First Kahr, MK9 with FTE troubles, advice?

[xaman]

Thanks for your post and updates, xaman; they have been very helpful in working through my MK9 issues. I have been documenting my FTE issues with my brand new MK9 here and here. I have fired over 400 rounds through it and have continued to experience problems despite trying most of what has been recommended. I broke down today and called Kahr. After describing the problem and what I had done to trouble-shoot it, they concluded that a gunsmith had to look at firearm. I live in DC, so sending and receiving a handgun is a veritable nightmare. But I just don't feel comfortable ignoring the FTE issues, especially because it is a brand new firearm.

Will keep you posted.

I've been following yours too, and hoping for the best for you. I had (maybe still have) high hopes and plans for my MK9. It's the most comfortable AIWB carry gun I've experienced, so I'm motivated beyond my normal impatience to work it out. I hope to have it refinished eventually in a deep black with silver contrasting small parts, wood grips. But not until I'm ultra confident in it.

Please do keep us posted, and I'll do the same

[Cokeman]

With that in mind I told my 14 year old daughter she could shoot it. She's been using my 22 conversion on a full sized Glock and was ready to step up in caliber. I was thinking of getting her her own 380 or full sized 9mm, but with my new problematic MK9, perhaps letting her fire and learn how to clear the rare failure is better than relegating it to paperweight status

Interesting results at the range today - 50 rounds of UMC bulk FMJ without hiccup, all in her hands. I've gone 52 rounds one other time (immediately after changing all the parts) with no issues, so it's not a new record, but it was encouraging nonetheless. I really expected to have more problems with the UMC since it is weaker than the Dynamit Nobel I've been mostly using, but it fed and extracted reliably.

She loved it, and got used to the trigger after a couple mags. She was grouping decently at 7 yards, as little as 2-3" when she took her time.

She's going to get to learn how to clean it this weekend

So this is the expert shooter that you know? I believe it.

[xaman]

So this is the expert shooter that you know? I believe it.

LOL, she is pretty good. I wouldn't want to bet money against her with a 22. I'm thinking about taking her to the range to take some fellas money

But I did remember that I have a retired LEO and shooting I stutter that has invited me to his home. It's jut a matter of giving it a half day, it won't be an hour range trip. But if my daughter gets another flawless trip or two down, i will try my luck with it again. That'd be great and funny if she can handle it but I cannot, haha.

[Cokeman]

It's going to work. You watch.

[xaman]

We finally got back to the range today, and my daughter put another 75 rounds through. She had her first and only stovepipe. So in her hands that's 125 rounds and one failure. That's still better than I was getting, and her stovepipe looked like it was closer to ejecting than the ones I was previously having (halfway out the slide, if that makes sense.). We're going to keep shooting it and keeping good records.

[jocko]

one in 75 rounds IMO is not a defect but IMO maybe shooter error, Possably ur daughter was getting a tad tired and didn't realize it, and then the grip startstochange and things happen that normaly woul dnot happen to a fresh shooter..

One has to understand that if ones grip changes just a tad and the slide is now not getting the resistance it needs to fully eject a shot casing, that what you reported is exactly what will happen. The slide really never made it allthe way back to fully eject that casing. Now that is my analysis, I could be all wet to...

[xaman]

I hope so jocko, but it was mid session, maybe around round number 35-40 or so. But still, she could have easily lost her grip or something.

I still havent shot it again, i was waiting to see how she handled it. Ive been busy shooting the new sig, it had its first issue today also, a light primer strike. But that's the first problem in 400 rounds on that gun.

The problem is, after i got home and cleaned the guns, i dry fired the kahr a few times and that smooth trigger reminded me why i wanted the MK9 to work out so badly. The trigger smokes the Sig 290.

[Cokeman]

The trigger smokes the Sig 290.

So do the looks.

[TedsPm9]

take your mag spring out and stretch it about 1" longer than it is now that should take care of the problem my 1911 did the same thing took care of it no more problems so many times the simplest things can correct the problem

[jocko]

that might

take your mag spring out and stretch it about 1" longer than it is now that should take care of the problem my 1911 did the same thing took care of it no more problems so many times the simplest things can correct the problem

work for awhile but if it is spring relatred, best buy new springs. Springs are desinge dto take a set,they they always look shorter than a new one that has never been in a magazine but that is by design.

Wolffs makes a 5% more strength magazie spring for kahrs that I highly recommend..

[xaman]

So do the looks.

Plus 10 to that. The Sig isn't pretty at all, which isn't important to most, but I cannot help but want a pretty carry piece