Kahr CW380 Break-In report.

[redludesh]

I just finished the 200 round break in period on my CW380. I did this in 2 separate trips to the range each time using $16-$17 a box ammo (Remington 1st then Blazer I believe).
On the first trip I experienced 1 instance of the slide not fully closing after firing and about 2 stove pipes. The second trip I had one failure to feed (1st time I ever experienced that with a gun) and 2 more stove pipes. It felt extremely reliable overall and I dont feel worried about trusting it as a carry gun. I might run 50 more rounds through it after a cleaning just in case.

I just know when I was shopping for a pocket pistol that I found these posts useful so I though i'd post one.

[b4uqzme]

Thanks. Welcome.

[Bill K]

Welcome to the forum!

How many trouble free rounds did you have between the last issue and the 200th round?

Consider that those next 50 rounds be what you intend to use for carry.

[ChrisWolfOhio]

I'd say my last stovepipe happened with about 30-40 bullets left to go.
I did finally figure out how to pull the trigger on the CW this second time out.
My first trip it was a joke how I could unload an entire mag on a shoot-n-see target and not have a single round land on the 8 inch diameter circle. My other gun is a 1911 that I can shred a bullseye with ease, with. I finally worked out how to hold the tiny gun and pull the tricky trigger and was happy to actually see bullets go where I was pointing :-)

[SlowBurn]

I'd say my last stovepipe happened with about 30-40 bullets left to go.
I did finally figure out how to pull the trigger on the CW this second time out.
My first trip it was a joke how I could unload an entire mag on a shoot-n-see target and not have a single round land on the 8 inch diameter circle. My other gun is a 1911 that I can shred a bullseye with ease, with. I finally worked out how to hold the tiny gun and pull the tricky trigger and was happy to actually see bullets go where I was pointing :-)

Yep. Long steady pull, long reset. Much more like a revolver than a 1911. I wonder if the stovepipes went away about the same time you got a better hold and more accurate? For accuracy and no jams I maintain an extra strong grip throughout. I tend to try and strangle the little bugger. Its comfortable to shoot, and amazingly accurate for its size, but I don't usually fire a hundred rounds though it at one session because I start to get fatigued.

[Garo]

Yep. Long steady pull, long reset. Much more like a revolver than a 1911. I wonder if the stovepipes went away about the same time you got a better hold and more accurate? For accuracy and no jams I maintain an extra strong grip throughout. I tend to try and strangle the little bugger. Its comfortable to shoot, and amazingly accurate for its size, but I don't usually fire a hundred rounds though it at one session because I start to get fatigued.

I also had a learning curve to get through. I got the trigger pull down and the tight grip. I feel that it will be a couple more trips to the range before everything is automatic.
There's so much help in this forum for us. Try to use it. If adjusting your technique doesn't help, you can always make a phone call to C.S. A great little pocket pistol. Good luck with yours.