CW9 Mag not dropping free

[rkirk]

Mag Drop Free

Buster, I am with you on this, even though I have tried to become competent doing a swap. This has caused me to start thinking about carrying a second Kahr. Anybody do that?

-- Richard

[OldLincoln]

You guys are terrific!! Richard just offered an excuse to buy another Kahr and Bawanna brought up polishing - one of my new favorite things! BTW, I saw that Harbor Freight has Dremmel knock offs for about $20. I really like Jocko saying he is fast removing his spent mag even tho he doesn't carry a spare! We're like a club of kids nudging one another to get into mischief - I will if You will!!

This is another subject I hadn't considered until I read this thread. But after consideration I recall the UTube videos showing mag changes where they pop out onto the ground. Since I carry spares I think that's what I'd prefer mine to do. In the excitement of the moment it would be like me to try and jam a fresh mag without removing the spent one. After all your are supposed to keep your eye on the target during the exchange so you need confidence the empty mag has cleared the grips before jamming the fresh one.

Sigh.... guess I gotta go to Harbor Frieght! Darn.

[jlottmc]

Northern Tool has a very good 200+piece set up for $60. That's what I got. The Harbor Freight's tend to be junk, at least with their other stuff.

[rkirk]

New York Reload

It doesn't take much to cause me to consider another pistol. However I am so happy with my BHP MKIII and CW9 I may add one of each to the BHP and Kahr family sell the rest and be done! What a plan. That should keep me busy for a while!

-- Richard

[OldLincoln]

Funny but I came across this video about speed reloading when looking at other shooting videos. It goes directly to the point of this thread:YouTube - Army Pro Shooting Tips: How to Speed Reload a Gun

[Bawanna]

You guys are terrific!! Richard just offered an excuse to buy another Kahr and Bawanna brought up polishing - one of my new favorite things! BTW, I saw that Harbor Freight has Dremmel knock offs for about $20. I really like Jocko saying he is fast removing his spent mag even tho he doesn't carry a spare! We're like a club of kids nudging one another to get into mischief - I will if You will!!

This is another subject I hadn't considered until I read this thread. But after consideration I recall the UTube videos showing mag changes where they pop out onto the ground. Since I carry spares I think that's what I'd prefer mine to do. In the excitement of the moment it would be like me to try and jam a fresh mag without removing the spent one. After all your are supposed to keep your eye on the target during the exchange so you need confidence the empty mag has cleared the grips before jamming the fresh one.

Sigh.... guess I gotta go to Harbor Frieght! Darn.

Now your talking, long as your buying the DLT (dremel like tool) I think Wynn invented that one, you might as well buy another Kahr and polish em both!
I will if you will.

PS- Long as your out and about be sure to get some of that really really fine sand paper too, like 800, 1000, 1200, and maybe 1500 grit. I've still yet to get any but it's on the list.

[OldLincoln]

Northern Tool has a very good 200+piece set up for $60. That's what I got. The Harbor Freight's tend to be junk, at least with their other stuff.

Yeah, I always had to have the best tools and would do without until I could afford them. So I bought an expensive hi speed grinder for a project and used it 2 or 3 times. Then it was an expensive router and bits that I used for a couple weeks on a project. Oh and we can't forget the expensive table saw that I couldn't get the hang of and sold for half. At my age all I need is a $20 tool and a few bits. Hey it will go nicely with the $13 drill I bought at Harbor Freight a couple weeks ago.

[rkirk]

Speed Reload

I am going to play that several times. The guy is smooth and fast. Something to strive toward. But no fair he has eyes and knees.

-- Richard

[jlottmc]

Yeah, I always had to have the best tools and would do without until I could afford them. So I bought an expensive hi speed grinder for a project and used it 2 or 3 times. Then it was an expensive router and bits that I used for a couple weeks on a project. Oh and we can't forget the expensive table saw that I couldn't get the hang of and sold for half. At my age all I need is a $20 tool and a few bits. Hey it will go nicely with the $13 drill I bought at Harbor Freight a couple weeks ago.

If that trips your trigger. I've used my little DLT for a couple of projects now and it works, but isn't smooth or as nice as the original. Some of the best tools I've ever owned I bought at a tent sale from the PX. Wish they hadn't got stolen. I spend more time rebuilding my tool box than I do using the stuff I think. And I use my tools everyday...

[jocko]

I see lots of polymer mods where mag well cut outs are done. has to be a reason why they do that, if they all dropped free as many feelt hey shold cut outs would serve no purpose.
I guess it is all what one gets used to doing with a particular gun. I know it can happen tomorrow but I have carried for 48 years and never had to ever reload my revolver or semi. NEVER had to fire in anger either. Never ever pulled my weapon in 48 years either. By the time I put my cell phone, motorcycle fob and keys in my pocket along wth my money clip and then my PM9 in my other pocket, I have no room for a spare magazine. I guess If I can't do it in 7 then I am probabaly dead anyhow

[jfrey]

I watched the video and he is good. Mags pop right out. I do have to wonder though - how many thousands and thousands of times has he done it to be that good. Is that Glock still stock? Did he tweek the mag well any? Those guys shoot thousands of rounds a week. Us ole farm boys can't expect to be that good from the getgo. I just want mine to pop out and go from there.

[buster]

Called Kahr today about mags not falling free. They suggested that I fire alot more rounds, and if there are still problems call am get a RA they will fix the problem.

[OldLincoln]

I know it can happen tomorrow but I have carried for 48 years and never had to ever reload my revolver or semi. NEVER had to fire in anger either. Never ever pulled my weapon in 48 years either.

Wow, then what the hell am I carrying for? As mean and full of piss and vinegar as you are and never needed it, a nice, kind fellow like me shouldn't need to carry at all! Problem is, all you ornery folks here have worked so hard to get me started I don't want to disappoint any of you.

[Bawanna]

Wow, then what the hell am I carrying for? As mean and full of piss and vinegar as you are and never needed it, a nice, kind fellow like me shouldn't need to carry at all! Problem is, all you ornery folks here have worked so hard to get me started I don't want to disappoint any of you.

Its nice and kind fellas like you, me and WMD who are pray for the piss and vinegar types. Reason enough to carry 24/7.
Course carrying for all those years and not needing it is a statement to his awareness and ability to steer clear of hoodlums with a few notable exceptions IE the store robberies which had to totally suck.
Long live Jocko.

[wyntrout]

You could take the magazine tube and lightly smoke it with a candle so you can see where you need to sand after inserting it into the well, and withdrawing it. Then use sandpaper wrapped around a ruler or whatever it takes to remove the offending pieces of plastic... no DLT, though. With this plastic, it only takes a touch of the polish wheel at 20,000 RPM and OOPS! There's a divot gone! Been there done that... still got the oopsie in my PM45 frame. Thank goodness it was inside the frame and not a critical area. I was working on the ejector underside and removed some plastic on the opposite side.
You should have seen me with the DLT working on my P380's feed ramp... with a couple of those carbide grinder thingies... BIG EEK! I thought I would never get that looking smooth again. I had to wrap sandpaper around a round file and get a smooth trough there so I could polish it and hope that it still fed the chamber okay.
I paid about $25 for the Dremel-Like Tool and I've had lots of "FUN" with some of those several hundred little grinders and cutter thingies. The best ones are the polishing wheels and I had to buy some more of those at Lowe's. Just remember there a bit of friction and at 20,000 RPM with plastic, we're talking about a very few MILLI-SECONDS to turn plastic into smoke... even those glass-filled Kahr frames!
And that's with the SOFT thingies. There's all kinds of carbide or tungsten and even diamond bit thingies that can bite through anything!
Wynn