so far so good

[b4uqzme]

...as promised: "mine runs fine."

CM45 first 50 rounds, Blazer Brass 230gr FMJ


Went through the prep steps diligently. The Kahr came pretty clean but was dry in all the wrong places.
round one = just one, slingshotted (because I'm a daredevil) and shot just fine.
rounds 2 and 3 = used slide lock lever and shot fine
rounds 4, 5 and 6 = failed to feed for some reason. Emptied mag and reloaded the same 3 rounds and shot fine.
rounds 7, 8, 9 and 10 = all ran fine
rounds 11-50 = ran perfect
a couple of late rounds hit me in the head but it was really cold and I attribute that to my error/grip.
cases look good -- light dimple at the mouth and light scratch --- as normal.
broke her down and all looks good inside --- no gouges or plastic shavings. I admit I greased up the plastic rails real good in hopes to keep them clean. Seems to be working.


This thing is a blast to shoot. A little of a handful even compared to my .40's which are all heavier guns.

I think I finally get it. Light is good. I really don't mind waist carrying my stainless guns but this thing is like wearing nothing.

Best of luck everyone. Hope yours runs fine too!

Apologies: real bad pic this time -- it's friggin cold out there :)

[Bawanna]

Hmmm, look at this pumpkin and tell me what you see, a variation of the ink blot test.

For me I see a large fellow with a big fist beating down on someone lying on the ground.

[b4uqzme]

dude...you're scaring me. I see it too! It's like he's getting ready to punch the rear sight. :D

[yqtszhj]

I see it too!!!

[muggsy]

You must have gotten one of those extremely rare Kahr pistols that works well right out of the box. I was unfortunate, too. It leaves us with very little to complain about. Well, we'll just have to learn to live with it I guess. :rolleyes:

[Bawanna]

I think we're all normble then cept maybe Muggsy and he probably didn't understand the question so he might be ok too. Maybe.

[b4uqzme]

You must have gotten one of those extremely rare Kahr pistols that works well right out of the box. I was unfortunate, too. It leaves us with very little to complain about. Well, we'll just have to learn to live with it I guess. :rolleyes:

Like timboy says...it's not like I depend my life on it. That's a compliment timboy...you are wise. :yo:

[Alfonse]

I'm thinking I might like to purchase one of these guns that just doesn't run right from somebody, and see how it works for me. Just for science ya know!

[Antiacus]

I see Toto

[b4uqzme]

I must be pretty impressionable 'cause now I see Toto too. :D

[TheTman]

I see Trey Gowdy punching Harry Reid.

My CM45 had a few failures in the first 50 rounds, just a couple in the 2nd 50, and ran great the 3rd 50. I am sure glad the recoil spring loosened up a bit. That thing was a monster to pull the slide back to where it would lock open before it was fired.

[muggsy]

That's something I'd like to see for real. :)

[b4uqzme]

I stripped it for another inspection and a thorough cleaning today. Again, I really didn't see any plastic shavings or damage inside. Any that I did cleaned up with my thumbnail. I'm pretty anal and that was my worst fear: that it would get all chewed up inside. Not that that would impair function...it would just bug me. I did notice something in that vein worth mentioning: it is real easy to get the slide out of square with the frame when you are removing or installing it. I wonder if that's the source of some of the gouges we've seen?

[Bawanna]

Aw man, I see Toto too! He's right there.

[Alfonse]

I never realized Toto looks just like a guy punching someone on the ground before!

BTW, I really would like to purchase a CM9 or CW9 with "failure to" feed, fire, lock back, etc issues. I want to run experiments but all the Kahrs I know of, either mine or friends, all run great. I would love to get one deemed unreliable and see how to fix it.

[b4uqzme]

Ran rounds 50-100 thru the CM45 today. It wasn't perfect: had 2 fail-to-return-full-battery. I was also able to let a couple of other shooters try it...just to confirm that limpwristing is a legitimate possibility. Neither shooter is familiar with Kahrs and both encountered issues/jams that cleared up as soon as I took over.

So far I am very happy and haven't encountered anything that shouldn't resolve itself with more rounds. There's a fix on this forum for the FTRTFB but I doubt that will be necessary. This gun is tight and you can tell it is working hard to strip and feed the next round. The mag spring is particularly strong and the first round is very tight against the mag lips. Yet I am able to successfully slingshot already.

We are no where near trying hollowpoints yet...strictly FMJ until everything runs smooth.

So, while it is not 100% right out of the box, I'm pretty sure we are ahead of schedule and it will be nice to have a .45 carry option.

[GLOCKROCKER]

I see a Pumpkin with a big a$$ ragged hole in it.:cool:

[b4uqzme]

Yeah, the little son of a gun is super accurate. I kept all my groups within 3 inches today at 7 yards. We had a computer keyboard hanging off its cord and they dared me to hit the cord...first (somewhat lucky) shot.

[GROTMAN]

I see it too!!!

I see Toto too.. and at the bottom left..looks like he took a dump!

[b4uqzme]

Rounds 101-150 update: Speer Lawman 230gr TMJ this time.


Round 102 did not return fully to battery...I'll have to watch this but I still think it will smooth out with rounds down the tube.
the rest were perfect.


I don't want to jynx myself but I'm pretty confident in this one. I'm not 100 percent sure what Kahr means by a 200 round break-in but I am going to keep breaking in until I see 200 trouble free rounds in a row. Gives me a reason to go shoot. :o