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One of the issues that may come into play if you decide to do the work yourself is what impact it will have if you ever need warranty work done on the firearm. My guess is there may be some fine print that says if you alter the firearm in any way it voids the warranty.
i serioulsy doubt if any one puts a taper on the end of the recoil rod that it will void any warranty. I seriously doubt if kahr would even notice it and being that most after market recoil rods are beveled on the end for easier insertion, sounds to me like kahr is behind times.
I bought my CW45 this last Feb. and it came with a beveled guide rod and I think is about 3" long.
Now, I'm going to see if I modify the top sharp edge of the slide (front to back) to make it look and feel better when carry it. This will make it look (+/-) like the PM45.
Has anyone done this by any chance?
With the $25.00 you DO get stainless steel. And you can get one with a checkered pattern if that trips your trigger. I will probably go the cheap route and save the $25.00 to put towards some extra mags.
The Kahr warranty statements says that any unauthorized repair or alteration voids the warranty.Quote:
Originally Posted by jocko
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Originally Posted by TucsonMTB
my point is that if you're going to do any non-authorized work on your Kahr be aware of the impact it could have on your warranty.
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Originally Posted by TucsonMTB
While there may be ways to get around the language of the warranty I would hate for anyone to read this thread, make the modification, have a problem in the future, sent the firearm to Kahr for service only to find out that adding the bevel to the guide rod was grounds for having the warranty service denied. Is Kahr CS forgiving? Maybe, maybe not. I've never dealt with them and even if I had been given a pass in a similar situation my personal experience doesn't dictate their policy or negate the wording of there warranty.
On a lighter note, I spend some time at the range with the CW45. Zero issues and shot the below group at 7 yards. I'm sure I haven't shot the firearm to its capabilities but I'm getting better. And the reassembly after cleaning took of of 1 minute :).
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Most all gun manuals tell you not to fokk with there guns. They don't want people messing with their guns. Very easy to understand that. I don't see this guide rod thing being even in the same ball park as a modification. But if one is worried about it, like Tucson stated, just keep an extra on hand. Most of the after market guide rods are beveled, so why kahrs are not is maybe a cost saving thing, or something that hell they didn't specify when they had the vendor make them for kahr either.
Second post and second modification to my gun. Wow, I love this site. This was bugging the hell out of me too. I'm no gun expert but the cw45 guide rod was making me look like a pansy when I was trying to reassemble the gun in front of my father in law (Ex Marine and retired police officer). He got it to go in but it took a little maneuvering. I kept practicing and got a little better but it always took me a good 5 minutes. After reading this post at work I was relieved, my guide rod was the same, no bevel. I came home, got the dremel out and put a small bevel on the end. Now it installs like a breeze. :)
Glad you found the site and needed help with the guide rod. That bevel makes all the difference between frustration and what should take 2 seconds to accomplish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Texas