DPS221
01-04-2014, 06:22 PM
I bought my first Kahr last week and got to shoot it for the first time this morning. I am pleasantly surprised and sorry I did not buy one sooner. The CW 45 performed awesome.
I prepped it per the instructions on the newbie forum, cleaning it and lubing it per the guidelines given there, also. I only shot at 7 yards and the groups got better the more I got used to the sights. Creating the figure eight and getting used to it will take some time.
All total, I fired 64 rounds through it today with absolutely no issues. I fired 12 loose Winchester White Box 230 gr FMJ rounds, 50 Federal Champion 230 gr FMJ rounds, and 2 Hornady XTP hollow points just to see if they would feed. They did. I still have 150 or so rounds to go before the pistol is broken in, and I can't wait to get back out to the range. I will have more rounds through it next Saturday.
The most surprising thing for me was the felt recoil. I did not know what to expect, but when I shot the first round, thought, OK! Fired the second round and had to pull out my Glock 21 just to make sure. For me, the felt recoil on the CW 45 is less than my Glock 21 which weighs a whole lot more. It might be that the grip on the CW 45 being thinner fits in my hand better, it might be that the bore is lower, I don't know. I just know that I was pleasantly surprised. I just wanted to state that for anyone else on here who might be thinking about a CW 45 and might be worried about the felt recoil. There is recoil, it is a 45 after all, but I am extremely happy.
I used the 6 round magazine that came with it, and 2 new 7 round magazines I bought from Midway. Again, no issues at all.
I can't wait for next Saturday to come, and hope anyone on the fence about getting a CW 45 might be a little more informed.
I prepped it per the instructions on the newbie forum, cleaning it and lubing it per the guidelines given there, also. I only shot at 7 yards and the groups got better the more I got used to the sights. Creating the figure eight and getting used to it will take some time.
All total, I fired 64 rounds through it today with absolutely no issues. I fired 12 loose Winchester White Box 230 gr FMJ rounds, 50 Federal Champion 230 gr FMJ rounds, and 2 Hornady XTP hollow points just to see if they would feed. They did. I still have 150 or so rounds to go before the pistol is broken in, and I can't wait to get back out to the range. I will have more rounds through it next Saturday.
The most surprising thing for me was the felt recoil. I did not know what to expect, but when I shot the first round, thought, OK! Fired the second round and had to pull out my Glock 21 just to make sure. For me, the felt recoil on the CW 45 is less than my Glock 21 which weighs a whole lot more. It might be that the grip on the CW 45 being thinner fits in my hand better, it might be that the bore is lower, I don't know. I just know that I was pleasantly surprised. I just wanted to state that for anyone else on here who might be thinking about a CW 45 and might be worried about the felt recoil. There is recoil, it is a 45 after all, but I am extremely happy.
I used the 6 round magazine that came with it, and 2 new 7 round magazines I bought from Midway. Again, no issues at all.
I can't wait for next Saturday to come, and hope anyone on the fence about getting a CW 45 might be a little more informed.