damage to chamber?

[Joe from Texas]

I was inspecting the barrel of my new P380 after putting 200 rounds though it and it looks like there might be some damage to the chamber. There is one section where it almost looks like the finish has worn off on the inside if that makes sense. I tired cleaning but nothing it won't come loose which makes me think its some sort of finish issue?

I attempted to take some photos. Here are the best of them.

http://s27.postimg.org/chulm4xcf/photo.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/chulm4xcf/)

http://s27.postimg.org/yfr2fxccv/photo_1.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/yfr2fxccv/)

[RRP]

Others have reported problems with the plating flaking off. Kahr will make it right.

[smokersteve]

Call Kahr and let them fix it

[Joe from Texas]

So I called Kahr this morning and they told me its only a cosmetic issue and that it shouldn't harm function at all. That I can send it in if I want for one of the gunsmiths to look at it but basically they told me not to bother.

[lamppa]

That's bologna. If you're not happy they should do what they can to come to some kind of agreement.

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[hardluk1]

Tell them to replace it on there dollar. Its not right.

[FLBri]

I agree. Even if it IS only cosmetic (which I question) .... since when does cosmetic not matter?

If the clearances on the slide rails were not right and they were getting chewed up with every shot, eventually they would wear in to a point of proper clearance .... so does that make it not warranty?

[jocko]

I was inspecting the barrel of my new P380 after putting 200 rounds though it and it looks like there might be some damage to the chamber. There is one section where it almost looks like the finish has worn off on the inside if that makes sense. I tired cleaning but nothing it won't come loose which makes me think its some sort of finish issue?

I attempted to take some photos. Here are the best of them.

http://s27.postimg.org/chulm4xcf/photo.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/chulm4xcf/)

http://s27.postimg.org/yfr2fxccv/photo_1.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/yfr2fxccv/)


don't do much, just send the barrel to kahr, u can do that regular mail for about $6. Not my decision to sayt to keep or send it back. For me if the gun during break in was doing great and reliable, I might be tempte dto keep it as such for if they replace the barrel , then u just never know.

I would want to be very sur eit is flaking and maybe not some stain in the finish, for if it is a stain, it willnot clean out b ut also it willnot hurt one thing either. If it is falking, then that is sumpin that kahr should see and determine.:Amflag2:

[Joe from Texas]

I called back and spoke with someone else today and they sent me a shipping label at their cost to send the gun back to them to look it. Its definitely not a stain because you can see its ruff with your finger.

They told me to send the entire gun since they will change out the barrel and need to fit the new one.

Lets hope it functions as well as it did when I sent it off.

[AFDoc]

That's the right answer. Let us know how it functions when you get it back.

[hardluk1]

Good to hear.

[jocko]

indeed u did the right thing...

[Pointblank]

I thought the barrel was stainless steel, not plated. Are you sure it's not leading? You aren't supposed to use lead bullets in a polygonal barrel.

[trentu]

I thought these barrels were stainless also. Why would they plate a stainless barrel?

[jocko]

they are stainless and they do nickel plate all their barrels. If done right it is super, u won't wear out the nickel plating. Kahr does not nickel plate their barrels it is done by a plating co...

[gb6491]

I can't speak of all Kahr barrels (or even the whole barrel in one instance), but I've had two Kahr barrels that I suspect are non-stainless.
One was a PM40 barrel that cold blue (Oxpho-Blue) would darken where the nickle plating had come off the barrel hood. I suppose it could have been a two piece affair with a stainless tube and non-stainless breech (didn't check), but my CW9 barrel will darken when exposed to Oxpho-Blue on the tube and the breech.
Regards,
Greg

[leftysixty]

Stainless steel is a combination of several metal/minerals. Some stainless steels can be blued, it depends on the actual make up of the particular stainless.

I am not an expert, so Google it.

Just my 2 bits worth.

[gb6491]

Stainless steel is a combination of several metal/minerals. Some stainless steels can be blued, it depends on the actual make up of the particular stainless.

I am not an expert, so Google it.

Just my 2 bits worth.
That's true (I've seen a S&W model 65 that was blued with Oxynate 84), but in my limited experience, I've yet to find a known "stainless steel" that Oxpho-Blue will darken significantly (which it did on the two barrels I mentioned). That surely doesn't preclude there being "stainless steels" out there that Oxpho-Blue will "blue", but they are currently beyond the scope of my knowledge.
regards,
Greg

[100percent]

I have been shooting only home loads and mostly lead through the stock barrel of my PM40

It does get a bit greasy but costs about 6 cents per round for bullet, primer, once shot brass and powder.

They punch nice clean holes with a big meplate.

As far as using nickel plated stainless, Jock that seems weird.