wm36
10-23-2011, 11:15 AM
When I was considering buying the CM9, I debated for a while, wondering if I wanted to take the chance on bringing a "problem child" into the household. So I am glad to see many reports of folks having no issues with their CM9s. I wanted to add my voice here also.
I finally was able to get to a local store that had a CM9 in stock. The closest store sold their last one before I got there earlier in the week. This store did not have one in their display case when I got there, but they had one more in the back, which I happily purchased. These things are selling pretty well around here! :D
I finally headed out to the range yesterday afternoon (after finishing my honey-dos for the day). I had my new CM9 (properly lubed, but not thoroughly "prepped" as per the thread - did not get to the 500 rackings), 200 rounds of range ammo, and some SD ammo (optimistic).
The summary? NO PROBLEMS! :D:roll::w00t:
The details?
100 rounds WWB
50 rounds S&B
50 rounds Rem UMC
12 rounds Fed HST 124gr
6 rounds Gold Dot 115gr
FTF/nose dives? Nada.
Alternated between slingshotting and using the slide release to load the first round. With the S&B particularly, sometimes it would not go in to battery using the slingshot, but a bump to the back of the slide would complete the process. This was also late in the day, was getting a little tired, probably more me than the gun.
I had 3 mags, 1 that came with the gun, 2 from Ivanhoes. Before I left, I tried the follower drop test. The Ivanhoe mags dropped free completely. The one that came with the gun had some resistance passing the mag release. I thought uh-oh, maybe I should sand that down before I go? Nah, I have two others, I will just use those if I have any troubles. Again, no troubles with any of them. Oh yeah: all 3 mags were received with the springs properly installed.
Had a couple of early slide lock-backs, but those were towards the end of the day. Getting a little tired, most likely my fault.
Things I will look into? All 3 mags have the typical behavior of not dropping free, just dropping a bit after hitting the release. Not sure if I like this or not, but leaving this alone for now. Also the grip: a little rough shooting 200+ rounds. Will be going back through the threads talking about grip tapes, etc.
Thanks for all the valuable info here. It helped me get going the right way. And all of you thinking about buying a CM9 but wondering if they can be trusted: go for it! There are a lot of happy owners out there having no problems. Don't think they are all like the few that come here with issues.
- Wayne
I finally was able to get to a local store that had a CM9 in stock. The closest store sold their last one before I got there earlier in the week. This store did not have one in their display case when I got there, but they had one more in the back, which I happily purchased. These things are selling pretty well around here! :D
I finally headed out to the range yesterday afternoon (after finishing my honey-dos for the day). I had my new CM9 (properly lubed, but not thoroughly "prepped" as per the thread - did not get to the 500 rackings), 200 rounds of range ammo, and some SD ammo (optimistic).
The summary? NO PROBLEMS! :D:roll::w00t:
The details?
100 rounds WWB
50 rounds S&B
50 rounds Rem UMC
12 rounds Fed HST 124gr
6 rounds Gold Dot 115gr
FTF/nose dives? Nada.
Alternated between slingshotting and using the slide release to load the first round. With the S&B particularly, sometimes it would not go in to battery using the slingshot, but a bump to the back of the slide would complete the process. This was also late in the day, was getting a little tired, probably more me than the gun.
I had 3 mags, 1 that came with the gun, 2 from Ivanhoes. Before I left, I tried the follower drop test. The Ivanhoe mags dropped free completely. The one that came with the gun had some resistance passing the mag release. I thought uh-oh, maybe I should sand that down before I go? Nah, I have two others, I will just use those if I have any troubles. Again, no troubles with any of them. Oh yeah: all 3 mags were received with the springs properly installed.
Had a couple of early slide lock-backs, but those were towards the end of the day. Getting a little tired, most likely my fault.
Things I will look into? All 3 mags have the typical behavior of not dropping free, just dropping a bit after hitting the release. Not sure if I like this or not, but leaving this alone for now. Also the grip: a little rough shooting 200+ rounds. Will be going back through the threads talking about grip tapes, etc.
Thanks for all the valuable info here. It helped me get going the right way. And all of you thinking about buying a CM9 but wondering if they can be trusted: go for it! There are a lot of happy owners out there having no problems. Don't think they are all like the few that come here with issues.
- Wayne