knkali
07-04-2011, 01:56 PM
When I bought my P40 all black, I was very worried that I might have bought a junk gun. (See P40 Part 1.0) The mags out of most of the ones I tried in the shop did not eject well after hitting the mag release and I thought that QC must lack on this brand, but I liked the size and feel of the gun so I bought one.
Then after following most of the break in procedure, the gun was not behaving 100% for the first 250 rnds. I cleaned it and had a heck of a time r and r the recoil spring/ g rod. I was thinking I might not be a Kahr guy after all. Not sure that all the troubles I was having were all the gun's fault, I did some grip work to see if it was some shooter problems. Things got better and better.
After approx 650 rnds, I replaced the recoil spring. Thinking that the occasional hiccup I was still having would be cured. I had another struggle with this r and r of the spring and the new spring seemed much stouter than the original one with the gun. (could 250 rnds make that much of a change to a recoil spring?)
Well I have fired another 200 rnds through this gun and it was perfect. I have actually warmed up to this weapon very much. At 12 yrds, I was hitting a 6 in disc (35 of 50 rnds-hey thats good enough for me). I like it enough now that it has found its way into my EDC set up and I really think I have become a Kahr fan.
I thought the CS at Kahr sucked at first but everything I have ordered came promptly and the recent mag breakage I experienced is in the process of Kahr resolving for me.
In retrospect, 80+% of my problems were the shooter.
Now for the port job to tame that snap a little and this gun should be close to awesome.
I think I am in love.
Then after following most of the break in procedure, the gun was not behaving 100% for the first 250 rnds. I cleaned it and had a heck of a time r and r the recoil spring/ g rod. I was thinking I might not be a Kahr guy after all. Not sure that all the troubles I was having were all the gun's fault, I did some grip work to see if it was some shooter problems. Things got better and better.
After approx 650 rnds, I replaced the recoil spring. Thinking that the occasional hiccup I was still having would be cured. I had another struggle with this r and r of the spring and the new spring seemed much stouter than the original one with the gun. (could 250 rnds make that much of a change to a recoil spring?)
Well I have fired another 200 rnds through this gun and it was perfect. I have actually warmed up to this weapon very much. At 12 yrds, I was hitting a 6 in disc (35 of 50 rnds-hey thats good enough for me). I like it enough now that it has found its way into my EDC set up and I really think I have become a Kahr fan.
I thought the CS at Kahr sucked at first but everything I have ordered came promptly and the recent mag breakage I experienced is in the process of Kahr resolving for me.
In retrospect, 80+% of my problems were the shooter.
Now for the port job to tame that snap a little and this gun should be close to awesome.
I think I am in love.