Archkahr
06-30-2013, 12:13 PM
The Good:
First 250 rounds through a new PM40 today and flawless. I did follow the prep seggested on the forum.. Thanks much Jocko and crew!! Yep there is some recoil, just gotta stay ahead of it for follow up shots..
Pretty stoked on this little .40.. very accurate for the size..
went like this
100 rounds 180 grain Remington UMC FMJ
50 rounds 180 grain American Eagle
50 rounds 180 grain Remington Golden Saber
50 rounds 180 grain American Eagle FMJ
The Bad:
Unfortunately I did not realize the follower in one of my PM40 mags broke on the first 250 round trip to the range last weekend. Rotating 7 mags. and today another mag follower broke somewhere within 50 rounds on 3 mags... (I picked up 5 flush 5-round Kahr mags so have backups..)
.. Also the slide stop spring was a little bent after the first session.. locking the slide on every pull back.. figured that one out checking out by the spring thread here but not sure it is not damaged.. The slide stuck back once on a not empty mag today within 100 rounds of 2nd range trip..
Sending this one back to the factory, because although I own a Dremmel, use it periodically, I am not qualified to start grinding a brand new Pistol. According to the posts on this forum..seems like it'll get fixed up 2 - 3 weeks..
The Best:
Received the PM40 back from the Factory exactly (to Cali) 1 week after dropping it at Fed Ex.
They replaced the slide stop spring, reworked the barrel (I assume that means feed ramp) re-lubed and she seems good to go.. Noticed immediately mag's drop much more freely (slight spring out) when mag button is depressed as they should ..
Fired 150 rounds of full power .40 S&W without a hitch. No mag follower contact.
So, had a set of night sights installed, fired another 100 rounds with zero malfunctions and she's good to go..
Nice little gun.. very accurate, nice smooth trigger.. Thank you Kahr for the fast turnaround..
First 250 rounds through a new PM40 today and flawless. I did follow the prep seggested on the forum.. Thanks much Jocko and crew!! Yep there is some recoil, just gotta stay ahead of it for follow up shots..
Pretty stoked on this little .40.. very accurate for the size..
went like this
100 rounds 180 grain Remington UMC FMJ
50 rounds 180 grain American Eagle
50 rounds 180 grain Remington Golden Saber
50 rounds 180 grain American Eagle FMJ
The Bad:
Unfortunately I did not realize the follower in one of my PM40 mags broke on the first 250 round trip to the range last weekend. Rotating 7 mags. and today another mag follower broke somewhere within 50 rounds on 3 mags... (I picked up 5 flush 5-round Kahr mags so have backups..)
.. Also the slide stop spring was a little bent after the first session.. locking the slide on every pull back.. figured that one out checking out by the spring thread here but not sure it is not damaged.. The slide stuck back once on a not empty mag today within 100 rounds of 2nd range trip..
Sending this one back to the factory, because although I own a Dremmel, use it periodically, I am not qualified to start grinding a brand new Pistol. According to the posts on this forum..seems like it'll get fixed up 2 - 3 weeks..
The Best:
Received the PM40 back from the Factory exactly (to Cali) 1 week after dropping it at Fed Ex.
They replaced the slide stop spring, reworked the barrel (I assume that means feed ramp) re-lubed and she seems good to go.. Noticed immediately mag's drop much more freely (slight spring out) when mag button is depressed as they should ..
Fired 150 rounds of full power .40 S&W without a hitch. No mag follower contact.
So, had a set of night sights installed, fired another 100 rounds with zero malfunctions and she's good to go..
Nice little gun.. very accurate, nice smooth trigger.. Thank you Kahr for the fast turnaround..