new to kahr new to semis LOVE my CW9

[river rat]

HI all as stated new to semi Daamn ilove my CW9 . Got it 2 wks ago put 1000+ fed 115 fmj no problems ah my instructor had to slam and rack once his problem gun is sweet. Had 6 pistols on counter when shopping loved the size and trigger for ccw Am S&W wheelman getting to0 big to carry my 357 , http://kahrtalk.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[wyntrout]

Welcome to the forum, River Rat. I have the P9 among others and love that size.

It sounds like you're having fun with that pistol and don't need any help, but here's my usual links and info, etc:

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. :)

[nuke]

Good to hear that, river rat. The CW9 is a sweet pistol. I've run over 500 rounds of all sorts of makes of ammo thru my CW9 so far and haven't had one issue.

[Buzzard45]

Welcome to the forums, river rat. I`m sure you`re cw9 will just get better with time. I love my cw45. be sure to go thru ALL of those links. SO much good info.(thanx wynn):D

[river rat]

Thanks for the greetings and info

[jerdebson]

Great little gun isn't it? I have a CM9 and a CW45 both are great. I had a CW40 and sold it to a friend who loved it. A CW9 will be my next Kahr. Enjoy.

[jzorn]

love my cw9. carry it 18 hours every day

[jocko]

u know guys, I have noticed in the past couple ofmonths two things that has not been popping up lik it was 4+ months ago.

#1 Broken mag fllowers

#2 busted backs out of the magazines.

maybe kahr is gettin this stuff corrected--maybe. Hopefully what we see in the future is with older guns and not the new stuff out of the box.

It sure has slowed down alot though, it seems to me anyhow.

[river rat]

was wondering with all the new lubes am i doing wrong using REMOIL . I have used it on all weapons for30+yrs.Know things change but if it works why.any info would be appreciated .Thank You