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Ok then... the skinny on the range visit.
First, if the new P380 and PM9 were lubed anymore, I think I couldn't grip them. I swear I saw a a hydrocarbon plume every time I fired for the first
50 rounds... grease and CLP everywhere.
The PM 9 (black with factory night sights) was flawless with 125 rounds of Sellier and Bellot, not my choice but the only stuff the range sold and the lanes were twice the price if you used your own ammo. Tight groups, smooth easy trigger, I love this gun.
The first 50 rounds on the P380 almost had me ready to call Kahr to lower my blood pressure. 50 rounds of the same S&B FMJ rounds had three FTEs, three failure to feed, two light strikes,and two stovepipes. I then got rational and realized that some of the problem was my incorrect use of a 9mm regular size Uplula loader and my not really hitting the magazine home when loading. The next 75 rounds had only one failure to feed and I tried that particular round three times and it would not chamber, not Kahr's problem for sure. Next week I'll try some UMC white box .380 and report back, but I'm hopeful.
My only question is do I clean and relube after 100 rounds or just shoot
another 100 before stripping and cleaning for the break-in? Thoughts?
First, if the new P380 and PM9 were lubed anymore, I think I couldn't grip them. I swear I saw a a hydrocarbon plume every time I fired for the first
50 rounds... grease and CLP everywhere.
The PM 9 (black with factory night sights) was flawless with 125 rounds of Sellier and Bellot, not my choice but the only stuff the range sold and the lanes were twice the price if you used your own ammo. Tight groups, smooth easy trigger, I love this gun.
The first 50 rounds on the P380 almost had me ready to call Kahr to lower my blood pressure. 50 rounds of the same S&B FMJ rounds had three FTEs, three failure to feed, two light strikes,and two stovepipes. I then got rational and realized that some of the problem was my incorrect use of a 9mm regular size Uplula loader and my not really hitting the magazine home when loading. The next 75 rounds had only one failure to feed and I tried that particular round three times and it would not chamber, not Kahr's problem for sure. Next week I'll try some UMC white box .380 and report back, but I'm hopeful.
My only question is do I clean and relube after 100 rounds or just shoot
another 100 before stripping and cleaning for the break-in? Thoughts?
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