Fulton_722
04-11-2011, 07:19 PM
First range visit with my new Kahr CW9 9mm pistol. Following is my report:
Fired 50 rounds of RWS 124 gr FMJ, and 50 rounds Remington UMC 115 gr FMJ ammo. During all shooting, sights were aligned on target so that the front sight covered a 2” black circle on a white paper plate.
Verified that there is NO magazine disconnect that would prevent pistol from firing when a magazine is not inserted into pistol.
Tested both magazines with a round in chamber and magazine loaded to maximum capacity (7 rounds).
All rounds manually loaded into chamber were accomplished by locking slide open, inserting a fully loaded magazine, then releasing slide stop. Magazine was then removed, topped off with an additional round, and reinserted into pistol. Slide locked open correctly every time after last round in magazine was fired.
Firing sequence:
1. Fired 34 rounds at 10 yards, slow-fire, using a two-hand hold. Rounds grouped within a 5” circle.
2. Fired 32 rounds at 7 yards, slow-fire, using a two-hand hold. Four groupings within 3” to 5” circles.
3. Fired 8 rounds at 15 yards, slow-fire, resting, using a two-hand hold. Rounds grouped within a 5” circle.
4. Fired 16 rounds at 7 yards, slow-fire, using a one-hand hold. First 8 round group impacted within a 5” circle. Second 8 round group impacted within a 6” circle.
5. Fired 10 rounds at 7 yards, rapid-fire, using a two-hand hold. Both 5 round groups impacted within a 7” circle.
The centers of the groupings were basically directly above the 2" black target dot. Out of the 100 rounds, there were 4 rounds that were outside the paper plate, but still within a 24" target holder.
The purpose of this range session was to (1) insure proper functioning of my CW9 pistol, (2) to determine what kind of accuracy was possible in my hands, and (3) to familiarize myself with the operation of the pistol. Since this was my first range session with a Kahr pistol, I was more concerned with insuring proper function, than with accuracy. However, I was very satisfied with the accuracy of this pistol.
Prior to this range session, I field stripped the pistol, verified that no safety issues were obvious, and wiped excess oil from the pistol. After firing 100 rounds today, I again field stripped the pistol, lubricated according to the charts and my preferred cleaning methods, and cleaned the striker channel and slide with 3M Brake Cleaner via the clean-out holes. The pistol was not overly dirty from 100 rounds, but the feed ramp did go from highly polished to very dull from powder residue. After cleaning, it looked as good as new.
The trigger was what I expected … different from my Glock, and my other semi-autos, but totally acceptable, and will hopefully get better.
As a result of the flawless functioning, and acceptable (to me) accuracy, this pistol is a keeper!
The only negative issue was the lack of a magazine loading device, similar to what Glock supplies, that makes loading magazines a breeze.
Fired 50 rounds of RWS 124 gr FMJ, and 50 rounds Remington UMC 115 gr FMJ ammo. During all shooting, sights were aligned on target so that the front sight covered a 2” black circle on a white paper plate.
Verified that there is NO magazine disconnect that would prevent pistol from firing when a magazine is not inserted into pistol.
Tested both magazines with a round in chamber and magazine loaded to maximum capacity (7 rounds).
All rounds manually loaded into chamber were accomplished by locking slide open, inserting a fully loaded magazine, then releasing slide stop. Magazine was then removed, topped off with an additional round, and reinserted into pistol. Slide locked open correctly every time after last round in magazine was fired.
Firing sequence:
1. Fired 34 rounds at 10 yards, slow-fire, using a two-hand hold. Rounds grouped within a 5” circle.
2. Fired 32 rounds at 7 yards, slow-fire, using a two-hand hold. Four groupings within 3” to 5” circles.
3. Fired 8 rounds at 15 yards, slow-fire, resting, using a two-hand hold. Rounds grouped within a 5” circle.
4. Fired 16 rounds at 7 yards, slow-fire, using a one-hand hold. First 8 round group impacted within a 5” circle. Second 8 round group impacted within a 6” circle.
5. Fired 10 rounds at 7 yards, rapid-fire, using a two-hand hold. Both 5 round groups impacted within a 7” circle.
The centers of the groupings were basically directly above the 2" black target dot. Out of the 100 rounds, there were 4 rounds that were outside the paper plate, but still within a 24" target holder.
The purpose of this range session was to (1) insure proper functioning of my CW9 pistol, (2) to determine what kind of accuracy was possible in my hands, and (3) to familiarize myself with the operation of the pistol. Since this was my first range session with a Kahr pistol, I was more concerned with insuring proper function, than with accuracy. However, I was very satisfied with the accuracy of this pistol.
Prior to this range session, I field stripped the pistol, verified that no safety issues were obvious, and wiped excess oil from the pistol. After firing 100 rounds today, I again field stripped the pistol, lubricated according to the charts and my preferred cleaning methods, and cleaned the striker channel and slide with 3M Brake Cleaner via the clean-out holes. The pistol was not overly dirty from 100 rounds, but the feed ramp did go from highly polished to very dull from powder residue. After cleaning, it looked as good as new.
The trigger was what I expected … different from my Glock, and my other semi-autos, but totally acceptable, and will hopefully get better.
As a result of the flawless functioning, and acceptable (to me) accuracy, this pistol is a keeper!
The only negative issue was the lack of a magazine loading device, similar to what Glock supplies, that makes loading magazines a breeze.