Took my CW45 and my old P9 out today

[MMyers1970]

My new/used CW45 worked pretty well. I ran 100 rounds through it, and the slide failed to return to battery a couple of times, and it didn't feed from slide lock twice, but I'm chalking that up to break-in. I doubt the previous owner put a lot of rounds through it, as it looks brand new. It was accurate enough---but it had me flinching about halfway through, and my hand was going numb. That's a stoutly recoiling little pistol, but physics would dictate it would be.

I got my 100 rounds through it and switched to my first generation P9. I rarely shoot it because I have other Kahr options, and I don't carry it, so I either shoot my CM9/MK9 or my K9/T9---the former because I carry a CM9 and the latter because they're such nice soft shooting pistols. I forgot how easy to shoot and how accurate the P9 is. In my opinion, the P9/CW9 platform is Kahr's perfect combination of concealability and shootability. The CM9 is a bit of a handful, and the metal guns are a bit heavy to carry, but the P9 fits right in the middle.

And it's pretty accurate at 10 yards. 16070I definitely need to take it to the range more often.

[Ed M]

What ammo were you using in the 45?

I broke mine in on Blazer Brass and American Eagle - both 230 gr.

I swear I could shoot that thing all day. Mine had a Talon grip on it when I bought it - maybe that'd help you.

Nice work with the P9!

[CM9]

that there is some really nice shoot'in !!!

[MMyers1970]

Ed--I was using Federal Champion 230 grain. I did put a Talon grip on it, too. It's just kind of a handful, and I think 50 rounds is about as much as my hands can take at this stage of the game. The P9 felt like a .22 afterwards, that's for sure.

The CW45 did function, so my YouTube gunsmithing worked.

Definitely need to take the P9 out more often.

[MMyers1970]

that there is some really nice shoot'in !!!


Thanks. I tell everyone who asks about pistols that the Kahr trigger makes accurate shooting easy because of the trigger. The lack of a discernible break means you just hold still and pull the trigger until it goes off by surprise. It really is a testament to Justin Moon's design that a pistol which is about the size of a Walther PP can be that easy to shoot and accurate with a service cartridge. Sometimes I think people forget that 9mm was designed to go in big handguns like a Browning High Power, not sub 16 ounce firearms.

The P9 is very easy to shoot well.

[Scott321]

I only have about 200 rounds of WWB JHP through my CW45 (new), but the recoil seemed very pleasant to me. How old is the recoil spring? I don't know if it would make a differerence, but I radiused the edges of the frame where it contacts the top of the web of the hand. The two points felt uncomfortable and affected my grip. I had to do the same with my FNX9... about 30 seconds with some sandpaper.