My CW9 break in

[DavidR]

I've had 3 trips to the range now with my new CW9 and put 270 rounds through it.

Trip 1: 70 rounds: PMC 115 grain FMJ and Aguila 117 grain JHP
2 failures to chamber the 1st round

Trip 2: 130 rounds: Winchester white box and PMC 115 grain FMJ
1 failure to chamber 1st round

Trip 3: 70 rounds: PMC 115 grain FMJ and Speer Gold Dot 124 grain JHP
1 failure to feed

I don't have a lot of experience with handguns so I'm attributing the "failures" to operator error. I think the failure to chambers were from limp wristing (which I have now corrected) and I think the failure to feed may have been because I nudged the magazine release with my left hand and the mag wasn't fully locked in place. The CW9 seems to be a little more "finicky" than the Glocks I've owned but maybe that's just the trade-off for a slimmer gun. Certainly a few more trips to the range in the near future would be good.

I really like the size and weight of the CW9 and overall I'm very pleased. Also wanted to say thanks for the wealth of great information on this forum!

[DavidR]

I know you guys know what these look like but here's some crappy cell phone pics of mine. I should also add that I've not tried sling-shotting to chamber yet. I've only used the slide release.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/David-R/E5352A6B-9615-4DB9-A12B-D6601B0E6438_zpsju4zuy5a.jpg (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/David-R/media/E5352A6B-9615-4DB9-A12B-D6601B0E6438_zpsju4zuy5a.jpg.html)
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[bob98366]

We like to look at pictures, so thanks for posting. As for being able to sling shot, it's not the Holy Grail, but as the pistol loosens up it will just happen. Around 500 rounds mine did and at 1,500 rounds they are like butter.

[jocko]

I've had 3 trips to the range now with my new CW9 and put 270 rounds through it.

Trip 1: 70 rounds: PMC 115 grain FMJ and Aguila 117 grain JHP
2 failures to chamber the 1st round

Trip 2: 130 rounds: Winchester white box and PMC 115 grain FMJ
1 failure to chamber 1st round

Trip 3: 70 rounds: PMC 115 grain FMJ and Speer Gold Dot 124 grain JHP
1 failure to feed

I don't have a lot of experience with handguns so I'm attributing the "failures" to operator error. I think the failure to chambers were from limp wristing (which I have now corrected) and I think the failure to feed may have been because I nudged the magazine release with my left hand and the mag wasn't fully locked in place. The CW9 seems to be a little more "finicky" than the Glocks I've owned but maybe that's just the trade-off for a slimmer gun. Certainly a few more trips to the range in the near future would be good.

I really like the size and weight of the CW9 and overall I'm very pleased. Also wanted to say thanks for the wealth of great information on this forum!

manually loading the first round our using the slide lock release lever to load that round??

[DavidR]

Using the slide lock release.


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[melville]

hey, yours looks just like mine, ha, ha...I've had my cw9 for about three weeks now and have put 200 rounds thru it without a single malfunction.
I broke it down to clean after the 2nd range trip and did notice a slight amount of slide peening by the ejection port where the barrel hood meets the slide. it's a bummer because I love the way this small pistol shoots. i'll keep an eye on it and see if it progresses...otherwise it's been a great little shooter. good luck with your cw9. if it proves reliable they're one of the best single stacks out there.

[DavidR]

I broke it down to clean after the 2nd range trip and did notice a slight amount of slide peening by the ejection port where the barrel hood meets the slide.

I'm not sure if this is the same but I noticed some scraping marks on the top of the barrel hood where it meets the opening in the slide towards the handle (not the muzzle end). I wonder if I should be concerned about it? I'll try to post a pic later.

[DavidR]

I'm not sure if this is the same but I noticed some scraping marks on the top of the barrel hood where it meets the opening in the slide towards the handle (not the muzzle end). I wonder if I should be concerned about it? I'll try to post a pic later.

Here's a couple of cell phone pic that at least shows where the wear is.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/David-R/E0491E74-C599-465F-800F-CB0E2243484F_zpssehkoeao.jpg (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/David-R/media/E0491E74-C599-465F-800F-CB0E2243484F_zpssehkoeao.jpg.html)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/David-R/ADA5D883-2B64-4681-AC29-3954D034F190_zpsaxneqpkh.jpg (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/David-R/media/ADA5D883-2B64-4681-AC29-3954D034F190_zpsaxneqpkh.jpg.html)

[hardluk1]

Don't know if you have but try add something to the grip to aid control atleast while your bang'n rounds down range and getting to know your kahr. Also could those couple failures be caused buy grip issues. Ether try'n to hold tightly or to many rounds fired by one person at a range session. I had a small spot on one of my pistols that I guess could be called peening where my barrel impacted the breach face. Used some diamond stones to file it to a smooth finish and it never came back after 1000 rounds or more. . might have been the high spot between the two.


