CM9 Slide issues?

[tcme64]

Thanks Tinman

[jocko]

Imo

KoolBreeze you are right and brought up an interesting point. The point is what if you are caught in the situation that you are wounded and can't use both hands? Your gun jams and your a sitting duck. Something I am going to play with because you have to be able to get firing again. My training showed me ways with my boot and sitting and using your knees being together to chamber. Gun upside down if its a jam. God forbid if its a stove pipe. But this was with Berettas and Sigs.
As far as not carrying chambered, I rarely do nor do my cop friends when they are also not on duty. This is what is taught. But dealing with glock or sig mentality. Not Kahr

and owning a glock, yes u can rack it with ur teeth it is so easy. One is gonna play hell thinking he is gona rack that slide on his boot or between his knees with a kahr. I think when u try that u will fully understand what I am saying. It is what it is...It loosen up in to me but it willnever loosen up what a new glock feels and can be racked..

[tcme64]

Do you really have 32000 through yours? WOW

[KoolBreeze]

The chances of actually needing your sidearm in self defense are extremely low, especially as a civilian. The chances of needing it when you only have 1 hand available are even lower. But when you need it, you need it and if you are going to carry it, you may as well be as best prepared as you can be. You are going to have a really tough time racking the slide on that CM9 one handed. You'd just about need something to hang the ejection port on in order to rack it. Maybe a nail or something, but even then it would be problematic because of the stiff spring and the fact that the gun is real finicky in regards to sling shoting.

At the end of the day, you should carry the way YOU are comfortable with but if you don't want to carry with one in the chamber, then my advice would be to look for a different pistol, especially if you are having issues racking the slide. Prehaps a Sig P938 would be a better choice. I'd be apprehensive about pocket carrying it cocked and locked because there is just something about that I can't get past but I think it would be a much better choice for condition 3 carry than would the CM9.

[jocko]

NO

Do you really have 32000 through yours? WOW

proabalby a couple K more by now.. I quit countin at 32K for no real reason

[tcme64]

Well said KoolBreeze. I have searched high and low for the perfect carry when not working. Prior to this CM it was a glock 27. Just a little heavy. Don't need that or want that cuz when working i have stuff all over me. IE: when i go for dinner with the wife dont need a huge 1911 hanging on me. What really stinks is I have to go and shoot a bunch more through my CM. dang the luck. I love shooting and my ammo is free so off I go. Thanks KoolB

[tcme64]

@Jocko..... Unreal. What have you had to replace on the gun? I have 2 sigs that I have fired 5k through. You have me beat. Kudos dude

[Tinman507]

he has to carry it with the muzzle up or the boolits fall out

[jocko]

replaced recoil springs, one slide lock spring, 1 mag follower that cracked but never let me down untilI took the mag apart and it was cracked. not a major part. I installed the 5# striker spring from the git go and i have not touched it since. OhI magna ported it. It is my 5 year + daily front pocket carry in a desantis nemesis and or uncle mikes #3, with Big dot sights. and I shoot it very poorly

No kudos real need. they are great guns, and I am convinced u cannot shoot out a kahr

[tcme64]

Says a lot about this gun and Kahr Jocko. And for the record. Hope all read this. You can rack one handed. Just did it a bunch of times. Not easy. Gun upside down between the knees is easiest. Using shoes as a clamp, so to speak, works also. Not easy but try it. Please clear gun first.

[jocko]

good for u. I really can't see that scenario, but I guess it is a training excercise...

[tcme64]

Yeh it is. Weekend is over. Have a great week Jocko