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I had an odd occurence with one of my magazines today and while the risk must be very low, I thought I would share my experience.
I bought a CM9 new last July and carry it daily. Other than it not getting along well with my 8 round magazine, it has worked flawlessly from day 1. I carry a spare 6 round mag in my front pocket in a nice leather Beardog mag holder to keep the first round securely in place. I try to shoot a minimum of 50 rounds thru my CM9 per month which is typically at an AR400 steel IDPA size target I made. I practice many things, one of them being quick reloads with the extra mag in my pocket. I clean my gun after every "range" session but until today, would only clean my mags once every few months.
I decided to start carrying my CW9 and so this morning I emptied my CM9 and put it in the gunsafe. I pulled the mag holder off my spare 6 round mag and when I did, the first round FELL OUT. I tipped the mag over and 3 more rounds fell out and the last 2 rounds were just loose too. When I removed all 6 rounds, the magazine follower was stuck at the location it would be in if there were 4 rounds in the magazine. I tapped the mag a bit but the follower was stuck fast. I removed the floor plate and spring and discovered a large grain of sand had jammed between the follower and the inside of the magazine. The magazine was otherwise pretty clean on the inside. The grain of sand must have entered when I had dropped the mag on the grass while practicing reloads.
If I would have drawn my weapon in self defense, fired the 6+1 and then reloaded with my backup magazine I have no doubt that the second mag would have resulted in a jam because of the stuck follower. It was no fault of the gun, as my lack of cleaning and inspection allowed the grain of sand in there, but it certainly woke me up to the importance of cleaning the mags too after a range session.
I can't be the only guy who owns a Kahr that drops mags on the grass and neglects to clean them afterwards. Thought I would share my experience and hopefully prevent someone else from making the same, potentially very costly, mistake.
-Bret
I bought a CM9 new last July and carry it daily. Other than it not getting along well with my 8 round magazine, it has worked flawlessly from day 1. I carry a spare 6 round mag in my front pocket in a nice leather Beardog mag holder to keep the first round securely in place. I try to shoot a minimum of 50 rounds thru my CM9 per month which is typically at an AR400 steel IDPA size target I made. I practice many things, one of them being quick reloads with the extra mag in my pocket. I clean my gun after every "range" session but until today, would only clean my mags once every few months.
I decided to start carrying my CW9 and so this morning I emptied my CM9 and put it in the gunsafe. I pulled the mag holder off my spare 6 round mag and when I did, the first round FELL OUT. I tipped the mag over and 3 more rounds fell out and the last 2 rounds were just loose too. When I removed all 6 rounds, the magazine follower was stuck at the location it would be in if there were 4 rounds in the magazine. I tapped the mag a bit but the follower was stuck fast. I removed the floor plate and spring and discovered a large grain of sand had jammed between the follower and the inside of the magazine. The magazine was otherwise pretty clean on the inside. The grain of sand must have entered when I had dropped the mag on the grass while practicing reloads.
If I would have drawn my weapon in self defense, fired the 6+1 and then reloaded with my backup magazine I have no doubt that the second mag would have resulted in a jam because of the stuck follower. It was no fault of the gun, as my lack of cleaning and inspection allowed the grain of sand in there, but it certainly woke me up to the importance of cleaning the mags too after a range session.
I can't be the only guy who owns a Kahr that drops mags on the grass and neglects to clean them afterwards. Thought I would share my experience and hopefully prevent someone else from making the same, potentially very costly, mistake.
-Bret
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