No luck with my new CW 380

[Dave D]

Well I got good news and better news about the 380. The good news is Kahr already sent me a prepaid FedEx return label. The better news is I may not need it. After performing the mod posted by triggerman 250, I bought a box of Federal ammo and headed to the range. Fired 44 rounds of the Federal and the remaining 30 rounds of Fiocchi. I had two failure to fully chamber round with the Federal and two of the same with the Fiocchi. Correct me if I'm wrong but that is acceptable during break in I would think. I'm going go ahead and put another hundred rounds thru her before I decide whether to send back to Kahr. Thanks so much for all the help. Dave

[timboy]

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

Mine eats up Winchest flat nose without issue too but I have read that its not uncommon to have trouble with it.

[JimChevy]

Dave D- I'm new here also and have the same issue with my CW380. Failure to feed almost every single round except the first round! I just found the thread you mentioned on the fix. I'm waiting to hear back from Kahr on a return slip.

[Dave D]

Dave D- I'm new here also and have the same issue with my CW380. Failure to feed almost every single round except the first round! I just found the thread you mentioned on the fix. I'm waiting to hear back from Kahr on a return slip.

It only took 2 days for Kahr to get back to me. I probably shouldn't have started grinding stuff until I gave them a chance to fix it but hey what's done is done and it seems to have helped. Good luck with your 380. Dave By the way, is yours the Davidsons special with the gold colored slide? Mine is. Maybe just an issue with that batch.

[timboy]

For what it is worth,when mine went back they did replace the recoil springs and "re work the extractor" from what I recall so maybee the grinding was the proper course of action.

[JimChevy]

It only took 2 days for Kahr to get back to me. I probably shouldn't have started grinding stuff until I gave them a chance to fix it but hey what's done is done and it seems to have helped. Good luck with your 380. Dave By the way, is yours the Davidsons special with the gold colored slide? Mine is. Maybe just an issue with that batch.

Mine is not the Davidson special. I still have not heard from Kahr and it's been 4 or 5 days!

[Dave D]

I was able to stop at the range and put another 50 rounds thru the CW380. It only had one glitch(failure to fully chamber) and that was while the wife was shooting and she has a weird ass grip which could be the cause of that one. Looks like I will have to waste that FedEx return label (he says with a smile). lol. Hopefully they will get back to you this week JimChevy. Holiday weekend might have slowed things down at Kahr.

[Ronni3_J]

I had my brother in law get a few FTF from his limp wrist a few weeks ago. He tried to blame the CW380 until I showed him otherwise. These little guys are weird about grip.

[DEKerr77]

I had the same issues when I first fired my CT380. The only rounds that would fully cycle the slide were Buffalo Bore. None of my Fiocchi (or the like) functioned worth a damn. Luckily I had a stockpile of the Buffalo Bore, & by the time I'd shot ~150 rounds the cheap stuff began to function. Now (after 300+ mixed rounds) I can shoot pretty much any commercial .380 ammo without issue. It's my belief that Kahr's recoil springs are so stiff that only hot cartridges can overcome them at first. Once broken in, however, everything is golden. I love my CT380, & carry it everyday. Be patient, stick with it, & I'll bet you'll love your Kahr just as much.

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[JimChevy]

I got my gun back from Kahr rather quickly. Shipped it to them on a monday and got it back Friday in the same week! The technician's report states they updated the extractor, polished the barrel, slide and slide stop as well as replacing recoil spring, lubed and tested it. Yesterday I ran the Federal American Eagle and Hornady Critical Defense XTP with ZERO issues. Since I still have the steel cased Tulammo and brass Perfecta that I bought BEFORE I learned it was crap with this particular gun, I tried it anyway and of course it was still a nightmare. When I got home to clean the gun I started examining the cases and see how the two brands that didn't work are not angled away from the rim like the brands that did work. That must have something to do with the issue. The gun was actually fun to shoot for the first time but it still makes me a little uneasy carrying it until I run more of the KNOWN ammo that works as well as mixing in a few more brands I haven't tried yet. It can only help with breaking it in! I still need to work on my trigger pull because I was mostly low and left. I'm not giving up yet!

[darinb]

My cw380 has had a few issues with tula and perfecta but my last trip I had 11 double feeds in a row with speer gold dot. WWB stills runs perfect though.

[9wracn]

I have had my cw 380 for a few months, it would hang the slide at first, but after 200 rounds or so of federal ammo it works great. Just got to get thru the break in point.

[b52]

I have a cw380 and a ct380 for about 3 months now and they will eat Winchester flat nose all day long.