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dustnchips
11-29-2016, 10:01 AM
This is a good video on an easy mod to make your Kahr 380 shoot any ammo. I would think that it would work on any Kahr that is ammo picky. I know it would add a few dollars to the cost of the gun if Kahr did it in production, but it seems like the thing to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwrBbUQze2k
chuckbesand
12-01-2016, 03:12 PM
Thank you for sharing!
Can anyone else comment on this extractor modification?
wyntrout
12-01-2016, 05:31 PM
I had to do something like that with my Mag-na-ported P40, but his video shows what to specifically do... could work with all of the Kahrs. :)
Ken L
12-01-2016, 06:02 PM
I'm going to do this to my CW40, it's had issues feeding Fiocchi in exactly the manner that he illustrates. I agree with this fella, the gun should feed any ammo put in the magazine.
kenemoore
12-01-2016, 06:46 PM
Sweet.
Thanks for sharing.
gb6491
12-02-2016, 06:56 AM
That's a pretty good video. I did find myself wishing he would have shown the pistol firing post op.
His "fix" reminds me somewhat of how 1911 extractor tips are tuned:
http://www.m1911.org/images/extractor.gif
Image is from http://www.m1911.org/technic2.htm
Between this and tigman250's solution, folks should find some success in getting a balky CW380 or P380 to work as intended.
http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?26232-Found-solution-to-FTF-and-failure-to-return-to-battery-on-CW-380
Regards,
Greg
yqtszhj
12-02-2016, 09:38 AM
The problem with this post is it is making me want a cw380 just for grins and truth be known I've spent enough already this year.
b4uqzme
12-02-2016, 10:11 AM
^^^ ditto. But CT380 for me.
Great instructional video.
WesLey
12-02-2016, 05:48 PM
My son and I did this mod and Tigman250's to a pair of cw380's and you can ride the slide closed with both of them, they have feed, fired and ejected everything we have tried ... the only ammo that gives any kind of problem is the Tula steel case ... sometimes it won't fully close using the sling shot method (which is all I use) but with a little help will go ahead and close ... won't miss a lick with rest of rounds ... The cw380's have worked flawless with these mods.
yqtszhj
12-02-2016, 07:14 PM
^^^ ditto. But CT380 for me.
Well check this out.
http://grabagun.com/kahr-arms-ct380-380acp-tungsten-poly-3.html
Ken L
12-26-2016, 06:50 PM
Just wanted to comment on this "fix" as it pertains to my CW40. I commented in a different post that it wouldn't feed Fiocchi. I shaped the extractor a little like he illustrated in the video, but I didn't have any ammo to do a test with. Took it to the range a couple of weeks ago, but couldn't find any Fiocchi so I bought a box of Herters instead. Had the same issue of not feeding, even after my slight extractor modification. Like he said in the video, take a little off at a time. Apparently I didn't take enough off, but I continued my range session with WWB and Blaser Brass which always feeds reliably, so the time was not lost. Today I had a little time so I worked on the extractor a bit more. The first (well second, but first attempt today) I didn't remove enough material, and still had failures to feed. But the second attempt was joy. Fed a whole magazine by hand by slingshotting it, so I am extremely pleased with it. I used a small jeweler's file and then polished the extractor with the medium and fine stones from my Spyderco Sharpmaker.
It wasn't difficult, just took a little time. Hardest part was getting the back plate on the slide off. But his instructions work great and made it relatively painless. Hope this helps someone else.
Barth
12-26-2016, 07:02 PM
Honestly, my MK40 Elite took 400 rounds to run right.
The first 200 almost brought me to tears.
The next 100 started to get better.
The last 100 just a few problems.
After that?
It will eat ANYTHING with 100% reliability.
135, 155, 165 & 180 gr.
Cor-Bon, Winchester, Speer & Federal.
ANYTHING
I know this is a Kahr forum.
But .380 is notorious for giving guns fits.
My Ruger LCP ran much like my MK40 initially.
But I used the same "shoot the crap out of it till it runs better" technique.
First 200 "cry like a baby" :(
Next 100 better.
Last 100 just a few issues.
Then 200 Hornady XTP Custom JHPs in a row (100% reliable and deadly accurate).
So much like in the immortal words of Jocko "Shoot it like you stole it" :D
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