondly. Big Sur is spectacular and Monterey was a great little town before it got turned into a zoo.

Kim