No luck with my new CW 380

[Dave D]

Just bought a CW 380. I disassembled, cleaned, and took it to the range yesterday and had no luck. After reading posts here I see that Fiocchi ammo is not a favorite for this gun(didn't know that at the time) but that is what I bought with the gun and that might be part of the problem. Still it was disappointing that out of 40 attempts not one single round chambered without me banging on the slide. Not one. I contacted Kahr and am awaiting a response. I can't see spending years and my own money, as some on this forum have done, to make the gun work. Hopefully Kahr will repair or replace it and I have the same positive experience that most of you have had with Kahr guns. By the way I just joined this forum. Very cool. I will update when I get this worked out. Dave

[topgun1953]

Welcome to the forum. The Cw and P380 will not run Fiocchi FMJ. I think that has firmly been established. The fact that u had to hit the slide to chber every round is not uncommon. Try some other ammo like Blazer and PMC before u send it to Kahr.

[timboy]

I wouldsearch on here for some known good ammo and try it,my CW380 was also not fully going into battery on most rounds when it was new,a trip back to Khar cured it.

[Dave D]

Thanks guys. I'll try a different ammo while waiting for a response from Kahr. Hopefully something good is available locally.

[DevinBreeding]

Thanks guys. I'll try a different ammo while waiting for a response from Kahr. Hopefully something good is available locally.

i like Winchester white box from Walmart in mine and have had good luck. Don't use fiocchi, Tulammo or perfecta. Perfecta is made by fiocchi and has the same issue in KAHR 380. The specs are slightly different on their ammo so I don't think we can fault KAHR for that. Tulammo will usually function until the pistol heats up and starts to melt the polymer coating on the steel case. Winchester is the cheapest ammo I've found but federal works fine too. I really want to try blazer aluminum. You can buy 1000 for right around $200.

[Cogburn]

Get through your 200 rd break in and find the right ammo. Just got myself on the right track with my P380 and now I look forward to shooting it more. I'm sticking with PMC bronze but still have some ammo it doesn't like that I have to burn up. I just look at that as malfunction clearing practice. It's just a 380 so it's nothing you are going to take to the range and put 100's of rds through in one sitting. Keep it clean and learn to disassemble the slide and clean it's internals as well. Except during the break in period, mine has never malfunctioned when clean. Pocket lint has never been an issue either. I can say do not get Winchester white box with the flat nose. I never could get those to feed properly.

[Ronni3_J]

No luck with my new CW 380

Sorry to hear. I've been pretty lucky with my CW380. It's ate everything I've put through it except some reloads I bought locally. I usually order from Freedom Munitions and haven't had any issues with their reloads or new Hornady JHPs


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[gb6491]

Dave D,
Welcome to the forums
You might want to give this a look: http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.p...tery-on-CW-380
Regards,
Greg

[DevinBreeding]

I can say do not get Winchester white box with the flat nose. I never could get those to feed properly.

Really? mine loves the Winchester flat nose. Strange to see each pistol has its preference

[Dave D]

Thanks gb6491.Great link. It made a lot of sense so I went ahead and made that mod to my gun. Only took off about .008" instead of .015" like the original poster did. Can always take more later if needed. I'll buy more ammo tomorrow and give it a shot. My corner Walmart has Winchester White Box, Federal, and Talua(or something like that).
Any of those sound good? Thanks again.

[Alfonse]

Federal seems to have few complaints and works great in mine.

[Cogburn]

Really? mine loves the Winchester flat nose. Strange to see each pistol has its preference

It was early on during break in but every round hung up on the feed ramp. It may work now but I don't think I'll take the chance. Glad it works for you.

[Ronni3_J]

Really? mine loves the Winchester flat nose. Strange to see each pistol has its preference

Same here. Luckily mine hasn't been picky with amo

[dustnchips]

If you really want to run Fiocchi the post that Greg cited has the solution. My CW380 had ten problems in the first hundred rounds. I did a bit of polishing with 1000 wet and dry sand paper per the sticky about gun prep and it has benn perfect since then. I have run PMC and remington through it. Feed it the right ammo and you will love it.

[nmkahrshooter]

Try some Magtech 95gr ammo FMJ. Just got my CW380 and no problems with it. Also use a quality lubricant. Hope this helps and stick with it. Eventually it will work itself out. Also make sure you are holding gun properly!