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  • My Kahr 380 SUCKS Bigtime !!!!

    Sucks up everything I put through it...... !!!!

    That's right..... Today I took her to the range for 267 rounds of my mixed range brass 100gn 380acp and she ate EVERYTHING WITH ZERO PROBLEMS !!!!!

    the only issue I had was with the Perfecta brass I had previously tried to feed her, the 15 times it failed to go into battery today I would drop the mag and eject the round to check it, yep perfecta brass everytime..... with my mods it appeared even the perfecta 'almost' went into battery, last time it was hanging way to far back and wouldn't feed hardly at all...

    I ran 100 rounds of the 100gn flat tip Extreme bullets I loaded without any hangups, and 167 Berrys RN 100gn zero issues!!!!

    I'm positive the problem has been resolved and contribute the extractor as the problem...

    Keep in mind my mixed range brass varies from win, fed, starline, pmc, umc, corbon,blazer, lehigh and everything in-between, the only issue I found today was with the shoddy Perfecta brass.. that will only be fed to my lcp from now on.....

    KAHR CW380 good to go!!!! I now have a little over 600rds through this gun and the majority are handloads...

    I will do a short write up in the tech section for anyone that is interested in DIY fix, this will help those such as myself and others that simply do not want to send in their gun... and will hopefully help alleviate more threads on this subject and google may direct them to the fix here on the site....

    Love this little gun its a pleasure to shoot, feels good in the hand, and is as accurate as they come....

    if you're unfamiliar with my previous saga you may read what I've done to the gun here..
    http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.p...se-in-the-know
    RIP Muggsy

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    Great news! Your persistence paid off.

    muggsy: Let's face it, being shot by a .380 will ruin anyone's day.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by DavidR View Post
      Great news! Your persistence paid off.
      yes good news indeed...I read your post about yours still having problems.. I will do a detailed step-by-step write up from striping the gun to modding the extractor.. if you feel up to it I'm positive we can get yours on track as well....
      RIP Muggsy

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      • #4
        That is good news to hear.

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        • #5
          This is great, I like the negative vibe of the thread title, then the good news.... They are sweet shooters, and considering their size......
          Comparison is the thief of Joy....

          CW380
          MK9

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          • #6
            Got me,not what I was expecting,I'm pleasantly surprised!

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            • #7
              Check the OAL of those perfecta cases. They just might need a little trimming. The .380s head space on the case mouth.
              Never trust anyone who doesn't trust you to own a gun.

              Life Member - NRA
              Colt Gold Cup 70 series
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              Ruger Mark III .22-45
              Kahr CM9
              Kahr P380

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Ikeo74 View Post
                That is good news to hear.
                You bet.... to be honest it could've been a combination of things, including the grease you recommended.. But I seriously think it was the extractor as It was gouging the brass pretty good as it passed through while hand-cycling..

                Originally posted by ReManG View Post
                This is great, I like the negative vibe of the thread title, then the good news.... They are sweet shooters, and considering their size......
                Yeah I figured why not go all the way and post some more negativity to rile up you guys, then put the slap down

                Originally posted by timboy View Post
                Got me,not what I was expecting,I'm pleasantly surprised!
                LOL.... glad you guys got a kick out of it..

                Originally posted by muggsy View Post
                Check the OAL of those perfecta cases. They just might need a little trimming. The .380s head space on the case mouth.
                Okay I checked the Perfecta casing along with a couple random ones I pulled..

                (Casing) - (Bottom Rim, part extractor contacts)

                Perfecta- .675oal ~ .054
                Hornady- .672oal ~ .041
                Win- .669oal ~ .045
                PMC- .675oal ~ .041

                It appears over all length varies a little, but look at the numbers for the 'rim' of the cartridge.. OUCH the Perfecta is way out of spec.... and even more so with the tight tolerances of the Karh 380..
                RIP Muggsy

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