JonMark
02-28-2014, 04:41 PM
So I finally got to go to the range today after work to shoot my new (and first) Kahr PM45 ... Not gonna lie, I approached the range with a little worry that it would jam, and have a plethora of FTF and FTE .. Seeing a lot of reports on this model put a little anxiety in this gun. Funny what the internet can do, huh?
Anyways, that aside, I am happy to say I shot 105 flawless rounds through this little sucker! Not a single jam or anything, so my anxieties were put to rest. I'm still in the "200 round" break in period, but 105 rounds in and I'm already confident in this thing! I shot 50 rounds of Winchester white box FMJ 230gr, then loaded a mag with my carry ammo - Remington Ultimate Defense 230ge JHP (I had read that Golden Sabers fed really good in this gun, and Academy was sold out so I got their twins instead). Even shooting my carry ammo in a 50-rd dirty gun still shot amazingly. After that one mag, I shot another 50 round box of the Winchester FMJ.
I had some pretty decent groupings, nothing to be super proud of. The first target is at about 7 yards, second target at 15 yards. I was able to get the accuracy down after a mag or two at each distance. I took my time with each shot, to try and pinpoint exactly where I needed to aim to hit center target.
I have Hogue finger groove rubber grips on my PM45, so that helped a lot with recoil. It was snappy, for sure, but honestly not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I am very, very happy with the performance of this little guy, and even though I'm still in break in period, I feel I can carry confidently now. Looks like I got one of the "good ones" without any issues I've read about. A very promising first time Kahr experience! :)
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Anyways, that aside, I am happy to say I shot 105 flawless rounds through this little sucker! Not a single jam or anything, so my anxieties were put to rest. I'm still in the "200 round" break in period, but 105 rounds in and I'm already confident in this thing! I shot 50 rounds of Winchester white box FMJ 230gr, then loaded a mag with my carry ammo - Remington Ultimate Defense 230ge JHP (I had read that Golden Sabers fed really good in this gun, and Academy was sold out so I got their twins instead). Even shooting my carry ammo in a 50-rd dirty gun still shot amazingly. After that one mag, I shot another 50 round box of the Winchester FMJ.
I had some pretty decent groupings, nothing to be super proud of. The first target is at about 7 yards, second target at 15 yards. I was able to get the accuracy down after a mag or two at each distance. I took my time with each shot, to try and pinpoint exactly where I needed to aim to hit center target.
I have Hogue finger groove rubber grips on my PM45, so that helped a lot with recoil. It was snappy, for sure, but honestly not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I am very, very happy with the performance of this little guy, and even though I'm still in break in period, I feel I can carry confidently now. Looks like I got one of the "good ones" without any issues I've read about. A very promising first time Kahr experience! :)
http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af141/JonMark85/56D9C8CC-660E-4B0D-BB18-99078BE19E2A_zpsxuzrz6yk.jpg (http://s1002.photobucket.com/user/JonMark85/media/56D9C8CC-660E-4B0D-BB18-99078BE19E2A_zpsxuzrz6yk.jpg.html)
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