I can't fire fire a 100 rounds and do a good job of it. Readjusting my grip after a couple rounds starts to be a regular thing after 50 rounds . I find I am better off shooting a box of ammo and go home before grips and accuracy is starting to go at that point. I use free old used 1.75" inner tube from a bike shop for grip , control aid.


Now racking the pistol. I have a cm9 that racks better than any pistol I own. You can s l o w l y easy the slide forward and it chambers a round slick as heck. My cw9 has a little hang up if done the same way but always works great if pulled back and released cleanly , just not as slick and smooth as its baby brother. After you get all the testing done then give it a try , just rmember you can bash a bullet deeper into the case doing that a few times if you does not work real slick.

Looks like the applied finish to the barrel is flacking.

[DavidR]

Don't know if you have but try add something to the grip to aid control atleast while your bang'n rounds down range and getting to know your kahr. Also could those couple failures be caused buy grip issues. Ether try'n to hold tightly or to many rounds fired by one person at a range session. I had a small spot on one of my pistols that I guess could be called peening where my barrel impacted the breach face. Used some diamond stones to file it to a smooth finish and it never came back after 1000 rounds or more. . might have been the high spot between the two.


I can't fire fire a 100 rounds and do a good job of it. Readjusting my grip after a couple rounds starts to be a regular thing after 50 rounds . I find I am better off shooting a box of ammo and go home before grips and accuracy is starting to go at that point. I use free old used 1.75" inner tube from a bike shop for grip , control aid.


Now racking the pistol. I have a cm9 that racks better than any pistol I own. You can s l o w l y easy the slide forward and it chambers a round slick as heck. My cw9 has a little hang up if done the same way but always works great if pulled back and released cleanly , just not as slick and smooth as its baby brother. After you get all the testing done then give it a try , just rmember you can bash a bullet deeper into the case doing that a few times if you does not work real slick.

Looks like the applied finish to the barrel is flacking.

Thanks, I like the idea of the inner tube. I definitely think the issues are me and my lack of experience with handguns in general.

I see similar finish wear on the side of the barrel where it says 9x19 CW. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't something to worry about.

[jocko]

Here's a couple of cell phone pic that at least shows where the wear is.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/David-R/E0491E74-C599-465F-800F-CB0E2243484F_zpssehkoeao.jpg (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/David-R/media/E0491E74-C599-465F-800F-CB0E2243484F_zpssehkoeao.jpg.html)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/David-R/ADA5D883-2B64-4681-AC29-3954D034F190_zpsaxneqpkh.jpg (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/David-R/media/ADA5D883-2B64-4681-AC29-3954D034F190_zpsaxneqpkh.jpg.html)

looks l;ike that dull ass finish they put over the kahr barrels is just wearing where there is metal to metal contact. As long as there is no peening, I will say from the photo it is normal. What u can do and it looks icer and willbe smootheris to just get some flitz and polish theoutside of that barrel alongh with the feed ramp to. Take that dull finish off as it will show anywere it makes contact withthe slide Ur next area of showing wear wille up by the front of the barrel where the side makes contact with it during tyhe caming action of the barrel. Again normal. I never could figure out why kahr has that finish on that barrel as it is nickel plated throughout...:amflag:

[DavidR]

Thanks Jocko.


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[Baklash]

I have the same kind of wear on the barrel of my new cw9, and likewise didn't know if it was something to worry about. Maybe some of the "wise guys":D here can educate us.
Sorry Jocko, didn't see your explanation before I posted.:o
Thanks for the help.

