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To: JoeProBono

She’s just gonna love the 200 round “break in” most recommend for the Kahr. I had a CW9 briefly. The slide release was hell on the thumb.


3 posted on 12/09/2011 9:44:03 AM PST by edpc (Wilby 2012)
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To: edpc
My old KAHR


7 posted on 12/09/2011 9:58:11 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit)
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To: edpc
“...200 round “break in”...”

Some 1911s need 500 rounds. A Colt Series 70 .45 I had needed every bit of that and a trigger job before it got good and right and reliable.

My Kimber 45 with a 3-inch barrel can put five of five rounds in a man-sized silhouette target at 100 yards which some five-inchers can't match.

9 posted on 12/09/2011 9:59:48 AM PST by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American that a French bikini and a Russian AK-47.)
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To: edpc; JoeProBono; TSgt
I bought a Kahr PM9 exactly similar to the picture in post #2, that I bought in Feb 2008 for $650 (plus tax) and sold in Feb 2010 for $500.

Yes, the gun was very compact and nice for conceal carry (I used a hip pad holster) but in all honesty, I hated the gun. Worst handgun I have ever fired. The slide would stick with the first 3-4 rounds coming out of the magazine clip, and I would have to pop the end of slide with the butt of my hand (wrist) to get the shell into the chamber. I went back to my gun dealer, we called Kahr hq in Massachusetts and they said, "Oh yah, that problem does exist and you have to fire a MINIMUM of 200 rounds to get it to where the slide will not stick with the first 3-4 rounds of every clip." My gun dealer said I should count on having to fire 4-500 rounds to correct the problem. I like my gun dealer, but I told him that he should inform any future customers of this bizarre feature on the Kahr PM9. If I buy a brand new gun for $650, I want it to feel good & work properly the first time, not after having to fire it 200 or 4-500 rounds.

Plus the magazine would pinch the skin betwee my little finger & 4th finger every time I fired the gun. Like I said, worst handgun I have ever fired. I was glad I was able to find a buyer to purchase it. I won't buy another Kahr handgun of any caliber or barrel size.

14 posted on 12/09/2011 10:14:54 AM PST by rcrngroup
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To: edpc

I consider my P45 to be a great conceal weapon. .45 ACP, small and light, no hammer, no safety, long trigger pull, accurate at 7 meters. That said, it is the least pleasureable range pistol I have ever shot. Put 50 rounds through it and the grip pattern stays in your hand for the rest of the day.


16 posted on 12/09/2011 10:17:34 AM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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