How reliable is your Kahr ?

[texjack]

My K40 is the only semi-auto i've ever owned which has not jammed or failed to lock open on empty mag. I bought it used so I didn't have to worry about break in. 800 flawless rounds since I got my hands on it. The only exception was the time I filled the mag with 9mm, which chambered and fired, but wouldn't cycle (but that's another story). I cannot think of a more reliable handgun at any price! No matter what kind of ammo or how the gun is held, it just keeps on shooting and wanting more.

[rglbegl]

Any top quality gun should be nearly flawless.
I am lovin my Kahr, it has been perfect so far.
To me, it is worth it to save up and get a well built firearm instead of buying inferior products.

The only exception is my Makarov. It was cheap, and it is the only gun I have ever owned that has Never failed in any way.

[P-9]

Mine has been 100% Lost round count long ago but it looks and shoots like new and it is several years old.

[ripley16]

I've had both good and bad experiences. Four of my Kahrs have been very reliable, producing one stovepipe in the thousands of rounds between them. However two of them were not. The unreliable Kahrs had a very high percentage of failures. They either work or they don't.

[steve666]

I've not had a single problem with my K40 since I bought it new. The first thing I did was replace the springs with a Wolff kit before the first round was fired through it. I've had it over a year and a half now, it is my regular carry piece.k40_with_grips.jpg

[jocko]

I am not to happy with my PM9. It has 28,900 rounds through it and the damn gun just goes bang every time, Just don't know what to do about it!!! I think once it failed to lock open on the last round, or was that my g19, no maybe it was my Para carry 9. no now I know it was my Ruger MK II

[recoilguy]

I have to agree. The Kahrs are very reliable handguns. Mine have been very user friendly and very fun to own.

RCG

[sharpetop]

After a light strike issue early on, my CW9 has been 100%. I replaced the recoil spring and striker spring [no charge from Kahr] to remedy the light strike issue.

[jlottmc]

I too bought a P45 used, never an issue one. Damn thing just goes bang, dirty, limp wristed, questionable ammo, malfunctions I've TRIED to induce, just bang every time. Kinda boring really, just bang.

[jreXD9]

PM9, CW9, CW45 ZERO issues. Pull trigger go bang. She bangs, she bangs.

[O'Dell]

My K40 is the only semi-auto i've ever owned which has not jammed or failed to lock open on empty mag. I bought it used so I didn't have to worry about break in. 800 flawless rounds since I got my hands on it. The only exception was the time I filled the mag with 9mm, which chambered and fired, but wouldn't cycle (but that's another story). I cannot think of a more reliable handgun at any price! No matter what kind of ammo or how the gun is held, it just keeps on shooting and wanting more.

All eight of the pistols that I shoot regularly basically fall into that category. Both Kahrs, CW9 and PM45, both S&W's, M&P45 and Sigma 9mm, an XD45, and a 24/7 c 45 have been flawless. I had a few FTFeeds with my 30 year old SIG when I was experimenting to find a HP it would shoot, and my C9 doesn't like WWB. I found a HP the SIG likes and I don't buy WWB, so those problem are solved.

I don't keep guns that misbehave, period. In the last year, I have sold two pistols that weren't completely reliable - a PT745 that would fail to feed occasionally and a PF9 that was ammo finicky.

[dusty78]

i have owned 11 differen't Kahr Pistols and haven't had a failure in one yet.

[PigButtons]

My PM9 has never had a failure of any kind. My PM45 didn't have 'the notch' and in the first 20 rounds it FTE''d twice. Sent mine to Kahr and got it back two weeks later with the tiniest notch imaginable. But it worked! 300 plus rounds since then and not one failure. I don't like to shoot the PM45 as much as the PM9, but I'd rather be carrying it if something ever happened where I needed one of them. The PM9 is mostly for days when I'm in shorts and a t-shirt.

[ju7281]

Love my Kahr K9

I've had a K9 for a few years now, which is my primary carry weapon, and I've never had any problems with it. I bought the K9 because I like a heavier gun. I like the feel of it in my hand, I like the way it shoots, it's easy to draw from my FOBUS holster which I had to do a little Dremeling on to get it to fit right, and most of all, I like that there are no safeties. It's literally "point-and-shoot"! It was more expensive than some other models in its class, but I think it was worth it, because it's a real workhorse in my opinion. Plus, I just like the way it looks

[ripley16]

How reliable is your Kahr ?

My first used K9 worked well. No problems.
The used T9 never missed a beat.
A used CW9 was a nightmare of light strikes.
The Second used K9 has been perfect but only put a few hundred rounds through it.
A used P45 had a feed problem. Jammed a lot. Original owner has problems too.
The new TP45 stovepiped about 1 in 20 rounds.
The used P9 has worked without any problems.
My favorite, the TP9 bought new, has been perfect

As you see my Kahr experience has been a mixed bag. New or used, some worked very well, some were a mess. The guns that function are perfect, no problem... period. The guns that missed, missed a lot, often and consistently infuriating. I like the guns but based on my experience I don't rate Kahr as well as some other brands I've owned.