Proper prep of a new kahr

[jocko]

u know

WOW Just read all 209 post. Learned alot and laughed a fair amount also. Thanks to all who contributed especially jocko and bawanna you guys rock!

I just read all 209 posts myself just now. It was very enlightening. I learned some from it again to. Some points about the spray cleaners might not have been clearly made by me and others. But I do hope that my posts tried to eliminate the thoughts of DOES THESE NON CHOLORINATED BRAKE SPRAY CLENAERS HARM POLYMER GUNS. THEY DO NOT that is a fact. Now if u have painted sight which some guns do have or wood grips on ur kahrs which some models do have. Please use common sense ad take the grips off and watch those sights. If they are painted sights then surely they can be repanted if necessary. Most cleaning solvent are not good on wood grips. I can tell you Hoppe"s #9 loves to eat wood grips. again common sense plays a big part.

if u have any doubts, don't do it it. I have said many times buy the gun names brand spray cleaners. They will work perfectly. My only gripe was that they were way over priced for what I feel the over the counter auto spray cleaners will do for a 1/3 of the price. I certainly would never recommend a product that I have not used for awhile either.

always error on the side of caution in anything u do.

[Fredr500]

I did most of the prep contained in these 200+ posts on my new CM9 (using the 1000 grit sandpaper reminded me of clay-barring a car) and the first range trip was 100% flawless for 125 rounds. Thanks for the advice.

For some reason the Kahr seemed much dirtier than my M&P after shooting. Could just be me.

[Cokeman]

Mine is always filthier than any of my other guns. Of course the rest of them are all black.

[CB3]

Mine is always filthier than any of my other guns. Of course the rest of them are all black.

Such large amounts of fouling are often related to ammo choice. Cheap Remington, especially UMC, is the dirtiest I used to shoot. No more.

[DM123]

Just a side note. My favorite brand of non-chlornated brake parts cleaner is, or has been taken off the market in California and other like minded states. I'm not exactly sure of the reasons. The can says "due to its volatile organic compound content", whatever that means.

[Bawanna]

Just a side note. My favorite brand of non-chlornated brake parts cleaner is, or has been taken off the market in California and other like minded states. I'm not exactly sure of the reasons. The can says "due to its volatile organic compound content", whatever that means.

Oh my gawd, not the volatile organic compound content!

Do not drink the stuff, you'll probably be ok.

I think that's the very reason people in California are the way they are, lots of gender operations, mano mano girlo girlo, weird bunch down there cept Old Lincoln of course, he seems perfectly normble.

[MW surveyor]

Just a side note. My favorite brand of non-chlornated brake parts cleaner is, or has been taken off the market in California and other like minded states. I'm not exactly sure of the reasons. The can says "due to its volatile organic compound content", whatever that means.

Hey, nothing wrong with "volatile organic compound(s)". Just as long as you
#1. Don't smoke while spraying.
#2. Don't expose to flame.

But then again, if you want a flame thrower, "volatile organic compound(s)" work really well.

[Tinman507]

Sorry, we had burritos last night

[Cokeman]

Look at the goober behind the couch.

[Franko]

I'd like to thank Jocko for his most excellent cleaning instructions. I just purchased my PM9 lci with safety and night sights this weekend. Spent Saturday night prepping as per instructions (except I used Hornady One Shot cleaner and dry lube to blow out the goo from the crevices and little holes.) It is what I had on hand.

I took it to the range Sunday afternoon and ran 100 rounds of Federal white box FMJ range ammo through it. I experienced no problems with the action of the little gun, except it seems to amplify existing glitches in my handgun shooting. I tend to shoot a little right and low. (I know why, I'm working on it.) Even so, I managed to keep my groups inside 6 inches at 7 yards, counting flyers.

I guess proper preparation makes perfect performance, as they say.

I am having a problem that concerns me. When I take down the gun, after removing the slide stop and pulling the trigger, the slide is getting hung on something springy. It is pretty difficult to get the slide to slide forward off the lower. When it releases it sounds like a spring letting go. I can't see what is causing the hang-up. I feel like I'm way too close to snapping something when removing the slide. It didn't do this the first 2-3 times I broke the gun down.

One other little thing. When wracking the slide with an empty magazine, I hear a scraping sound. With the magazine out, the action is smooth as butter.

[jocko]

when I take the slide off my PM9 I pull the trigger and at the sae time pull the slide forward off the frame. It will catch a tad on the cocking cam but that is OK.

the other part ur talkinga bout with the scraping part, Ihave no clue. I am sure in time it will dissappear or cause no issues either. Keep shooting the gun just gets smoother with more rounds..

[MW surveyor]

If you have the empty magazine in the pistol when racking, the scraping sound is the slide hold back/stop. Take the magazine out when just hand racking!

[Franko]

Thanks for the quick replies Jocko, MW.

[pudge]

Franko,

It's my practice to move the slide forward till it stops, then pull the trigger back and hold it and move the slide forward till it stops or hesitates again, then release the trigger, and my slide almost always slips right off after that. If not, I'll pull and release the trigger again while applying slight pressure on the slide as above. Try this and see what happens. ...

[68blackbird]

Wow....that was quite a read. Copy and pasted a bunch of info, not often I have been in a forum that was technically helpful and entertaining at the same, loooong time. I'm gonna like this place