USAFgoober
03-25-2016, 11:33 PM
I'm entirely new to the Kahr line of pistols. Was in the market for a smaller single stack 9mm to fill in for my commander-sized 1911 as the weather warms up. Ended up with a NIB K9 Black Stainless model the other day. Took it to the range today and had the following results:
50rds Winchester NATO 124g - no issues
39rds Remington UMC 147g - no issues
40rds Winchester White Box 115g - one light primer strike
40rds American Eagle 124g - no issues
14rds Hornady Critical Duty 135g - no issues
20rds Federal HST 124g - no issues
I was pleased that the gun ran well out of the box with such a wide variety of ammo types/weights. I did have the one light primer strike at around 120 or so rounds through it. I know Kahr recommends a "break in" period, but I decided to detail strip the slide and check just to be sure. After removing the striker assembly, I immediately noticed that the striker channel was full of lube. I did clean the gun when I got it, and then applied a light coat of TW25 to the rails/barrel before heading to the range. Apparently I should have cleaned the striker channel as well, because the striker was literally dripping with whatever oil the factory puts on there. Once I gave it a quick scrub, it was good to go from then on.
I had figured the Kahr trigger would take some time to get used to, because I'm more familiar with 1911 and Glock style trigger pulls/resets. But surprisingly, I was able to easily make fist-sized groups at 15 yds offhand, which is all I'm really looking for from a CCW pistol. I'm sure its mechanical accuracy is much better than I'm capable of achieving.
The steel frame is really what sets this gun apart in my opinion. Its about as small as I'm comfortable with for a CCW gun, but it is so much more controllable than the polymer-framed single stacks out there. I need to put a few more rounds through this one, but I think I've got a keeper here. Bottom line: I don't know why it took me this long to discover what Kahr had going for it!
50rds Winchester NATO 124g - no issues
39rds Remington UMC 147g - no issues
40rds Winchester White Box 115g - one light primer strike
40rds American Eagle 124g - no issues
14rds Hornady Critical Duty 135g - no issues
20rds Federal HST 124g - no issues
I was pleased that the gun ran well out of the box with such a wide variety of ammo types/weights. I did have the one light primer strike at around 120 or so rounds through it. I know Kahr recommends a "break in" period, but I decided to detail strip the slide and check just to be sure. After removing the striker assembly, I immediately noticed that the striker channel was full of lube. I did clean the gun when I got it, and then applied a light coat of TW25 to the rails/barrel before heading to the range. Apparently I should have cleaned the striker channel as well, because the striker was literally dripping with whatever oil the factory puts on there. Once I gave it a quick scrub, it was good to go from then on.
I had figured the Kahr trigger would take some time to get used to, because I'm more familiar with 1911 and Glock style trigger pulls/resets. But surprisingly, I was able to easily make fist-sized groups at 15 yds offhand, which is all I'm really looking for from a CCW pistol. I'm sure its mechanical accuracy is much better than I'm capable of achieving.
The steel frame is really what sets this gun apart in my opinion. Its about as small as I'm comfortable with for a CCW gun, but it is so much more controllable than the polymer-framed single stacks out there. I need to put a few more rounds through this one, but I think I've got a keeper here. Bottom line: I don't know why it took me this long to discover what Kahr had going for it!