DGladden
04-23-2022, 08:33 PM
Some of you may recall my previous thread about discovering a crack in the front strap of the frame on a used P45 that I purchased. After contacting Kahr about a replacement frame and finding out it would cost more than I was willing to invest in the gun. I decided that I would attempt to cut away the damaged portion of the frame and effectively shorten the P45 grip to that of a PM45. Well an awesome member of this very forum and an amazing person in general offered to send me a 5rd PM45 mag.
I was not planning on doing this mod right now, but after getting the mag in the mail I just couldn't wait! First thing I did was to measure the mag bodies and figure out the difference in length. Once I knew how much I needed to remove I marked the grip just a little below to give myself a small margin of error. I then broke out the Dremel and a fresh cutting wheel. I went very slow while making the initial cut. Making sure to keep it straight. After cutting the frame, I used a sanding block and 80 grit paper to rough sand it down to where I could just barely get the 5 round mag to lock in place. I then used the Dremel again, this time with a gray wheel to clean up some of the scratches. I then used 2000 grit paper to finish taking it down until the mag was easy to seat and locked in place firmly.
I unfortunately did not take any pictures of the process. But here are a few pictures of the results. The first is the PM45 mag seated. The second shows the original 6 round mag fully seated. And finally, the third shows the bottom of the grip. I still have some clean up to do but overall I'm very pleased by the results. I plan on hitting the range tomorrow and putting some lead down range. I will let you guys know how it goes. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220424/b00bb90cf284c6c687952e6544f1df3a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220424/45de5ba8eea6112e30a1e63c753d596c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220424/445e35dca6e33294cf5d08103f2c0553.jpg
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I was not planning on doing this mod right now, but after getting the mag in the mail I just couldn't wait! First thing I did was to measure the mag bodies and figure out the difference in length. Once I knew how much I needed to remove I marked the grip just a little below to give myself a small margin of error. I then broke out the Dremel and a fresh cutting wheel. I went very slow while making the initial cut. Making sure to keep it straight. After cutting the frame, I used a sanding block and 80 grit paper to rough sand it down to where I could just barely get the 5 round mag to lock in place. I then used the Dremel again, this time with a gray wheel to clean up some of the scratches. I then used 2000 grit paper to finish taking it down until the mag was easy to seat and locked in place firmly.
I unfortunately did not take any pictures of the process. But here are a few pictures of the results. The first is the PM45 mag seated. The second shows the original 6 round mag fully seated. And finally, the third shows the bottom of the grip. I still have some clean up to do but overall I'm very pleased by the results. I plan on hitting the range tomorrow and putting some lead down range. I will let you guys know how it goes. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220424/b00bb90cf284c6c687952e6544f1df3a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220424/45de5ba8eea6112e30a1e63c753d596c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220424/445e35dca6e33294cf5d08103f2c0553.jpg
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