I HATE my PM9

[LorenzoB]

haha, sorry bawanna, beat ya to it. As a college student (and professional procrastinator, as I probably should be writing a paper right about now) I find myself browsing the internet entirely too much, and I can type pretty fast too.

Man, that sounds just like me back when I was in college. Stay on track or you'll have to stay an extra year and that will cost big time these days!

[DooSPX]

When I was look for to upgrade to a .40 for EDC, I checked out the Shield .40, XDSC .40 and the .40 G27. THe Kahr CM/PM40 was the smallest, thinnest and lightest. I bought it, and have loved it! The grip on the Glock 27 was more comfortable, but a Pacmyer Slip on grip solved that.

[jocko]

kinda

Agree 100%. I've looked at every new product of the month small 9mm pistol that has come out over the last few years. Some I have shot, while others I've had no interest in at all. There is not one that I would even consider giving up my PM9 for. Having said that though. A good gun is a good gun and if it works for me I could care less who's name is on the grips. When it comes to EDC 9mm's it the Kahr.

have to agree with u on that..

[Popeye]

When I was look for to upgrade to a .40 for EDC, I checked out the Shield .40, XDSC .40 and the .40 G27. THe Kahr CM/PM40 was the smallest, thinnest and lightest. I bought it, and have loved it! The grip on the Glock 27 was more comfortable, but a Pacmyer Slip on grip solved that.

I have a Glock 26. It's a good reliable pistol. I'm sure most would agree with me on that. The reason I very rarely carry it on my person is the angle of the grip. The G26 for me anyway is just not a natural pointer. This could be very dangerous when every 10th of a second counts. I much prefer pistols for CC that are a bit smaller, and with a 1911 grip angle or close to it. This is why some of my favorite brands of pistols are the CZ's and Kahrs. From my own experience from owning both brands, is that they are very good natural pointers,and there is no thinking involved on where the barrel is pointed. IMO they are as every bit as reliable as a Glock with proper cleaning maintenance.

[JimC]

If an inanimate object is capable of feeling or reasoning, my PM9 hates me due to it being put back in my safe and being there for the past few months.
It will get over it in time.

[pistolero_loco]

Try chambering the first round with the slide release instead of "slingshotting" this is what the manual recommends. You can slingshot the first round into the chamber with practice, just make sure you get the slide all the way back and release it cleanly without "riding" the slide forward and slowing it down

Thank you!

[pistolero_loco]

Forum courtesy

its a shooter issue..

As a Senior Member of this forum I would have expected a more professional answer from you. I have owned and shot close to 20 different semi auto pistols and this is the only one that has that requirement for chambering the first round. Save your smart a$$ comments for someone who cares what you have to say.

[Tinman507]

As a Senior Member of this forum I would have expected a more professional answer from you. I have owned and shot close to 20 different semi auto pistols and this is the only one that has that requirement for chambering the first round. Save your smart a$$ comments for someone who cares what you have to say.

You asked for opinions and got one. Albeit one you didn't want to hear, but you did ask. Several other people responded with possible solutions to your issue. ie the factory recommended method.

I take umbrage with your comment to Jocko. I am sure it wasn't a smart ass answer. It was a true and likely accurate opinion of your issue. Read the manual as suggested earlier. If you don't want honest opinions, don't ask.

[JFootin]

As a Senior Member of this forum I would have expected a more professional answer from you. I have owned and shot close to 20 different semi auto pistols and this is the only one that has that requirement for chambering the first round. Save your smart a$$ comments for someone who cares what you have to say.

You asked for opinions and got one. Albeit one you didn't want to hear, but you did ask. Several other people responded with possible solutions to your issue. ie the factory recommended method.

I take umbrage with your comment to Jocko. I am sure it wasn't a smart ass answer. It was a true and likely accurate opinion of your issue. Read the manual as suggested earlier. If you don't want honest opinions, don't ask.

+1 on that. You don't sound like you fit on this forum. You start right off showing your ignorance and trashing the brand. Then you get nasty with one of the most beloved founding members of the forum before you have been here long enough to know him or any of the other personalities, or the kind of forum etiquette and respect that we value here. Why don't you just move on and take your attitude with you - someplace else!

[FLBri]

+1 on that. You don't sound like you fit on this forum. You start right off showing your ignorance and trashing the brand. Then you get nasty with one of the most beloved founding members of the forum before you have been here long enough to know him or any of the other personalities, or the kind of forum etiquette and respect that we value here. Why don't you just move on and take your attitude with you - someplace else!

+2. It takes a lot of stones to be ignorant of what the manufacturer recommends, express your disappointment because they don't fit "your experience", and than ***** because you don't like the abruptness of someone that tells you straight up. A good man would would apologize and be welcome here ... will you? (option would be to just be ignored .. lol)

[Bill K]

Well....not really. But it seems to have ruined me from being satisfied with any other pistol as an edc. My elusive search took me through a few different Glocks, Smiths, a Kimber, a Springfield and even a Shield 9. But, like a bad habit, I keep returning to the PM9.

What is wrong with me?

Can a thread be un-hijacked?

I logged in this morning to start a thread with similar sentiments concerning my PM9. Because of the PM9 I've sold my Glock 26 and find I hardly ever carry my Kel Tec .380 or Springfield .45. My PM9 loaded with 124 +P is for me a near perfect SD carry selection.

Bill K.

[RRP]

In defense of PL, he/she was polite and grateful, until Jocko's post. I think he just misinterpreted Jocko's short response as abrasive. Anyone who has read his posts, knows Jocko is nothing of the sort.

Unfortunate misunderstanding. Shake on it, and move on.

[jocko]

Its

As a Senior Member of this forum I would have expected a more professional answer from you. I have owned and shot close to 20 different semi auto pistols and this is the only one that has that requirement for chambering the first round. Save your smart a$$ comments for someone who cares what you have to say.

nor really a requrement for loading that first round but it is posTed in kahrs manaul to get people accustomered to kahrs strong recoil spring. Many people have the same issue u are having AT FIRST but after a few hundred rounds the recoil springs take a designed set and the shooter also is more used to the little things that make kahrs work correctl;y. iF U RIDE THE SLIDE WHEN HAND RACKING, U CAN GET EXACTLY WHAT UR DOING. it is shooter error.

My comment was not made to u to be sarcastic, but if ut took it that way, well. Live with it, for it is shooter error.

Peddle it, buy a gun u can handle.

All a senior member gets u on this forum is "our dues are higher". and we usualy get the frist stall in the mens. restroom, not ther handicapped, as some certainly need. Just sayin

[Ikeo74]

All is not lost on racking the slide. After breaking in my 2 Kahr 9mm's I can indeed rack the slide, ride it forward and chamber the first round in either gun. It just needs a few rounds through it to set everything in place. Give time and try it again, and my hand strength is not as strong as when I was younger. I have now reached the 75 year mark and getting older every day.

Edit: I bet each and every one of you Kahr owners can can rack and ride the slide home to load too. If you have your 200 round breakin completed, try it.

[jocko]

well ol timer u got 6 years on me, I do prefer the push pull method, over chancing riding the slide. It might indeed work in my kahr also but everyone rides a slide differently. What ever works for the onwer is what one should go with. Kahrs recommendation in their manual is a recommendation. Many (gpood hand rackers) report from the git go, they have no issues period.

Ikeo as u know well off to, as one gets rounds down range and gets accustomed to his kahr, this hand racking issue just dissappears.

My damn yorkie can hand rack my G19, easiest damn gun I have ever had..Course it is GLOCK PERFECTION. so what can I say..Just sayin