CW45 1st Shots 1st Impressions w 6,7,8 round magazines!

[DanTheWolfman]

Broke it in with about 80 rds 230 and 26 rds of 230 plus p today

have vids of it all on my channel.

Just modded the other 8 rd mag, not too much trouble, maybe not even needed.

Took long time to mod the 10 rd macgar mag, thought I took a good enough amount off, wouldn't hand cycle with ammo, so needed to do more and more. Will test these mags next week, hoping 10rder works...a lightweight choice of 9 or 11 rds of .45 is pretty nice.


https://youtu.be/t9YBxdB189E

I do double tap point shooting later, topped off mags, etc.

[gb6491]

Hey there,
Welcome to the forums! Thanks for the time and effort involved with this video and the one you posted in another thread. I found both well worth watching.
It looks like you are off to an excellent start with your CW45 :)

A CW45 was the first Kahr pistol I purchased. It remains my favorite of the brand and a favorite among all the .45 pistols I own.
I use modified Officer's/compact magazine tubes in mine; almost exclusively for the last 8 years. I modify the tops of the tubes forward of the feed lips so that they don't hit the bottom of the slide or interfere with the extractor. I run Kahr internals in my mags.
I see where many have reported excellent results with ACT-MAG magazines and their internals.

Again, welcome to the forums:w00t:

Regards,
Greg

[DanTheWolfman]

Hi there thanks greg...i read ur posts be4 buying
Hoping i don't have to swap internals....with act and mayne mecgar hoping not needed.

[Evi1joe]

Does the CW45 tend to need the 200rd break-in like other Kahrs, or is it usually gtg out of the box or what?

I'm seeing them for $323, and I have a lot of 45 ammo that rarely gets shot through my 1911, so when I felt like being loaded for bear on a trip to the 7-11, it might be nice to have a tiny 45...I've read the recoil is surprisingly tame for the small gun.

I really like the idea of 7+1 flush fit mags.

[DJK11]

I don’t get it, you don’t want to shoot 200 rounds through a new pistol to make sure it’s reliable because you’re saving the 45 ammo but when running to 7-11 you want ample and reliable firepower if attacked by a bear?

[bobbydbuck]

I'm new to the forum but have had a cw45 for about 5 years. it did take about 200 rounds to break it in. I had a problem with failures to feed. I could use sig ammo or blazer brass and it fed ok, very few failures to feed. i took it apart and did a thorough cleaning. I oiled it especially where it glides into the chamber. I also did what a friend recommended and put just a drop at the top of the magazines. Now it feeds every time. 100 rounds without a failure and that even included bulk no name ammo. love the gun. very very accurate with very little kick.