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yatyas42
10-13-2011, 04:24 PM
Hey guys,
A new CW9 owner, and new to the forum. So.... I have been having alot of problems with my weapon. It started with the magazines falling out during firing. I read alot of other threads about the problem, so I made sure that my grip was not the cause, and had other shooters shoot it. Mag continued dropping most of the time. I put about 500 rounds 127gr Fiocchi FMJ, hoping maybe it needed a good break in. I noticed that I was getting "slop" between the slide and frame. Also, the action of the gun without touching the trigger was smooth, but if I dry fired the gun and held in the trigger, to get a feel for the trigger reset, the action was rough, stiff, and noisy.
I then realized that the back of my frame, behind the ejector, was bent. The small 1/4 inch square that comes up on the left to match the slide, was bent outwards about 1/10 inch. It almost looks like the ejector slid back in to it. I stripped the gun down to try and figure out the noise in the action, and I can see that there is damage to the top of my trigger bar (the small rounded part that comes up from the right side of the frame to engage the striker). It looked dented and scored, and the frame near it had a small cut in it as well.
I immediately called Customer Service, and I was very pleased. They told me to send the gun in immediately, and sent me a shipping label to get it there. I hope that everything is good when I get it back. Has anyone seen these kind of problems? I am glad that I have so many friends with similar Kahrs, I know that these are great guns, but had I not I don't think this would have been a good first impression.

espresso
10-13-2011, 09:36 PM
You did the right thing, for something like that just send it back and let them fix it. The CW9 is a great gun with a proven track record. Hopefully it will run like a champ when you get it back....keep us posted

yatyas42
11-04-2011, 07:41 PM
I got the gun back from Kahr in 4 days! Very impressive! It said that they replaced the mag catch and spring, and polished the trigger bar, and other internals. I put 250 rounds through the gun without one problem! I qualified with it as a backup weapon yesterday, again without any issues, and I have decided that my trust for this gun is reborn. Good job to Kahr techs, and great job to customer service! Eion was a no b.s. No hassle kind of guy, and I appreciated that. I didnt have to beg them to fix their product. You can't expect perfection, but when it's not perfect they should make it rite, and they did! I cant get over how much I like these Kahr factory sights, I didnt think I would!

Old No7
11-04-2011, 08:48 PM
Glad to hear they fixed you up right!

Eion was the tech who helped me with my repair this week (replaced the old set of night sights) and he did a great job for me. I just posted about my experience in the Tech Section.

But you beat me, as they took 4.5 days on mine... ;)

Tight groups.

Old No7

espresso
11-04-2011, 09:10 PM
Glad to hear it's back and running like a champ! I dig the factory sights too.....