Feeling some love for my CW45

[gb6491]

I usually don't take my CW45 to the indoor range anymore. It proved quite a while back to be almost boringly accurate, so I mostly shoot it in the desert. There, I'll run some defense loads through it to check reliability (can't remember the last time I've had a stoppage with it :) ), then I like to plink at reactive targets using hardball. Well, today I was carrying it when I went to the indoor range, so I thought I'd just put a magazine worth of Gold Dots on paper with it. Darn gun never disappoints:
https://s26.postimg.org/moujgq2rt/tgresize.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/4ysuvop6t/)
It's still my favorite of the Kahr pistols I own:
https://s26.postimg.org/x06w9duh5/800_copyb.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
Regards,
Greg

[AIRret]

Great group!!! The Bad guys better not mess with you!!

[gb6491]

Great group!!! The Bad guys better not mess with you!!
Just punching paper MB; I'm a lover, not a fighter, but thanks:)

[Bawanna]

I heard you already cleaned out all the bad guys in your area so there ain't no more bad guys.

The CW45 has been on my very long desire list for quite a spell too. That one of your is a shooter without question. I suspect the driver is probably a bit more talented than I as well, I always have to remember that part too.

[yqtszhj]

Nice shooting.

I was worried a year or two ago when I sent mine back for the short front rail problem because it ran so good but, Im happy to say I had nothing to fear as it still runs flawlessly.

[gb6491]

I heard you already cleaned out all the bad guys in your area so there ain't no more bad guys.

The CW45 has been on my very long desire list for quite a spell too. That one of your is a shooter without question. I suspect the driver is probably a bit more talented than I as well, I always have to remember that part too.
Bad guys: We have a lot of law enforcement in the area: city/town police departments, reservation police, sheriff's office, Border Patrol, ICE, Homeland Security, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service agents, military police, BLM rangers, AZ Fish & Game wardens, Railroad police, ATF, and DPS troopers. They run multi-department task forces in several areas. I've been stopped by them a couple of times. Shoot , I even got a "fix it" ticket a couple of weeks ago. The wife and I put a new in-tank fuel pump into our Grand Cherokee and went to put some gas in it. On the way to the gas station, I thought the headlights looked dim, so when we got there I checked and the driver's side was out. Left the station, headed home and hadn't gone a half of a mile before a deputy passed us going the opposite direction...he immediately executed a u-turn to get behind us. I pulled over before he caught up with us:(


Nice shooting.

I was worried a year or two ago when I sent mine back for the short front rail problem because it ran so good but, Im happy to say I had nothing to fear as it still runs flawlessly.
Thanks :)
I was also worried about my CW45 when I sent it back for the rail issue, but the gun returned just as accurate and reliable as when it left. I did notice that the old slide and barrel sat a little forward on the new frame, but that didn't affect the pistol's performance. However, I later picked up an entire CW45 top end for about the cost of the ejector and striker. I swapped the barrel from that top end with my old barrel and the slide sat flush with the rear of the frame. If accuracy was affected I haven't noticed it and it hasn't missed a bit reliability wise.

Regards,
Greg

[KDale]

quick quesiton, you cant upgrade the sights on the CW45 can you?

[gb6491]

quick quesiton, you cant upgrade the sights on the CW45 can you?
Night sights and fiber optic sights are available from Dawson Precision.
Kahr offers night sights, a fiber optic front sight, and the Meprolight FT Bullseye Fiber & Tritium Night sight
I have Trijicon night sights on my CW45:
http://i47.tinypic.com/244qkxf.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/35jvy54.jpg
Regards,
Greg

[KDale]

I had read that you couldnt replace sights on the CW45, I will take another look at it now, got a new colt defender and I dont like the weight or width.

