Well my CW40 is going back today

[Iron Worker]

Ok my CW40 is back.

Ok its back ,work slip said they polished the Slide stop ,lubed it ,test fired it. I'll test and report back.

[OldLincoln]

just remember to run it wet through break in. You'll become a Kahr fan yet.

[Iron Worker]

Some Kahr owners sent guns to factory a few times !

Well I loaded a clip with 6 rnds,released slide stop and it chambered a round like its suppose to. Bang ! Ejects empty and slide locks open,dang it release slide stop and it fails to feed 2nd round. So I assist the slide and Bang slide locks open upon ejecting 2nd empty,again assist slide and it fires properly the rest of the magazine. So load up another full magazine and it repeats same malfunctions but this time fails to feed 1st round.( Already had 200 rnds through prior to sending it back) I don't have the patience for that stuff. Not going to send it back multiple times ,I need a compact CCW today. So I traded it in on a new Walther PPS. So for me thumbs down on at least Kahr CW.40s.

[jocko]

so did u tell the new owner/dealer up front the gun didn't work or did you peddle a bad gun?

sounds to me like either two things was happening. #1, ur thumb was hitting the slide stop and u didn't realize it.. #2 or the rounds were hitting inside on the slide stop lever and engaging the slide stop prematuraly. either way we will never know NOW..

u could/should have let another shooter try your gun to see if he could duplicate the issues u were having, if so gun related, if not shooter related..

[TheTman]

Well Jocko, some folks don't want to give a gun a chance, either it's works right for them out of the box or it's a pos, and I think he was already soured on Kahrs from his first bad experience with his gun, so I don't think he was willing to give it much of a chance when he got it back. I wonder why he chose a Walther PPS, isn't that the one that has a really bad reputation for failures? Anyway best of luck to him, and hope he's happy with his Walther.

[Iron Worker]

Good for you shooters that have dependable Kahrs

Just maybe another 100 rnds and it would of been dependable ? I already fired 200 rnds through it. Don't tell me it was the WD 40 ,came back today saying they polished the slide stop and lubed it. Still basically same malfunction . Took the PPS out a couple hours ago. It was flawless.The Saga ends.

[TheTman]

Glad you're happy with the Walther. I can't say if more rounds would have made it dependable. I usually have someone else fire a pistol if I'm having problems with it to see if they have the same trouble. My CW40 was not dependable for me, until I learned how to shoot it. It shot fine for others. I was limp wristing it some and these little pistols seem to be very picky about they way they are held. After changing the way I held it, and shooting another couple hundred rounds, I got the hang of it and it is the pistol I carry most. In fact I bought the CW45 also just because I like .45's. It had some problems, and went back to Kahr, and has been totally reliable since I got it back. I guess a lot depends on if you believe in the Kahr system or not. As Jocko mentioned, it is very easy to bump the slide release and have the slide lock back. I'd like to have seen someone else fire the pistol and see if they had the same problems. Nothing against you, but sometimes we hold the gun wrong and don't realize it. My CW40 was my first tupperware pistol and I didn't realize how much they flex compared to a metal framed gun. I've shot 1911's, Beretta's, and others and never had a problem with this limp wrist thing, but the Kahr pointed it out in a hurry. Not saying you were limp wristing, but perhaps your hold on the pistol wasn't a good one for the Kahr. That we shall never know now, unless you try one at a range or something.
Kahrs aren't for everyone, so I'm happy you found something you like, no hard feelings from me. I wouldnt carry a gun I didn't have faith in.

[Iron Worker]

If it was the way I was holding the gun ?

It was the first 2nd and 3rd rounds out of a full magazine that jammed,or failed to feed . Then it functioned correctly. If I just loaded 3 rnds in magazine it was fine. Why would it be sensitive to grasp with full clip but not a partial clip ? Any how its gone.

