CW series life expectancy

[sk73]

It's not an issue with my CW9 and CW 380 now and may never be. But I'm curious how many rounds you all thinkf Kahr polymers are good for. What would be the symptoms of an impending death from overuse? How do you extend life expectancy. I used to own a Kel-Tec and the company said it should be good for 5,000 rounds. It lasted less than 300 before Davidson replaced it. But, I suppose if a Kel-Tec is good for 5,000, a Kahr CW would be good for 7,500.

[Baklash]

At my age it ain't an issue.

[Bawanna]

I've often mentioned how proud of myself I'd be if I lived long enough and stuck with one gun long enough to completely wear it out.

I don't think it's gonna happen.

It'll go a hell of a lot more than 7,500, that's for sure.

[CJB]

What would be the symptoms of an impending death from overuse? How do you extend life expectancy.

Good Gawd man, the pistol is made to be fired, over and over. Clean it. Don't let grit and sand and other obvious bad stuff get into it. Do not screw with it trying to "make it better".

Take for instance Jocko, with over 30,000 through his.

The barrel takes the most stress. Look for peened edges on the front of the locking area on top. Thats where the most stress is. After that... there's not too much of an issue, as long as you're clean and lightly lubed.

[gun papa]

Striker breakage aside, I think that you would be hard pressed to wear out A CW380. After 800rds, mine isn't even getting loose. I hope at some point to shoot the gun looser.

[Ronni3_J]

I was kinda thinking the same thing. Thanks for the info guys

[jpshaw]

At my age it ain't an issue.

Unfortunately I fall in this category also. If I was 21 I probably wouldn't lose a lot of sleep over it either. Why are we worried about longevity when Hillary's going to take them all away from us anyway.

[Longitude Zero]

It'll go a hell of a lot more than 7,500, that's for sure.

Truth!

[Armybrat]

Unfortunately I fall in this category also. If I was 21 I probably wouldn't lose a lot of sleep over it either. Why are we worried about longevity when Hillary's going to take them all away from us anyway.

Kinda hard for her to do that from a federal prison (we can only hope).

[martkin64]

Shoot 7,501 and let us know what happens!!

[sffone]

Just last week, one of our firearms instructors made the statement that any .40 cal polymer-framed handgun was prone to fail with a cracked frame after several thousand rounds. He based his statement, supposedly, on what instructors with other agencies told him. Further, he said that was one of the reasons that the FBI was getting away from 40s.

[yqtszhj]

It's not an issue with my CW9 and CW 380 now and may never be. But I'm curious how many rounds you all thinkf Kahr polymers are good for. What would be the symptoms of an impending death from overuse? How do you extend life expectancy. I used to own a Kel-Tec and the company said it should be good for 5,000 rounds. It lasted less than 300 before Davidson replaced it. But, I suppose if a Kel-Tec is good for 5,000, a Kahr CW would be good for 7,500.

It will last longer than the amount of ammo you'll want to spend on it. See if you can shoot more than jocko has through his.

[martkin64]

It will last longer than the amount of ammo you'll want to spend on it. See if you can shoot more than jocko has through his.

That would only be about $9600 worth of ammo...hahahah..

[sk73]

Just so new members to this board won’t get the idea that an innocuous question will get a boatload of sarcastic replies, let me halt the proceedings by apologizing for raising this issue. I was curious about what people actually KNEW about longevity of Kahr polymers, not so much what they predicted based on affection for their pistol. So, let me summarize my lessons. First, since one Kahr polymer lasted more than 30,000 rounds, all will. Second, either the Kahr five-year warranty is not based on any objective studies it has made, or it anticipates all owners will shoot 30,000 rounds in five years. Third, everyone who has replied to my question has shot far more than 7500 rounds.

Now, bloviate like a gassy donkey on a pogo stick. For I won’t read a word more on this board

[kenemoore]

It's not an issue with my CW9 and CW 380 now and may never be. But I'm curious how many rounds you all thinkf Kahr polymers are good for. What would be the symptoms of an impending death from overuse? How do you extend life expectancy. I used to own a Kel-Tec and the company said it should be good for 5,000 rounds. It lasted less than 300 before Davidson replaced it. But, I suppose if a Kel-Tec is good for 5,000, a Kahr CW would be good for 7,500.

You asked for opinions, and now are upset because that's what you got? I doubt the CW line has been in production long enough for anyone to have empirical data, so guesses are all you will get.