Regretting my CM9 purchase

[getsome]

There is a picture in your owners manual of the correct way...the end next to the follower should be at the same angle as the follower...Some who have had problems with rounds nose diving have found the spring inserted in the mag the wrong way....

Not sure this is your issue but it doesn't hurt to take the mag apart and clean it out good and be sure the spring is in correct....Word of warning, That is a very strong spring and my PM40 mags were very hard for me to get back together even while using a tool through the witness holes to hold off some of the pressure...I don't take mine apart anymore for that reason but do use some spray cleaner to clean things up and let them drain while finishing the rest of the gun cleaning job....Good luck

[gm412]

What do you spray them with?

[Tinman507]

Depending on some of the posts here, I occasionally spray them with pepsi or coke out my nose, but usually with brake cleaner from the can.

[Deano]

We should post a sticky about premature slide lock on new kahr pistols, with references to the threads showing the solutions, including
1) thumb off the slide lever when shooting
2) magazine follower mod
3) magazine nosedive mod
4) proper way to check if next round in mag is hitting slide lock lever pin, and directions on how to grind the pin to solve this issue.
5) proper ammo choice/ types of ammo with fatter nose, more likely to hit slide lock lever pin and cause premature slide lock.
6) Proper spring orientation in mags

Seems like there is a new kahr owner here every week, and the same thread repeats itself. I say Sticky Time. How about it mods?

[jocko]

I think the proper prepping thread covers most of this, minus photos..

[Deano]

I think the proper prepping thread covers most of this, minus photos..

Technically, you're correct. It's all there in some form. I'm just wondering if we can't put all the links in one post, to refer people to. Seems like it would save a lot of bandwidth.

[BOBBO268]

We should post a sticky about premature slide lock on new kahr pistols, with references to the threads showing the solutions, including
1) thumb off the slide lever when shooting
2) magazine follower mod
3) magazine nosedive mod
4) proper way to check if next round in mag is hitting slide lock lever pin, and directions on how to grind the pin to solve this issue.
5) proper ammo choice/ types of ammo with fatter nose, more likely to hit slide lock lever pin and cause premature slide lock.
6) Proper spring orientation in mags

Seems like there is a new kahr owner here every week, and the same thread repeats itself. I say Sticky Time. How about it mods?

7) barrel sticking in end of slide, tested by letting barrel slide to front of disassembled gun, if sticks, needs to go back to kahr (a few of us just had this, kahr fixed, and work great so far)

[sharpenit]

We should post a sticky about premature slide lock on new kahr pistols, with references to the threads showing the solutions, including
1) thumb off the slide lever when shooting
2) magazine follower mod
3) magazine nosedive mod
4) proper way to check if next round in mag is hitting slide lock lever pin, and directions on how to grind the pin to solve this issue.
5) proper ammo choice/ types of ammo with fatter nose, more likely to hit slide lock lever pin and cause premature slide lock.
6) Proper spring orientation in mags

Seems like there is a new kahr owner here every week, and the same thread repeats itself. I say Sticky Time. How about it mods?

As the new Kahr owner who started this thread because of these kinds of questions, I think a single guide that would cover all this stuff would be great. But as a new user of this thread, I'm also not that sure about how to navigate it. Where and how does one find these stickies?

Meanwhile, I went to the range last night and put another 100 rounds through my CM9 and everything worked as it should. Slide locked open once the mag was empty, and this was true of both mags.

So I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that this break-in is complete. But I have to say that while Kahr says 200 rounds should break in the gun, in my case we're looking at closer to 400 to 450.

[HeyGuysWatchThis]

But I have to say that while Kahr says 200 rounds should break in the gun, in my case we're looking at closer to 400 to 450.

Sorry to hear that it's taken you so much longer than usual. Kudos for hanging in there! I think you're the unfortunate outlier on the high side, while many of us were a box or 2 of break in or even less in some cases.

[JFootin]

The technical stickies are at the top of the Kahr-Tech section.