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york10
11-18-2017, 12:53 AM
I recently purchased a CW9 and it tends to shoot low?Is this typical for this pistol?By the way,my first Kahr....Thanks

Bawanna
11-18-2017, 01:02 AM
It's quite common for new Kahr owners to shoot low and left if they are right handed. It's getting used to the long but smooth trigger.
Keep shooting, I'll bet it gets better as you bond with it.

JethrosDad
11-18-2017, 07:06 AM
Yup...exactly what Bawanna said. One thing I've founds shooting Kahrs is that my trigger finger automatically wants to go to the trigger close to the distal interphalangeal joint, because of the thinness of the grip. This caused me to pull the gun left while shooting. I've been retraining to make sure that the pad of my finger is used to pull and this has helped a lot. Got to work on my muscle memory.....

Charlie98
11-18-2017, 09:22 AM
^^^^ That's it in a nutshell. I've found after shooting something like my 1911, and go back to my Kahr, I have to really watch my grip and trigger pull or I shoot the target's toes off.

Out of the 5 CW9's I have/had, I did have one that shot left. I even swapped parts out between the others trying to fix it and nothing doing, so I got rid of it and bought another one. It's possible you have a pistol like that... but make sure your shooting technique is correct before getting too excited about it. A smooth linear pull straight into the pistol, not a death grip pull into your hand... that's how I explain it to everyone I let shoot my Kahrs.

york10
11-18-2017, 09:50 AM
Thanks guys!Good advice! I will work on that today....

Slugnutty
11-18-2017, 10:40 AM
Had my CW45 for a while now and it's the only gun I need to cover the point I want to put a hole in with the front sight, every other handgun I own I lollipop the front sight by setting the target on top of the front sight post.

I'm so use to it now that it is automatic cover target and row row row the trigger.,

Ken L
11-20-2017, 08:09 AM
^^yes, this too. These guns are set up so you cover the target with the front sight for a hit, not a 6 o'clock hold. 6 o'clock hold will net low hits.

Tilos
11-20-2017, 04:02 PM
I recently purchased a CW9 and it tends to shoot low?Is this typical for this pistol?By the way,my first Kahr....Thanks
What bullet weight??
If 115, try 124.
If 124, try 147
It's what I'd do...
:D