p380 problems

[vitog1946]

I have tried everything to put my slide back on, can not pull it back.Read all the post tried but will not work.It has a problem on the slide rail the silver half moon will go on the outside of the slide if I force it . called kahr twice one person said pull trigger a hair still don,t work don,t want to force it anymore.

[Flint Ridge]

Any chance you could take a picture of what you are experiencing?

I believe I understand what you are saying, but I must not understand as it sounds impossible, unless something is wrong.

Mine is not even close to doing what you describe.

[vitog1946]

How do I send a picture?

[Flint Ridge]

Tougher than it once was.

Let's see. Do you have a photo hosting site that you use?

Something like this one?

Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket

Then you put your pictures in there. Then use the http address of the picture as a link here. But I am not good at it yet.

If nothing else, take a picture and email it to me. I will try to post it for you. But my internet is flakey today, they are splicing it after a contractor dug it up, so it comes and goes now.

[vitog1946]

see the part that looks like a silver half moon if I force it that part will be on the outside of the frame. hope that helps. See attached picture.

[Flint Ridge]

OK, does pulling the trigger cause the half moon portion to lower?

[Flint Ridge]

You forced me to take mine apart again.

Actually, pull and release the trigger once. Do not touch the trigger. Now try it slowly and gently. Don't pinch your finger between the slide and the frame like I normally do.

[vitog1946]

ridge

lol, finally worked,just afraid to take it apart again. I own 4 kahr autos love them but never had any problems like this little 380 do you have this problem every time you break it down. Thank you for your help. Vito

[Flint Ridge]

The tolerances seem pretty tight. The key is to take a close look at the cam actuated by the trigger, to get it apart do as the directions say, pull trigger. But you MUST seet part of the cam on the left side poking under the slide as you go to move it forward. If it is not showing, then the cam WILL block the slide from coming off. I had a heck of a time, now I have spent enough time watching and looking that it is very easy now. I can even get the slide stop out by hand, it all gets easier.

[vitog1946]

Thank You for all your help. I hope it doe,s not happen again can,t take the pressure lol. Vito

[kahrnewb]

P380 trigger guts slipping out on reassembly

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I had the same problem. Upon reassembling my P380 that half moon gizmo slipped outside the frame. I did not even notice it at first, as I was holding the gun so that the left side was facing me. I worked the slide and could not figure why it was so raspy. It took a few minutes before I realized what had happened. I think the pin holding the side plate has been torn loose and the inner plastic rail looks a little chewed up.

I had just registered the gun on the Kahr website and told them how much I liked it. Next think I know I am emailing them for help. Hopefully they will respond in a positive way this coming Monday. I will be upset if they do not offer to repair this at no cost and cover shipping both ways.

I have all of 99 rounds through this gun with 4 failures to go fully into battery. It was a promising start and I was pretty stoked about the early performance and handling.

Scott

[jocko]

wow

Picasa Web Albums - 11031316495487648... - 2010-04-10 Kahr

I had the same problem. Upon reassembling my P380 that half moon gizmo slipped outside the frame. I did not even notice it at first, as I was holding the gun so that the left side was facing me. I worked the slide and could not figure why it was so raspy. It took a few minutes before I realized what had happened. I think the pin holding the side plate has been torn loose and the inner plastic rail looks a little chewed up.

I had just registered the gun on the Kahr website and told them how much I liked it. Next think I know I am emailing them for help. Hopefully they will respond in a positive way this coming Monday. I will be upset if they do not offer to repair this at no cost and cover shipping both ways.

I have all of 99 rounds through this gun with 4 failures to go fully into battery. It was a promising start and I was pretty stoked about the early performance and handling.

Scott

I have never seen or heard of this happening. Your photo is awesome. Make sure kahr sees that photo also. It shoud not be. there is no way one should even be able to make tha thappen, just no way. call kahr and ask for IAM and no one else. ask them to send a pre paid mailer to. you will not be out anything.. when yoiu describe that to them on the phone, you want to call that the back part of the trigger bar that the slide rides over .. theyw ill know..

[wyntrout]

Dang! It took me a few seconds to figure what the heck was wrong, but after unholstering my P380 and comparing them, I did notice the bulge and the protruding trigger bar part. Jeez... something else to watch for and worry about. It's nice that we can compare notes and experiences here.
I'm still kind of tempted to add a notch to my P380. I just added one to my 12-year-old K9, which looked like it NEEDED one. The P380 wall between the recoil spring assembly and the barrel is thicker and maybe it doesn't NEED the notch, but the PMs had it and the K9 seemed like it needed one.
Wynn

[Bawanna]

I experienced that same situation when assembling a borrowed MK9. BUT, I had the handles off which allowed that assembly to just slip outside the slide. Shouldn't happen with grips in place or ever on a PM or any of the tupperware models.

[jocko]

wyn

Dang! It took me a few seconds to figure what the heck was wrong, but after unholstering my P380 and comparing them, I did notice the bulge and the protruding trigger bar part. Jeez... something else to watch for and worry about. It's nice that we can compare notes and experiences here.
I'm still kind of tempted to add a notch to my P380. I just added one to my 12-year-old K9, which looked like it NEEDED one. The P380 wall between the recoil spring assembly and the barrel is thicker and maybe it doesn't NEED the notch, but the PMs had it and the K9 seemed like it needed one.
Wynn

are you telling me that your P380 has the back portion of the trigger bar stickingoutside the slide like in the photo??? That is some serious sh-t IMO for this to be happening. I passed this photo on to a higher up in kahr,as I am sure they have not seen this event and I want to know what the hell is going on here as most others do also..