[TucsonMTB]

Yep! The way the Kahr magazine follower hits the magazine catch, causing a feeding failure on the 2nd or 3rd round is unfortunate. Someday, hopefully, Kahr will "get it" that a magazine follower that needs to sanded down to get past the magazine catch is a really stupid way to lose business. Oh well.

Ruger went through the same thing when they introduced their metal LCP magazine catch and at the same time made their magazine follower a little wider. I sanded my LCP follower, like we do to the Kahr followers. To their credit, based on the absence of forum messages about the issue . . . it seems like Ruger revised their follower design pretty quickly.

Maybe Kahr will figure it out some day . . .

[Too Tall Todd]

Sorry the Kahr didn't work out for you and for the heat that you took for the wd-40 however, that is a good segue-wayfor me to ask a lube question while everyone is still riled up. My brother gave me a bottle of Ballistol which he swears by. Doing some research I'm a little hesitant to use it on my primaries so I cleaned and lubed my Walther p-22 with it, I will post if there are any problems. Do any of you have any experience with ballistol good or bad? Thanks in advance for your help. T3

[jocko]

that

It was the first 2nd and 3rd rounds out of a full magazine that jammed,or failed to feed . Then it functioned correctly. If I just loaded 3 rnds in magazine it was fine. Why would it be sensitive to grasp with full clip but not a partial clip ? Any how its gone.

round 2/3 thing is the mag release button hitting the follower in that mag well opening and that happens on round 2/3. It is easily correctable if you go to the kahr prep section and hit on the propper prepping of ur new kahr.

IMO sure beats the hell out of sending it back to kahr over that little piddly thing. Now one can stomp his feet and rant and rave that he should not have to do this to make his gun right and I totaly agree and 95% don't have this issue but when it pops up. WE HAVE THE CURE FOR it and it might take 5 minutes. You can send that damn gun back to kahr and they might even miss what we are saying is happening. Ur the owner, u do what you want, we are here to assist IF YOU WANT THE HELP.


u can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink..

[Bawanna]

Where the heck did I leave that darn beating the dead horse smiley. Never can find it when I need it.

[TucsonMTB]

Where the heck did I leave that darn beating the dead horse smiley. Never can find it when I need it.

Maybe Jocko can arrange to have a dead horse head delivered to Kahr with magazine follower attached somehow? Yes, I realize it could be more the some guns have out of spec magazine catches, but the interference between the two and resulting failure to feed does appear to cost Kahr a customer from time to time.

Hey, Jocko! Save your breath. He already got rid of the gun.

[Bawanna]

Maybe Jocko can arrange to have a dead horse head delivered to Kahr with magazine follower attached somehow? Yes, I realize it could be more the some guns have out of spec magazine catches, but the interference between the two and resulting failure to feed does appear to cost Kahr a customer from time to time.

Hey, Jocko! Save your breath. He already got rid of the gun.

I'm told the "Family" refrains from the use of horse heads except for extreme warnings which this may very well be a case of. In a cost saving move they have resorted to sending fish heads.
I sent him about 100 or more from my vacation for his use to try and stay on the "Family's" good side but I apparently sent them to the wrong address.
I'm waiting to find out where they end up. It's been quite awhile and they have to be more than ripe by now.
Hope they don't end up at Dietrichs, he might sniff the package and get over excited.

[Rainman48314]

Yep! The way the Kahr magazine follower hits the magazine catch, causing a feeding failure on the 2nd or 3rd round is unfortunate. Someday, hopefully, Kahr will "get it" that a magazine follower that needs to sanded down to get past the magazine catch is a really stupid way to lose business. Oh well.

Ruger went through the same thing when they introduced their metal LCP magazine catch and at the same time made their magazine follower a little wider. I sanded my LCP follower, like we do to the Kahr followers. To their credit, based on the absence of forum messages about the issue . . . it seems like Ruger revised their follower design pretty quickly.

Maybe Kahr will figure it out some day . . .

Eight years to figure it out and make a change..don't hold your breath.