CM9 Mag Follower - good for about 200 rounds

[Ae35]

As I mentioned before, my follower broke on the 364th round, after I finished the 136 rounds, to make 500, the last 50 HP's and NO FTF's or FTE's, even with the broken follower. I'm very confident in carrying my CM9. Kahr sent me a new follower, and I carry a spare mag now, how reliable the follower is , well it doesn't matter to me if the pistol still works. Now IF I break any more followers I will call and see if they can check it, but I'm not going to waste ammo trying to see how many rounds it takes to fail.

[wyntrout]

I've only broken one follower and that was trying to use 9mm mags for .40. I just bought another follower... my fault.

I have had 4 out of 6, 4 out of 6, and 2 out of 2 new 7-rd extended grip .45 mags split... one after TWO magfuls! That's three different occasions... same pistol, but two different frames on my "Franken-Boomer". So that's at least 10 .45 Kahr mags that split in the upper rear corners. I'm feeling a little snake-bit! I kind of hate to take Boomer to the range and shoot any more! I feel like I ought to save my mags for CC!

Kahr Customer Service replaced all of the mags and looked at my pistol twice for that problem. The first time, they duplicated the problem and only stopped the problem with a new frame. The second time they said the pistol was okay. The third time they offered to look at the pistol again, but I had just bought those two mags and maybe they weren't the "new and improved ones"... if there IS such a thing.

Wynn

[JimC]

After splitting two mags, pistol went back to Kahr as I've said here numerous times, and breaking three followers (replaced by Kahr CS), my PM9 has been 100% GTG for 1,107 rds. which includes two HR 218 quals.

Am I to presume that "user error" may have been absent during this period or were the mags and followers just faulty (POS) in the first place?

[jocko]

IMO u can't break a mag follower or split a magazine.The gun if it is not right certainly can but nuttin u can do will cause that. We have not seen much of the split magazines anymore, so maybe that is being taken care of . the follower thing IMO needs to be addressed. Once is to many when u think about it.

Why somne break one or two and then it stops is odd to but my PMJ9 broke one ad has never broekn anutter in over 5 years. Maybe and it is my guess only that when ew things asre so tight and tolerances closer than maybe need be. that after a fdeww hundred rounds the gun loosens up as many says which means to that tolerances have changed a tad,that this clearance now if just right. Just sayin

[5pattys]

This is the exact reason I signed up for Kahrtalk. I just bought my cm9 on the 11th of this month. A day or so after I got it I bought another 6 rd mag. Went to the range the first time a few days after that and the follower broke. Mag still works, it is the plastic on the bottom front of the follower. Bought a 7 rounder on Monday and went to the range this morning with it and as I went to reload the third time, 14 round through it, it was broken in the exact same place as the 6 rounder. I could literally place the broken plastic piece on either of the mags. The 6 rder that came with the gun is still good though???? Emailed kahr today and they are sending out new followers to me. Only time will tell, if another breaks I'm gonna send it in though!

[jocko]

I have no doubt it will break the followers. hOPEFULY U HAVE SAVED THE BROKEN FOLLOWERS, . whenit breaks again email kahr. attn: Jay state ur case and ask them to ssue a pre pair pickup.

Twice is one more time than necessary IMO. document everything when u do, asit helps the techs alot and saves time.

[JimC]

Well, it looks as though the ugly broken follower saga is starting up again.

Just when I read that some wrote there haven't been many reports of 9mm mag follower breakage.

5pattys, you should not have had breakage like that in such a short period of time with a new pistol.

[5pattys]

As I said, the worst part is the fact that I had only put 14 rounds through the magazine! Hopefully the new followers will fix the problem.

[JimC]

As I said, the worst part is the fact that I had only put 14 rounds through the magazine! Hopefully the new followers will fix the problem.

It's bad enough that the followers break but, I find the fact that Kahr can not or will not addres the problem except to send out replacement followers at N/C, basically unacceptable.

After 1,107 trouble free rounds thru my PM9 using 5 mags. and after breaking 3 followers, I still don't trust the mags in this pistol enough to bet my my life on them...it sits in my safe.

[JFootin]

Note: 5pattys CM9 is a used gun that he just bought. He bought 2 new mags, a 6 and a 7 rounder, and the followers quickly broke in both.

5pattys, I replied with a suggestion in your intro thread. An easy fix.

[rhd04]

My 7 rnd broke the follower in my newer pm9 in the same place.