CW380 dry firing

[Fedupmech]

While dry firing a CW380 with an empty mag in, slowly pulling the trigger, my slide/barrel "upper" moves back and forward approx. 1/16 of an inch. Is that normal? I've watched a few videos on youtube on the cw380 and didn't notice that much movement.

[Dreams_of_Steel]

My T9 has quite a bit of slide movement when dry firing with or without an empty mag inserted. when I load one with snap caps and put one in the chamber there is almost zero movement. my CW9 has a smaller amount of slide play, but it's still there.

[topgun1953]

Hmmm sure others will chime in, but if the weapon is in battery and slowly pulling the trigger causes the slide to come back I guess weak recoil springs? As you pull the trigger, you are further cocking the striker but I think you are pulling against the recoil springs . My two cents. Doesn't do it on my P380.

[Fedupmech]

I had already ordered some new recoil springs. Changed them both and now, no movement at all while pulling the trigger. I only have about a 1000 rounds through it. Didn't know they needed replacing that often. The new inner spring was about an inch longer than the old inner one. I have a couple of Glocks, was told to change those out about every 5000 rounds or so. Guess the Kahr's will need changing more often.Thanks

[Bawanna]

They shouldn't need changing that often. I drawing a blank trying to remember what Kahr recommends but it's a bunch more than 1000.

I'm thinking 3500 - 5000. Personally I'm of the belief that when it needs a recoil spring it will let me know.

I don't just change them as a routine maintenance thing.

Actually except for messing with 1911's to get the proper weight I only recall replacing one my whole life and that was on a HI Power and boy did it need it. Didn't cure my jamomatic issues but its night and day trying to rack that slide.

[SlowBurn]

1000-1200 seems about right to me. I didn't replace the recoil springs the first time in my P380 until it started to mess up around 1500 rounds. Now I keep a spare set ready.