CW9 - what has been your experience?

[dustnchips]

The striker spring guide rod is plastic. No doubt that was what he was talking about, not the recoil guide rod

[Tjironhorse]

The striker spring guide rod is plastic. No doubt that was what he was talking about, not the recoil guide rod

Now that makes more sense. Thanks. The plastic striker spring guide rod is kind of cheap, but I suppose it works well enough.

[Gebe]

Just fired my new CW9 yesterday. 200 flawless rounds through 4 different magazines, along with different bullet weights.
I. Curious. My gun has a steel guide rod, not a plastic one. Not a stainless one, but def not plastic. Did Kahr use plastic on older models, assuming yours is an older gun?

So sorry for the misinformation. I should have said "steel guide rod" not plastic! Like you Tjironhorse, other than my thorough cleaning of my brand new CW9, (shouldn't happen in a new gun!), and the front sight blowing off, it ran like a champ! Upon field stripping it after many rounds, I noticed the stock steel guide rod had some scars on it. Whether this was a detriment or not and would maybe effect further shooting, I didn't care for it.

I did some research here and found out that Lakeline made a nice hardened stainless steel guide rod. I went for one, installed it and put some more rounds down range and field stripped the gun again, and there were no more scars.

Not saying the original steel guide rod won't be good enough and last a lot of rounds but the LL SS guide rod is so smooth and so hard, I'm glad I bought it!

[cardguy]

Absolutely flawless. Very accurate too.

[Pukindog12]

I had two CW9s and both were excellent. Very reliable, accurate, and great to carry. The one I carried the most developed a nasty habit of ejecting the mag while holstered. Instead of trying to fix it I sold it (with full disclosure) to buy a PPS M2 (another great pistol which shares time as an EDC with the other CW9.). Along the way I purchased a CM9 as I always wanted one. It's record is as good as the CW9. For me Kahr makes excellent pistols and I do not ever see me being without the two I have.

[linksrds]

I have a 10 year old CW9. I cannot begin to count how man rounds have been fired. I am a NRA instructor and use it in my training sessions. The pistol has never had an issue. I also use it as my EDC among other Kahrpistols I own. I trust it totally.