zeromeow
03-17-2011, 08:08 PM
I don't have much luck with small 380 pistols. I've looked for something less bulky and lighter than my J-Frame for pocket carry and always thought the small 380s were a good substitute. In my experience, however, those guns were unreliable. But I decided to give one last shot with the Kahr p380, since it's suppose to be higher quality and more expensive. I vowed if this gun gave me problems, I'm going to give up on small 380's and stay with my J-frame or figure out something else.
At first, I got quite nervous reading various threads about Kahr p380. It seemed like people were having multiple FTF, FTE, and light striker hit issues. So I went in, expecting the worst.
Before I went to the range, I disassembled and cleaned it thoroughly. I also racked the slide a few hundred times to speed up the break in process.
I shot about 150 rounds. I wasn't trying too hard to hit the target. I just focused on breaking in the gun. In about 150 rounds, I got 1 FTE and a few failure to feeds. The FTE came on the first 6 rounds I fired, so I'm not concerned about that. The FTFs came only when I tried to load the first round. So I'm not too concerned about that either since it looks like it won't happen during a life or death situation. I found that a bit troublesome though. I'm thinking it's because I didn't seat the magazine all the way, or maybe it's the magazine itself. I need to do some more testing.
The slide didn't lock back after the last round. That's because of my grip. I use a thumb forward position and my thumb rests on the slide lock. I tried shooting one handed on my last 6 rounds and the slide did lock back. So it's definitely my grip. I don't really mind this. I just have to change my grip, or hope I don't need to do tactical reloads.
Overall, I'm happy with this gun. The gun is accurate once I got used to the recoil and began to focus on actually hitting the target instead of just shooting it to break it in. I did find the recoil stiff, and my hands started ringing after 150 rounds. But the gun is thin and light, and very easy to carry.
I'll probably shoot another 150 rounds before I deem it ready for regular carry. But overall, I'm happy with this gun.
At first, I got quite nervous reading various threads about Kahr p380. It seemed like people were having multiple FTF, FTE, and light striker hit issues. So I went in, expecting the worst.
Before I went to the range, I disassembled and cleaned it thoroughly. I also racked the slide a few hundred times to speed up the break in process.
I shot about 150 rounds. I wasn't trying too hard to hit the target. I just focused on breaking in the gun. In about 150 rounds, I got 1 FTE and a few failure to feeds. The FTE came on the first 6 rounds I fired, so I'm not concerned about that. The FTFs came only when I tried to load the first round. So I'm not too concerned about that either since it looks like it won't happen during a life or death situation. I found that a bit troublesome though. I'm thinking it's because I didn't seat the magazine all the way, or maybe it's the magazine itself. I need to do some more testing.
The slide didn't lock back after the last round. That's because of my grip. I use a thumb forward position and my thumb rests on the slide lock. I tried shooting one handed on my last 6 rounds and the slide did lock back. So it's definitely my grip. I don't really mind this. I just have to change my grip, or hope I don't need to do tactical reloads.
Overall, I'm happy with this gun. The gun is accurate once I got used to the recoil and began to focus on actually hitting the target instead of just shooting it to break it in. I did find the recoil stiff, and my hands started ringing after 150 rounds. But the gun is thin and light, and very easy to carry.
I'll probably shoot another 150 rounds before I deem it ready for regular carry. But overall, I'm happy with this gun.