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2NDARY CARRY
I have a fine handgun as my one and only CCW weapon (HK P2000 9mm) but I wanted a smaller weapon for summer carry, hiking, etc. So after some research and hand holding different handguns I chose the KAHR PM9 Black Diamond with night sights. I must say it is a cool looking gun!
JAIL TIME
I reside in Californy so I had to wait 10 days to have time to "cool off" before the gun is released to me. So while the gun was "in jail". I kept reading more stuff and watching YouTube vids about my new PM9.
PARANOIA
Before I got the gun I didn't really notice much negative stuff about the PM9 but as I spent more time reading I saw all kinds of things about guys having problems with the gun. I read about FTE and FTF, about slide problems, follower problems and on and on. I started to get a bit freaked out. Then I found the stickies on prepping and lubing.
I picked up my gun finally and I followed them (stickies) to a "t" including racking the slide 500 times (yikes that hurt
). But I was determined to make sure I did everything possible before I began breaking it in. Paranoid? Maybe
DAY OF RECKONING
It was time to head to the range. Would I experience some kind of mechanical? Would the gun have an issue that required me to send it back to Kahr? Yeah I was kind of anxious, even a bit worried.
Well here's what happened: my first 6 round mag was full of 124gr NATO rounds and the first round I fired ... Was FLAWLESS as we're the next 5 YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!
As were the next 130 rounds I shot. Not one problem at all. The PM9 performed perfectly. I am certain that I am not going to experience any problems with the PM9 going forward either.
It is an awesome gun and I am stoked to have it.
REASONS
Was it because of all the prepping I did, running NATO rounds during break in, or was it because "I SHOT IT LIKE I STOLE IT"
I don't know but this gun is gunna be with me a long time.
FINAL THOUGHTS
I still need to run more rounds through to complete the breaking in. But shot not only NATO FMJ, but 115gr FMJ and a few 115gr JHP already all flawlessly.
Shooting such a small gun was different at first. I couldn't hit the target like I wanted at first but I noticed by the end if the session I was already starting to get comfortable and shooting better (of course my goal was to break in my gun not be a marksman. I can work on that later).
Recoil is suprisingly small on a gun this size. All in all a great gun.
Happy shooting!
I have a fine handgun as my one and only CCW weapon (HK P2000 9mm) but I wanted a smaller weapon for summer carry, hiking, etc. So after some research and hand holding different handguns I chose the KAHR PM9 Black Diamond with night sights. I must say it is a cool looking gun!
JAIL TIME
I reside in Californy so I had to wait 10 days to have time to "cool off" before the gun is released to me. So while the gun was "in jail". I kept reading more stuff and watching YouTube vids about my new PM9.
PARANOIA
Before I got the gun I didn't really notice much negative stuff about the PM9 but as I spent more time reading I saw all kinds of things about guys having problems with the gun. I read about FTE and FTF, about slide problems, follower problems and on and on. I started to get a bit freaked out. Then I found the stickies on prepping and lubing.
I picked up my gun finally and I followed them (stickies) to a "t" including racking the slide 500 times (yikes that hurt
). But I was determined to make sure I did everything possible before I began breaking it in. Paranoid? MaybeDAY OF RECKONING
It was time to head to the range. Would I experience some kind of mechanical? Would the gun have an issue that required me to send it back to Kahr? Yeah I was kind of anxious, even a bit worried.
Well here's what happened: my first 6 round mag was full of 124gr NATO rounds and the first round I fired ... Was FLAWLESS as we're the next 5 YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!
As were the next 130 rounds I shot. Not one problem at all. The PM9 performed perfectly. I am certain that I am not going to experience any problems with the PM9 going forward either. It is an awesome gun and I am stoked to have it.
REASONS
Was it because of all the prepping I did, running NATO rounds during break in, or was it because "I SHOT IT LIKE I STOLE IT"
I don't know but this gun is gunna be with me a long time. FINAL THOUGHTS
I still need to run more rounds through to complete the breaking in. But shot not only NATO FMJ, but 115gr FMJ and a few 115gr JHP already all flawlessly.
Shooting such a small gun was different at first. I couldn't hit the target like I wanted at first but I noticed by the end if the session I was already starting to get comfortable and shooting better (of course my goal was to break in my gun not be a marksman. I can work on that later).
Recoil is suprisingly small on a gun this size. All in all a great gun.
Happy shooting!
b4uqzme that says it all!!!
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