Happy with my new K9 stainless. Pictures

[187911]

I picked up this K9 for $450. Closer to $490 after Washington's sales tax, but it is in like new condition and appears to have been fired very little. Serial number is AR86XX and the envelope containing the spent shell is dated 24 Jan 2005, so I assume that is it's approximate birthday.

I had a problematic K40 in the past that I finally got to function reliably and promptly sold. I hoped to avoid any similar problems with the K9, so I did some prep before firing it. Mainly a good cleaning and tuning up the magazines. I sanded the follower so it would pass cleanly up the tube without snagging on the magazine catch.

I took it out to my pile of dirt this weekend and the K9 performed flawlessly. I have only had a chance to shoot 50 rounds of Winchester White Box and 16 rounds of Remington HTP so far. Still haven't decided on a defensive round but the K9 digested the HTP just fine.

I had a couple of failures to lock back on empty that was most likely my fault. I am used to shooting thumbs forward and may have been riding the slide lock lever.

I am very pleased with the performance of my new K9. It functions reliably and shoots accurately. My groups should tighten up as I continue to break it in and learn the trigger. It will make a nice, slim carry piece. Now to order some springs from Wolff.




Shooting from 7 Yards. Still learning the trigger.

Does yours have night sites? Do you plan on EDC'n it?

[Streetkahr]

Happy With My New K9

put that 5# striker spring in the gun and u will notice a very nice different, but yet not upsetting your actual trigger travel. a very nice mod that just drops right in. Wolffs gunsprings.com

jocko,

Thanks for that tip. What is the # weight of the factory striker spring? I read somewhere that all the springs in the K9 were made by Wolff. Is that true?

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jocko,

Thanks for that tip. What is the # weight of the factory striker spring? I read somewhere that all the springs in the K9 were made by Wolff. Is that true?

Thanks for that tip. What is the # weight of the factory striker spring? I read somewhere that all the springs in the K9 were made by Wolff. Is that true?[/QUOTE]
I believe the factory spring is 6lb and Wolff is 5lb, but i might be wrong.

[Bawanna]

Kahr does use Wolff springs. There is always a slight variance in springs but the factory spring is usually 5-7 in the ones I've actually measured.
I put the 5# spring in my PM45 and it was very very close to the factory weight. So I suspect I got a low end factory weight and perhaps a high end Wolff 5#er.

You really have to have a sensitive finger to tell the difference without a scale but I still agree it's a nice mod that cost very little, shipping is more than the spring and doesn't hurt a thing.

[Streetkahr]

Thanks for the info, Bawanna. I didn't know about spring variance. My K9 originally seemed heavy. I thought it might have been 8, but it was probably 7. I dry fired it a good bit, got used to the trigger, changed how I pulled the trigger, and it seemed to lighten up. It feels more like 6 lbs now, although it could be more, just a little more than a good BPH or 1911 street trigger. When dry firing now, I get a good clean break and the sights don't move. I may go for the 5# spring after I get it well broken in and see how the factory spring works for me.