I want to purchase a CW45, but...

[onalandline]

I bought my CW45 and have had nothing but problems with it. mostly ftf and stovepipes. I have done all the prepping and fixes suggested and am going to send my gun back to Kahr.

Well, it is what it is. What good is a pistol that fails on you. Hopefully, they will treat you good.

[onalandline]

If you need to be talked into buying a cw45, maybe you need to move on. It seems like if you do buy one your going to be looking for something to complain about anyway. Its probably not for you. It is a great gun BTW.

I haven't given up yet. I am going to try to find one to rent at a range somewhere.

[onalandline]

If I relied on the internet critiques before purchasing a handgun of any brand (Glock, Colt, S&W, Sig, Kahr, Ruger, etc), then I'd probably just carry a baseball bat or a wheelbarrow full of bricks.

This is also true. Each brand is adored by some folks and despised by others.

[TheTman]

Ain't that the truth Armybrat, and onalandline. All popular manufacturers have problems, and their very public detractors.
Even with the problems I've had with the CW45, I'd buy another in a heartbeat if I needed one. I just don't think they make a better .45 for CC. The officer size 1911's are nice, but still a little chunky when compared to the CW45. Plus I like that long smooth trigger on my CC gun, I don't want a SA trigger at my age, and with my medical conditions. That long DAO trigger means a muscle spasm or such isn't going to cause it to go off by accident, in case I was covering someone, and cops were on the way, or some such scenario as that. And no other pistol that I've found has such a smooth trigger.

[wkfg]

My CW45 had the trigger not resetting issue on the second magazine when new. The fix was as simple as removing the side plate and clean out the chips and give the trigger bar a little clearance with an x-acto knife. Finding a T6 torx bit for the side panel screws was the only difficult part. Not one bobble since.

[onalandline]

An e-mail to Kahr...

I had to e-mail Kahr Technical Support with this:

Hello,

I have been thinking about getting a CW45, but have read numerous
complaints of FTF and FTE. Also, some problems with the slide stop lever.
Folks are having to sand and polish parts in order to get things right. Is
this common with the CW line? I am having some reservations.

Their reply:

Good morning. Thank you for the question. Our firearms are made to be 100% reliable without any need to polish anything. We make and ship thousands of firearms a month that are sent to military, police, and armed citizens worldwide. We stand by our products 100% should there be any concerns. The few weapons you will read about on the internet are just that. I hope this information helps and if you have any other questions please feel free to email or call anytime.

Sincerely,

Jay

Kahr Customer Service
508-795- 3919
www.kahr.com
www.tommygun.com

If a company stands by their products 100%, then I would feel a lot more comfortable purchasing their product. I just may be a new Kahr owner in the near future.

[nmkahrshooter]

I own 3 Kahr's and have never had a problem with any of them. Worked great out of the box. CW 45 has been flawless, of course I have used quality ammunition. Take it from me you can't go wrong with a Kahr firearm!

[JFootin]

Palmetto State Armory has them right now for $349.99 and free shipping.
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...45-45-acp.html

[onalandline]

Palmetto State Armory has them right now for $349.99 and free shipping.
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...45-45-acp.html

Damn, I just purchased a pistol a few months ago. The wife would not be happy with another purchase this soon. I wish money did grow on trees!

So many guns needed.
So little money.

[yqtszhj]

Palmetto State Armory has them right now for $349.99 and free shipping.
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...45-45-acp.html

Prompt shipping too. Mine arrived today. Now if I can get out of painting the house I can clean the thing up and go shoot it.

[O'Dell]

I had one three or four years ago. I traded it for a PM45 because I wanted to go smaller. The PM was stolen a year and a half ago. It finally dawned on me this past December that I really liked the CW [sometimes I'm slow] so I bought another to replace a CW40 for belt carry. They all worked fine.

[onalandline]

I was talking to my Dad about the CW45, so he decided to go buy one. I guess I will be able to test it out soon. Cabela's (10 minutes from my house) had a good price on the CW45.

[Bayou]

I had some frustrating range trips. But followed the lubrication thread's advice and really put a dent in the problem. Also, your form needs to be dialed in - you've got to back the gun up. There's a lot of power in a small package. I've also had better success with Speer Lawman ammo.

I've gotten more comfortable with the gun. Still won't carry it yet, but I shot a qual course with it with 0 malfunctions. Couple more range trips without malfunctions and it will find its way into my waist band.

[CJB]

I'd shot a lot of othe semi-auto's, but they were all steel framed, and weren't as susceptible to limp wristing as a polymer gun is, since the frame flexes more than steel or aluminum.

Not a matter or frame flexing. Instead, its has to do with weight and weight distribution. That is, the frame is featherweight, and rest is heavier. When you shoot an autoloading pistol, your hand, arm, body... all add to the weight of the frame. If the frame weighed a few pounds, we'd not have to hold it at all to get it to fire consistently. Bring the weight down, and soon we're needing to hold the gun, then more firmly, then with good arm position, and finally, we need to hold the gun fairly tight. Whats going on, is the flesh of our hands are becoming "shock absorbers"... bio-suspension units. Our hands absorb the recoil as its occurring... the frame being pushed by the action of the barrel and slide against the recoil spring very rapidly. So, not so much flex - it does happen but to a very small extent - but more just simple physics of bodies in motion.