Modified PM9 Base Plates

[jg rider]

Has anyone else modified K9 mag base plates for PM9 mags?

[BOBBO268]

Did you do that? I'd rather have mine look like that than the crappy tin looking mag i got now

[Pogi]

Can the stock magazine be blued (black), at least the exposed base portion? That way the gun might look better, so to speak. I would have tried that but my gun and I are currently oceans apart

[almalave]

That looks great. I might try it with a Cw9 base plate I have.

[jg rider]

Can the stock magazine be blued (black), at least the exposed base portion? That way the gun might look better, so to speak. I would have tried that but my gun and I are currently oceans apart

I believe the the mag an base plate are S.S. and if so S.S.can't be blued

[jg rider]

That looks great. I might try it with a Cw9 base plate I have.

There's a lot of sanding to be done at the top of the plate so that the mag will seat with out hitting the frame first. The nice thing is it doesn't stick any further down then the steel plate, it just looks so

[jg rider]

Did you do that? I'd rather have mine look like that than the crappy tin looking mag i got now

Yes

[Tilos]

I cut off the base of the extended mag

And ended up with this, with a lot less sanding/shaping.
That pinky pinching gap is GONE now
Plus it came with the gun, so I had to buy...nothing

[kb2wji]

I took the butt plate off my pm9's mag and put it on my k9's mag. I like the look of the steel butt plate on the k9 since its a steel gun. Then I realized the K9's butt plate wont really work on the pm9's mag. Why doesnt Kahr just put a little extra love into the mag design, sheesh. .....then I pick the k9 back up again, and all little nit picky problems are forgotten

[gb6491]

Nice work on the base plate jg rider (you too Tilos)

Can the stock magazine be blued (black), at least the exposed base portion? That way the gun might look better, so to speak. I would have tried that but my gun and I are currently oceans apart

I believe the the mag an base plate are S.S. and if so S.S.can't be blued

The mags are stainless steel, but they can be chemically blackened by "DIY" folks (see TucsonMTB's posts in this thread:
http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7995)
FWIW: stainless steel can be "blued" using Oxynate No.8, but it requires a hot bluing setup.
Regards,
Greg

[kcabbage]

I used a MK9/PM9 base plate when I had a P9

[BOBBO268]

is there a write up on how to do this.....?

[jg rider]

is there a write up on how to do this.....?

What I seem to remember that I did first was to shave down the top of the plate. The factory height of the base plate won't allow the mag to lock in. So I have a piece of thick glass for a flat surface, tape a piece of course sandpaper on it and and sand down the tops. Filing didn't work for me. I would suggest you take a height measurement with calibers before starting. Make something like 10 passes and then take another measurement, so that you get an idea of how much you sanded off. This will also tell you about how many passes you need if you're doing more than one mag.
Test to fit often

I didn't like leaving the toe on because it got in the way of allowing my little finger from grabbing the the new base plate. I used a dremel tool for this. you can use a file.

Then back to the sand paper to sand down the rim around the bottom of the plate. Here you need to sand on an angle because the rim is thicker at the toe than at the heel.

[Thunder71]

Mine fit my PM9 with no modifications.


Custom Kahr PM9 by N0YZE Photo, on Flickr

[jg rider]

And ended up with this, with a lot less sanding/shaping.
That pinky pinching gap is GONE now
Plus it came with the gun, so I had to buy...nothing

I thought also of that, but it was too thin for my purposes. I wanted the wider sides that almost matched the grip and the ridge at the bottom of the plate for my little finger to grab on to