[KDale]

this is what I copied from buds gun shop, am I missing something?

he CW Series have conventional rifling instead of match grade polygonal rifling; the CW Series have a MIM (metal-injection-molded) slide stop lever instead of a machined slide stop lever; the CW Series cannot be retrofitted with night sights because the slide does not have a front dovetail cut; the CW Series slide have fewer machining operations; and the CW Series have simple engraving on the slide instead of rollmarking; and the CW Series are shipped with one magazine instead of two.UPC: 602686107310

[gb6491]

this is what I copied from buds gun shop, am I missing something?

he CW Series have conventional rifling instead of match grade polygonal rifling; the CW Series have a MIM (metal-injection-molded) slide stop lever instead of a machined slide stop lever; the CW Series cannot be retrofitted with night sights because the slide does not have a front dovetail cut; the CW Series slide have fewer machining operations; and the CW Series have simple engraving on the slide instead of rollmarking; and the CW Series are shipped with one magazine instead of two.UPC: 602686107310
They are correct that the CW series does not have a front dovetail, but they are NOT correct when they they state " the CW Series cannot be retrofitted with night sights"

The OEM "CW" series front sight is held on by two plastic posts. Replacement FO and night front sights have two metal posts. On the Dawson sights these posts are flared/staked to hold the sight on. The Trijicon sight uses two screws to hold the sight on.

Here 's a shot of my CW45 (they were only using one screw when I installed that sight):
http://i50.tinypic.com/iviro0.jpg
It's also not terribly expensive to have a front dovetail cut on a CW series slide

Regards,
Greg

[Bawanna]

It doesn't have conventional dovetailed sights on the front but as Greg mentioned there are options to replace it in the factory configuration.

It's actually in my opinion easier to replace the front sights than with a dovetail. No vise or hammers or sight pushers needed.

You also can always have a dovetail cut if you have a machinist or gunsmith around.




Edit to add. I think there's an echo around here. Greg must be wearing his quick draw rig today.

[KDale]

thank you guys, I appreciate real world advice, the CW is a nice gun for a little over $300 bucks, are you aware of any shops I could send the slide to and have the sights put on and maybe cerekoted?

[gb6491]

thank you guys, I appreciate real world advice, the CW is a nice gun for a little over $300 bucks, are you aware of any shops I could send the slide to and have the sights put on and maybe cerekoted?
Sorry, I've no recommendations for a shop as I haven't any personal experience with any I would recommend.

I will say that Kahr offers sight installation: http://www.kahr.com/Upgrades-and-Service/Kahr-Sight-Installation-Service-CS-ITEM.asp

The front sight on the CW45 is DIY friendly as a replacement option. I've found the Trijicon sight works with the OEM rear sight. I imagine a sight of similar height from Dawson would work as well.

The front sight just snaps off (poke out what remains of the posts):
http://i54.tinypic.com/wgq6v.jpg
If you want to go DIY with an after-market rear sight, getting the OEM sight off can be little challenging, but can be done with a punch, hammer, and solid vise. The new sight will probably require fitting with a file, sand paper, or stones.
http://i51.tinypic.com/20h0vo4.jpg

I'm not a fan of paint over stainless, as I don't like how it wears. I think for maximum durability paint is best done over fresh parkerizing. Others may disagree, so it would be good to hear their input here.


I'm going to flesh this reply out with a few more CW45 photos:
http://i67.tinypic.com/21f0jd2.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/24ca836.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/b85pj7.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/344scp3.jpg

Regards,
Greg

[Armybrat]

Love the last pic with your dawg.

[gb6491]

Love the last pic with your dawg.
Thanks! That photo was taken with "HDR Paint" enabled in the camera . It's not the best for detail; there's another of my dogs in the photo, she's the reddish brown blob just below the large bush/tree.
:photo:
Regards,
Greg

[Bawanna]

Great picture. I think I picked out the blob after you mentioned it. Good camo before, didn't see it although I was looking as I know your dogs run in a group.


Edit to add- looking again I'm not so sure, I wasn't looking at the large tree/bush but closer off to the left, not sure that qualifies as a large tree / bush.

Kind of a where's Waldo situation we have going here. It's ok, I love a challenge and I'll find it.

