Low profile Slide Stop - P380

[SICARIO]

New owner to a Kahr P380 (actually will be getting it this Saturday), and am pretty excited. One thing I've never liked about the Kahrs is the large slide stop. I'm wondering if anyone has ever removed material to make it lower profile (i'm thinking of a glock extended slide stop). Would this affect any functionality of the stop, or is this something worth trying. My plan would be to order an extra stop and try the reprofiling on it.

Thanks

[Bawanna]

http://kahrtalk.com/attachments/pm-s...d-dscn1432.jpg

Heres the aftermath of my modification on my PM45.

[Bawanna]

http://kahrtalk.com/attachments/pm-s...d-rscn1435.jpg

Another angle, same gun.

[SICARIO]

http://kahrtalk.com/attachments/pm-s...d-rscn1435.jpg

Another angle, same gun.

Nice to know it's been done before. I think I may have a go at it. Thanks for the pics

[Bawanna]

Your most welcome. I think you can look up Jocko's custom PM9 and see how he did his also. I think he did his own on that one also. A few others have done it as well.
Not sure why they make them so big and bulky myself. I kept hitting it with my thumb but no longer have that problem after knockin off the corners.

[wyntrout]

If my PM45 weren't DLC, I would do that to the darned magazine release... that's the thing that bothers me. The slide release lever is no problem.
Wynn

[gb6491]

Here's a "before and after" of one I did:

Regards,
Greg

[jocko]

bg6491. Extremely nice work. IMO changes the entire looks of the gun and it certainly needs not be any bigger than what you ended up with. Nice job..

[hedgehog]

nice job gb! what was your process?

[SICARIO]

I am thinking of going a little more drastic, but it may be removing too much material. What do you guys think?

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[Bawanna]

I like it if that means anything. I don't see why that wouldn't fly long as you leave enough metal for some integrity and it wouldn't take much for that.
Be kind of classy and different for sure. Way cool prototype picture too, best I can do is on a etch a sketch and that ain't none too good.

[SICARIO]

Yeah, I get spoiled with the tools at work.

I like it if that means anything. I don't see why that wouldn't fly long as you leave enough metal for some integrity and it wouldn't take much for that.
Be kind of classy and different for sure. Way cool prototype picture too, best I can do is on a etch a sketch and that ain't none too good.

[jocko]

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I am thinking of going a little more drastic, but it may be removing too much material. What do you guys think?

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I like that, At the worst you would just ruin a $25 slide stop, at best it will look awesome. It looks cool looking, certainly functional. Grind away and show us the finished product.

Just the fact that yiou was able to reproduce some proto types drawing puts Bawanna about 10 light years behind and me maybe 5 light years..

[Ol'coot]

My only concern with the mod you show it the radius on the upper right corner may not want to catch and hold the slide open I think this needs to be an edge.

[Bawanna]

Good point but I think the part that actually catches the slide is on the inside. The radiused part in the picture is just the lever, pretty much cosmetic. I'd have to look closer but that's the way mine looks.

Sicario, if you was to make me one like the picture for my PM45 I'd probably only be 7 or 8 light years behind you and alot closer to Jocko and I think he'd be really really jealous. What do ya say, wanna help me out?