For those that had followers break, how many rounds before they broke?

[swrdply400mrelay]

I've only put about 500 rounds through my CM9, so I was wondering for those that had followers break, about how many rounds before they broke?


TIA!

[muggsy]

That might be difficult to access since the guns usually continue to function with broken followers.

[T0RMENT]

Funny you should ask...mine just broke this past Friday.

I was right at about 300 rounds and was happy as can be, but then my 6 round magazine broke the follower. The 7 round magazine is fine though.

I'm starting another thread on this issue.

[T0RMENT]

That might be difficult to access since the guns usually continue to function with broken followers.

They continue to function, loading the first three rounds works, but the broken follower (depending I guess on how/where it breaks) makes loading that 4th round a real pain in the ass. After fighting with mine to get that 4th round loaded I was able to load the remaining and it fed fine. But once again, trying to reload it, the broken follower was getting hung up on the mag release hole.

[Schriscoe]

For those that had followers break, how many rounds before they broke?

I noticed a broken follower after about 350 rounds.

[codegeek]

Mine broke the first time within the 200 round break in, while I was firing Critical Defense rounds. The second time it broke was the next time I took it to the range and fired off another 2 boxes.

[GLOCKROCKER]

I haven't had an issue with mine yet but because of all the posts about the problem I inspected my mags the other day and checked the clearance at the feed ramp. WOW is it close! Barrel pushed all the way back I'm guessing .025" at best. Something to keep an eye on.

[dkmatthews]

I haven't had issues with broken followers, thankfully. If I'm going to have a follower, he or she was probably broken before they ever got around to me.

[jocko]

I haven't had an issue with mine yet but because of all the posts about the problem I inspected my mags the other day and checked the clearance at the feed ramp. WOW is it close! Barrel pushed all the way back I'm guessing .025" at best. Something to keep an eye on.

thats more than enough.ur good to go. shoot it like u stole it.

[Bawanna]

thats more than enough.ur good to go. shoot it like u stole it.

Wow I read that and didn't throw up a little bit in mouth or lose my lunch either, would have been a sad thing I had my heart healthy bacon sandwich today. Bless my wifey.

Beats peanut butter 8 1/2 days a week in all 61 states.

[GLOCKROCKER]

Thanks Jocko - Bawanna's right - didn't need a decoder, translator or nothin.

[stoshmo]

I have a cm40.broke a follower around round 170 i heard so much about them breaking that i checked after every 5 rounds fired called kahr two.weeks ago got the guy with the accent and i dont like him because he doesent make shure the info u give him is correct but he said he would send one to me and if it happend again another trip back so two weeks.later still waiting i took the mag apart and took out the broken peice and it.works but still broken

[getsome]

I called Kahr up and after a good wait I got the Brit guy on the phone, I read him the riot act and told him that he better strighten up and stop mouthing off to our forum members like he has been or I was coming up there for a sit down and it wasn't going to be pretty !!!!

He told me to go over buff off....

Guess I told him !!!....

[Bang_button]

I found both the followers for my 6 round 9mm mags to be broken a few days ago. I have about 800 rounds through my CM9.

However, I think I have found a relatively simple solution to the broken followers, that doesn't involve a rampectomy. (Two of my mags have broken followers; Kahr is going to send me replacements.)

If you examine the follower, you'll see there is a lip on the polymer at the front of it that is pretty sharp and abrupt.

What I just did was take the mag apart, and using a dremel drum sander removed that lip so it's now a smooth slope. It wasn't necessary to remove all that much of the follower.

Take a look at the pics to see what it looks like.









When I put the mag in, it doesn't come anywhere close to the ramp any more.

[swrdply400mrelay]

I found both the followers for my 6 round 9mm mags to be broken a few days ago. I have about 800 rounds through my CM9.

However, I think I have found a relatively simple solution to the broken followers, that doesn't involve a rampectomy. (Two of my mags have broken followers; Kahr is going to send me replacements.)

If you examine the follower, you'll see there is a lip on the polymer at the front of it that is pretty sharp and abrupt.

What I just did was take the mag apart, and using a dremel drum sander removed that lip so it's now a smooth slope. It wasn't necessary to remove all that much of the follower.

When I put the mag in, it doesn't come anywhere close to the ramp any more.

Thanks for the info! I think I'll try that with my Dremel.