CW380 feeding problem/solution

[Smouse]

Hello all, I have recently purchase 2 CW380s (first Kahr purchases). I noticed the one would eat rounds flawlessly, while the second would jam on almost every round. It would load the round but kept stopping short of fully chambering. I found that the extractor was biting into the rim of the cases so I tore both of them down to compare them and found that the extractor spring on the one that was jamming was around a heavy 1/16" longer than the other. I called Kahr and they dropped a new spring in the mail for me. The new spring I received was even longer yet... I ended up putting the original extractor spring back in and after putting the pin back in, I used a small screw driver and pressed the pin down into the slide and crushed the spring down till it matched my other CW380. Since doing this it has feed great. I have been stalking this forum for a lil while and hadn't read about this so I figured I'd make a post. The height of the top of the pin is just above the groove where the slide back fits into. Hope this may help somebody out.

[muggsy]

+1 I like your thinking. You had a problem, analyzed it and fixed it and passed the information on to others. That's a refreshing change from the posters who pizz and moan about their problems and bad mouth Kahr Arms or Kahr service. I'm going to present you with the Bawanna award for meritorious posting and the Muggsy seal of approval. Welcome aboard, Smouse.

[yqtszhj]

Good post. Thank you.

[timboy]

Congratulations for being able to fix something that never should have made it past quality control and testing.