CW9 Mag not dropping free

[buster]

I bought a CW9 today, gun shoots great, but the mag does not drop free.
When I bought the gun I also got a spare 7 rd. mag. It does the same thing. I fired 100 rds. of Federal 115 grn. FMJ. Help!

[ripley16]

Kahr mags are not designed to drop free. Occationally one may fall free, but that is the exception.

Welcome to the forum. Enjoy your new Kahr.

[jfrey]

Kahr mags ARE designed to fall free. I had the same problem with mine. Sent it back to Kahr, after conferring with Ian, and upon return they fly out just like a 1911 mag. It was obvious that the factory had done some filing and polishing of the inside of the mag well. Said so on the return ticket. All three of my mags come out just like they are supposed to now.

[rkirk]

CW9 Mags not dropping free

I have more than 500 rounds through my CW9. If I hold the magazine release button down mine almost drop.

I have worked on retrieving my spare magazine first, punching the magazine release button and pulling the spent magazine with two fingers then loading the new magazine in the pistol. Then pocketing the spent magazine.

I still fumble around trying that move, but I am getting better. I used to pull the spent magazine from the pistol, drop it on the ground and then get a new magazine and load it in the pistol. It takes 5 seconds to do that instead of two or three.

In an indoor range I pull the old out and load the new. Shooting IDPA drove me to practice this frantic maneuver. I will never be as fast as the young guys, but it is something to strive towards.

-- Richard

[jfrey]

rkirk, I had the same problem. They would drop just a little like a BHP mag. Had to pull them out the rest of the way. Ian got it fixed for me and no problems since. Hit the button and out they come, loaded or not.

[Moto_joe]

My P40 mags JUMP out of the pistol. Empty, full, muzzle horizontal, muzzle vertical..... they come all the way out on to the ground. I would be upset if they didnt.

[Bawanna]

I can use the magazine in both my K40 and my PM45 as a last ditch projectile. Push the release and the mags fly out. The K's and MK's and such will bind up if you get the handle screws to tight but that's an easy fix. I suspect after I polish them up some they'll fly out even better.

[OldLincoln]

So should all of us with hanging mags send our guns to Kahr or is this something to fix at home? On mine the 6rd comes out if I dip the gun at the same time but 7rd pop out a inch or so and hang.

[Moto_joe]

I can use the magazine in both my K40 and my PM45 as a last ditch projectile.....

+1 LMAO I think I could point the muzzle upwards and hit the bad guy in the forehead from 5yds at least with a magazine :lmao

[Bawanna]

So should all of us with hanging mags send our guns to Kahr or is this something to fix at home? On mine the 6rd comes out if I dip the gun at the same time but 7rd pop out a inch or so and hang.

I don't got a solid answer to this one but as usual my own opionion. I wouldn't send em off. I'd probably check the mag well for any roughness or burrs. Might even clean and polish up the mag well opening. For models with grips I'd take them off or at least loosen the screws a turn or two to see if things are better.
I know factory mags are sticky from the get go, and it take a little cleaning to get em dry and clean. I'm gonna polish some of mine like Copper&black did, maybe not to that extent but slick. Should be able to get em to drop pretty easy. I'm not normally so concerned about dropping a mag with rounds left, like if it's buldging like the glocks used to be. But empty I want it to leave when I push the button.

[jocko]

I think

Kahr mags ARE designed to fall free. I had the same problem with mine. Sent it back to Kahr, after conferring with Ian, and upon return they fly out just like a 1911 mag. It was obvious that the factory had done some filing and polishing of the inside of the mag well. Said so on the return ticket. All three of my mags come out just like they are supposed to now.

actually ripley is correct. Page 13 of kahr manual kinda states that even.( (quote, "and pulling the magazine from the magazine well) My PM9 has never dropped the magazines in any of the 3 mags I have for it. Personally I like it that way for if I accidently hit the mag button, it won't go flying out all over heh either. no doubt kahr will free up the mag well space in the polymer guns if one wants to send it back. I just question if it is worth the effort. I feel I am very fast in taking my spent magazine out of my PM9 and being I don't carry a spare defense magazine, it is also for me a mute point.

[jlottmc]

Come to think of it, my P45 mags are a little sticky. The mag release seems a little less than willing to seat itself as well. Guess I need to polish and maybe remove a bit of material around those areas.

[Bigcube]

I have 5 mags for my PM9, one will drop free, the rest pop out about 1/2 or 1" and I pull them the rest of the way. I also find they are tough to get lined up when putting a new one in. All my other semi's have dropped free. I just figured it was a Kahr thing.

[buster]

Being the 1st carry nine that I have bought, I was just wondering. Yes it does state what Jocko sez in the manual. I have carried J frame's always.

[buster]

Having carried a J frame and working with speedloaders it just seemed a little strange that the mag would not drop free. As I am not fast with the hand speed as I was in my younger days a pull and swap could be trouble in a real fire fight. I will call Kahr and check on this.