[tony k]

It took persistence, but my CW45 now a wonderful pistol. I was one of the lucky ones sorting through short front rails. Once I got a new frame, it broke the trigger bar, then had to go back. Then it had problems with the cocking cam and had to go back.

Since all those dang issues have been fixed, I have a few thousand trouble free rounds down the pipe

[Bawanna]

Sorry, I've no recommendations for a shop as I haven't any personal experience with any I would recommend.

I will say that Kahr offers sight installation: http://www.kahr.com/Upgrades-and-Service/Kahr-Sight-Installation-Service-CS-ITEM.asp

The front sight on the CW45 is DIY friendly as a replacement option. I've found the Trijicon sight works with the OEM rear sight. I imagine a sight of similar height from Dawson would work as well.

The front sight just snaps off (poke out what remains of the posts):
http://i54.tinypic.com/wgq6v.jpg
If you want to go DIY with an after-market rear sight, getting the OEM sight off can be little challenging, but can be done with a punch, hammer, and solid vise. The new sight will probably require fitting with a file, sand paper, or stones.
http://i51.tinypic.com/20h0vo4.jpg

I'm not a fan of paint over stainless, as I don't like how it wears. I think for maximum durability paint is best done over fresh parkerizing. Others may disagree, so it would be good to hear their input here.


I'm going to flesh this reply out with a few more CW45 photos:
http://i67.tinypic.com/21f0jd2.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/24ca836.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/b85pj7.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/344scp3.jpg

Regards,
Greg

You need a K40 to fill out that steel Kahr portfolio?

[gb6491]

You need a K40 to fill out that steel Kahr portfolio?
Nah, probably not. I sold most everything I had in .40S&W (did keep a G27) sometime back. Thinking my preferences might have changed, I picked up a CZ in .40 recently, but I've already moved it.
Regards,
Greg


http://i65.tinypic.com/23vyt6d.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/x55si0.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/140cbx0.jpg

[Ikeo74]

Thanks! That photo was taken with "HDR Paint" enabled in the camera . It's not the best for detail; there's another of my dogs in the photo, she's the reddish brown blob just below the large bush/tree.
:photo:
Regards,
Greg
Those paint pictures are great! Didn't know anything like that was available. They would make great enlargements to hang on your wall. None of my cameras have that feature.

[AIRret]

Greg, those Kahrs are in such great shape they look new! Out of that group which ones do you carry?

[gb6491]

Those paint pictures are great! Didn't know anything like that was available. They would make great enlargements to hang on your wall. None of my cameras have that feature.
Thanks! I've a couple of Sony cameras that have the feature. I found it by accident when taking that photo I posted.
Here are a few more from then:
https://s19.postimg.org/5b7mazcqr/re1.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://s19.postimg.org/we9w04u2r/re3.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://s19.postimg.org/skgfqzcqr/re4.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://s19.postimg.org/6ccgduj43/re2.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
It's not the best mode for people as it leaves you looking like you haven't washed in a while:
https://s19.postimg.org/ss94klu0z/image.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
https://s19.postimg.org/9e8akx2kj/image.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Greg, those Kahrs are in such great shape they look new! Out of that group which ones do you carry?
MB,
The CW45 gets carried quite a bit, even among my other firearms.
Though it's the new to the family, the MK9 would be my second choice.
Regards,
Greg

[Bawanna]

Great pictures. For some reason I can't help but think of Louis Lamour looking at them. Sun ups and sun downs are epic down there. Great photo.

On the negative side I can't help but picture my chair buried up to the axles amongst the vegetation, snakes and spiders.

Sure like wander about that country given a great pair of legs though, and maybe a jeep.

[Alfonse]

It has already turned cool up here. I think the desert might be calling in the future. Thanks for sharing the photos too!

[Bawanna]

Yup, we dropped down into the high 50's and 60's and wet last few days. Actually kind of nice for a bit. Fall is upon us though.