Does Mag Well look off center to you? My Kahr p45

[dubious_79]

Hi, I'm having trouble getting my mags to fully seat in my p45. I am sanding down the base plates a little at a time to fit it better. I noticed that on the frame my magwell looks a little bit uneven. See the arrow in the pic below. Is this because of the Kahr offset barrel design? Does it need to go back to the mother ship?

https://i.imgur.com/RRfufbq.png

[dao]

My Kahrs do not have grips panels that are beveled from the outside in like yours appear to be. And the magwells are centered in the grip of the gun. Assuming your camera angle is not in play here I would say it looks wonky. If you have a set of calipers try measuring the distance between the inside of the magwell to the outside of the grip panels as far up as you need to in order to get past that bevel that does not look factory.

[DJK11]

The frame next to the arrow appears to be mis-molded. Contact Kahr and send it back. If purchased from a local gun store I’d start there. My first pm45 went back three times. Third trip came back with a new frame. Solved the problem.

[dubious_79]

The frame next to the arrow appears to be mis-molded. Contact Kahr and send it back. If purchased from a local gun store I’d start there. My first pm45 went back three times. Third trip came back with a new frame. Solved the problem.

I just received this response from the the Kahr tech support folks:

"I have 3 Kahr guns, and is the frame is the same as yours in the picture this is the way they are designed. if sanding the base plate down dose not work, i would recommend sending the gun into us for repair. I included the links that need to be filled out to send the gun in. Warranty Registration"

[dao]

Could you show us a side view of the right side of the gun?

[dubious_79]

Could you show us a side view of the right side of the gun? Here's the pic (with Talon Grip tape)


Here is the pic you requestedhttps://i.imgur.com/jwQYG3P.jpg:

[dao]

So I'm guessing here that someone shaved some of the grip sides off down near the opening to the magwell. And didn't do it evenly. I don't have a P45 but I do have a PM45 and neither it or one of my other Kahrs are beveled like that.
Also, if you look at the front of the magwell where there is no material missing from the grip panels, they appear to be the same width/thickness. In the first picture you posted.

[DJK11]

Not OEM texture on that grip. Is that tape or a stipple job? Pictures are not always as they first appear, especially on the web.

[dubious_79]

Not OEM texture on that grip. Is that tape or a stipple job? Pictures are not always as they first appear, especially on the web.


That is Talon grip tape... I should have mentioned that.

[dao]

OK, and what about the beveling of the outside of the magwell. Is it post-factory as it appears? Because from all appearances it is only that beveling that makes the magwell appear to be off center.

[sorcerer]

Do your mags seat properly with the slide back?

[FreeMe]

Hi, I'm having trouble getting my mags to fully seat in my p45. I am sanding down the base plates a little at a time to fit it better. I noticed that on the frame my magwell looks a little bit uneven. See the arrow in the pic below. Is this because of the Kahr offset barrel design? Does it need to go back to the mother ship?

https://i.imgur.com/RRfufbq.png

My P9 does have the grip rounded off tapering toward the back. Yours looks to be a little uneven in the photo. But that's just a minor external flaw that really doesn't matter as far as the function of the gun. I really doubt that the mag well is off center. And no, the offset feed ramp doesn't require any offset in the mag well.

I would be very careful about sanding off the base plates. The Kahr plastic mag base plates are on the thin side as it is. I had one fail at the groove and dump out all my rounds once. Admittedly, it was a very old mag that had been carried for many years. I replaced all my plastic 9mm bases with steel, but I see that isn't an option for the P45. Have you tried using a 1911 mag? I have read that some 1911 mags work in the P45.

[Scott321]

Hi, I'm having trouble getting my mags to fully seat in my p45. I am sanding down the base plates a little at a time to fit it better. I noticed that on the frame my magwell looks a little bit uneven. See the arrow in the pic below. Is this because of the Kahr offset barrel design? Does it need to go back to the mother ship?

https://i.imgur.com/RRfufbq.png

My CW45 (bought new about 3 years ago) has similar beveling although it's even. Is the gun/magazine new? A full mag pressed into a closed slide gives a lot of tension and care must be made to make sure the magazine is seated properly (such as when chambering a round, topping off the magazine, and reinserting). If you don't pay close attention to this the mag might not be fully seated and can pop out when firing. I noticed this issue when everything was new, but not so much now. However I still pay attention when topping off. This shouldn't be an issue with the slide open, i.e. when reloading from slide lock.

I don't know if it reduced this occurrence, but I've since had my mag release button coated which might have aided in this issue. I had my Kahr carry guns' mag releases coated because they were showing signs of rust after carrying in the summer.

[gb6491]

OK, and what about the beveling of the outside of the magwell. Is it post-factory as it appears? Because from all appearances it is only that beveling that makes the magwell appear to be off center.
I agree.
FWIW, here's a shot of my CWP 45 (a mix of parts); note how both sides of the mag well are beveled to mimic each other
https://i.postimg.cc/FH0DjyfK/mw1-1-22.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

A side view of the magazine fit:
https://i.postimg.cc/6q9ymNcS/4-1-22-865.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
Regards,
Greg