[muggsy]

looks l;ike that dull ass finish they put over the kahr barrels is just wearing where there is metal to metal contact. As long as there is no peening, I will say from the photo it is normal. What u can do and it looks icer and willbe smootheris to just get some flitz and polish theoutside of that barrel alongh with the feed ramp to. Take that dull finish off as it will show anywere it makes contact withthe slide Ur next area of showing wear wille up by the front of the barrel where the side makes contact with it during tyhe caming action of the barrel. Again normal. I never could figure out why kahr has that finish on that barrel as it is nickel plated throughout...:amflag:

Maybe Kahr put that finish on the barrel just to give you something to wonder about you old fart. Ever think of that? :)

Or maybe electroless nickel plating improves corrosion resistance, increases the surface hardness of the material, provides a uniform and dense coating, and, in many cases, maintains the same surface finish the material had before plating.

[hardluk1]

I had to go look at mine closer. Your photos to me looked like some flaking of the nickel ,maybe! Mine has the chambers exterior polished and does have the rub marks there that your pistol has . Is still more than smooth and functions fine after thousands of rounds so watch it but shoot away. wear is typical just be sure that finsh does not flake

[melville]

my cw9 is weird...the barrel shows hardly any wear, but the slide is slightly peened...as soon as I have enough posts, i'll post a couple of photos.

[2tango2]

Get yourself a Talon grip and don't give up on it. I was in the same boat as you jam wise the first 150 rounds with my CW380. Each trip to range it got better and better. Last Friday 150 trouble free rounds. Great little pistol


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[DavidR]

30 more rounds through the CW9 today. Was able to slingshot chamber the first round 6 times with no issues. 300 rounds in total now through the CW9. I pronounce her broken in and good to go.

[Rooster59]

I've had my CW9 six (?) years and it's carried nearly every day. The wear on the top and side of the barrel chamber exterior is normal in my experience. The gun is so tight new that something has to wear a bit in order for it to work smoothly. After the wear marks became noticeable mine was stone reliable.

[DavidR]

I really liked the suggestion I saw somewhere on the forum to use a bike inner tube as a grip. We'll see how it works.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/David-R/6BED17D4-4E89-487E-B0B4-6E2AEB7B9A02_zpsiw4krdzv.jpg (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/David-R/media/6BED17D4-4E89-487E-B0B4-6E2AEB7B9A02_zpsiw4krdzv.jpg.html)

[W5JCK]

Here's a couple of cell phone pic that at least shows where the wear is.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/David-R/E0491E74-C599-465F-800F-CB0E2243484F_zpssehkoeao.jpg (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/David-R/media/E0491E74-C599-465F-800F-CB0E2243484F_zpssehkoeao.jpg.html)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d33/David-R/ADA5D883-2B64-4681-AC29-3954D034F190_zpsaxneqpkh.jpg (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/David-R/media/ADA5D883-2B64-4681-AC29-3954D034F190_zpsaxneqpkh.jpg.html)

I haven't fired my CW9 yet, but I racked the slide (unloaded and without magazine) 200+ times to help break in the stout spring. I too noticed the schmutz on my barrel housing like in your photos, and also on the port side as you mentioned in a later post. Most of this was just schmutz, for lack of a better word, and cleaned off nicely using a soft bristle brush and solvent. A coating of oil/lube and it looks nearly gone. :)

I also noticed this schmutz on the internal pin of the slide release and internal slide rails. I think the carbon fiber used to create the polymer parts of the gun act just like they do on automobile tires. Carbon molecules stick to almost anything due to their shape, and since it is dark in color it shows up, especially on stainless steel. Some of that is no doubt wear and tear, but some is just schmutz building up.

[trooplewis]

Mine has the spot on the top of the barrel after racking the slide about 10 times.

[mva1985]

I bought my second CW9 last week and have noticed the follower in the mag will tilt forward after the first round and hang up on the front edge of the mag preventing the loading of more rounds until pushing the follower back with my finger and inserting another round. whew!

I hope some can make out what I wrote. Any suggestions?

[DavidR]

I bought my second CW9 last week and have noticed the follower in the mag will tilt forward after the first round and hang up on the front edge of the mag preventing the loading of more rounds until pushing the follower back with my finger and inserting another round. whew!

I hope some can make out what I wrote. Any suggestions?

Make sure the spring in the magazine isn't installed backwards. I've read on this forum where that has happened in a few instances.

[mva1985]

thank you for that.... I'll check it... I hope it's that simple

[mva1985]

Well of course it's not that simple. Took the mag apart and I find that the follower has broken. Shot an email to Kahr awaiting their reply.

[DavidR]

Sorry to hear that. Seems to be a common problem. There's a lot of discussion about that on this forum. It may need to go back for repair.


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