New MagGuts +1 mag addition for Kahr 380 pistols

[MarkB1]

MagGuts is now offering a mag modification for the CW and P 380 pistols that adds 1 extra round in both the 6 and 7 round magazines that uses the stock mag sleeve without increasing the length of the mag.

http://magguts.com/shop/kahr-380

[addictedhealer]

Why not the cw/p9!!

[gun papa]

Anyone have a review? The Kahr P380 model youtube video has no responses.

[rkenaston]

I hope this is available for the 9mm models soon...more importantly, I hope it works flawlessly. I'm also eager to read/see some reviews on this 380 version. Thanks for the heads up.

[MarkB1]

Anyone have a review? The Kahr P380 model youtube video has no responses.

Try the video again. It worked for me. It's the third one down.

http://magguts.com/supportinstructions

Here is the same video on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtBLWcbsWKE

[TheTman]

I'm not sure, I'd trust that setup, you have that connector piece that looks like it could get hung up in a dirty mag or on something that got in there from your pocket or mag pouch. I'm not sure that having doubts about my mag feeding, is worth having one extra round. I'd rather carry a spare mag that I trusted. I suppose if I could get a couple hundred rounds through it, without a failure, and without cleaning it and lubing it, after it had sat in my night stand loaded for a few months, then I'd trust it. But I can see why you'd want that extra round for a .380. Heck I'd want an extra round for my .45. I'm weird, I carry a Boberg pistol, and not worried about it malfunctioning, and that is way more complicated than that mag spring setup is. But I know that thousands of hours of engineering and testing went into the Boberg. I imagine they must have tested that spring gizmo out pretty well, or they wouldn't be selling it and risking lawsuits.

[gun papa]

I find the extra round appealing. One of us is going to have to buy one and take the hit. I almost did tonight. I may tomorrow.

[gun papa]

Okay, I bought one. We shall see. I will do as complete a review I can when it arrives.

[SmokyT]

I have installed two in my 6 rounder mags and done the initial function test by hand-cycling the slide to feed and eject my carry ammo (i.e., Speer GD). They both seem to function all right so far. I will range test them to see if they work as well as the ones for Ruger LCP that I have been using without a problem...

[erichard]

I'm pleased to report I put 4 magazines of Hydra Shock through my CW-380 and all fed. I used 2 different magazines that had been upgraded with MagGuts (total of ~28 rounds) . Would've shot more but I'm out of range ammo. For now Hydra Shock is my carry round, so I wanted to check it out anyhow. Although I had a few failures to go into full battery early on, after polishing the chamber, lubing and cleaning the gun, the battery failures disappeared, so I don't fault the MagGuts for that.

The follower they give you is a pretty flat surface for the bullet and has a continuous slope upward, so it effectively gives you a slingshot modified follower of sorts. Point is, I think this helps avoid nosediving for bullets not having round noses, so this should help with Hydra Shock, WWB, and maybe the new Lehigh XP's. I plan to order some XP ammo sometime soon to try out. A bit expensive to experiment with those, but the Hydra Shocks have bolstered my confidence that the XP's might work with the MagGuts. We shall see.

I plan to put up a progress report for my new CW-380 sometime this month, maybe after I get some more range ammo to verify it is all OK, since I've changed some things.

Really like the gun despite having to fine tune it on several fronts.

[SlowBurn]

New MagGuts +1 mag addition for Kahr 380 pistols

I'm pleased to report I put 4 magazines of Hydra Shock through my CW-380 and all fed. ... Although I had a few failures to go into full battery early on, after polishing the chamber, lubing and cleaning the gun, the battery failures disappeared, so I don't fault the MagGuts for that.

The follower they give you is a pretty flat surface for the bullet and has a continuous slope upward, so it effectively gives you a slingshot modified follower of sorts.

Did the CW380 lock open when empty? I've learned the follower in Kahr stock mags is important to the lock-open function.

[erichard]

Did the CW380 lock open when empty? I've learned the follower in Kahr stock mags is important to the lock-open function.

It did lock open, but to be honest, I did replace the magazine with a loaded one while one was in the chamber most of the time. Wasn't thinking about that at the time. However, it did lock open every time when dry cycling till empty the night before, so I'm reasonably confident that function is OK. I can try it out again tomorrow for you to be sure.

[gb6491]

I had MagGuts in my LCP magazines for a while. They worked great initially, but I began to have some feed issues. Rounds would pop up vertically on occasion and the springs collapsed inside one another (the cup that goes between the springs dislodged). I just decided it wasn't worth it for me, YMMV.
Regards,
Greg

[TheLastDaze]

Lehigh XP's. I plan to order some XP ammo sometime soon to try out. A bit expensive to experiment with those,

no experiment, they work fine in mine and another member here...

[TheLastDaze]

wow I just checked out the price.....

I think I'll pass, you can pick up a spare factory mag for $24....