Kahr PM45 - Recommended ammunition?

[015255]

Stocked some of new ammo last night (magtec, hornady, winchester) and went with a neighbor (who's also a retired marine vet) onto my backyard range.
Initial results looked promising... only one FTE and a few light strikes.
Hoping getting more rounds through it (and refocusing on limp wrist or anticipation possibilities) may be starting to improve things.
Didn't get 100 rounds out of it last night (a few from each of three brands) before we were rained out.

[JFootin]

Did you use compressed air to blow out the striker channel through the little hole on the bottom of the slide? There may be some manufacturing crud in there causing light strikes.

[015255]

Hmmm
No
Didn't know about that option.
Can you confirm where the hole is that you are referring to ?

[Bawanna]

Many give a blast of brake cleaner or gunscrubber in the little hole. Muzzle forward, slide upside down it's on the right side of the stripper toward the breech face. If you hold the striker safety down and give a blast it'll blow out both ends. Then just leave it or use the air. No oil. Cleans right up easy.

[Bawanna]

http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=308

The bottom arrow of # 9 on the lube chart points at the hole.

[Exclr8]

After shooting 200rnds of factory blazer fmj. I have started shooting my own reloads. 185gr semi wadcutters from ww in a H&G mold pushed by 4.1gr of bullseye. I developed the load with just enough power to reliably cycle the gun. I have about 300rnds of the reloads through it. I did have two malfunctions in the three hundred. Probably from getting lazy and limp wristing my lite load.

[Michael W.]

Below is why I ask the question:
- What ammunition works for you in your Kahr PM45 consistently without issue?

My PM45 was received back from the Kahr gunsmiths on 08/18/11
KEY:
Failure-to-Feed (FTF) / Failure-to-Eject (FTE) / Light Strike (non-fire)

08/18 on the range - shot 50 Speer Lawman rounds
Total errors from the box of 50
3 FTF, 2 FTE, 1 light strike

08/23 on the range - shot 100 Remington UMC rounds
First 50 2 FTF, 1 FTE, 3 light strikes
Second 50 2 FTF, 1 FTE, 6 light strikes
So total for 100 rounds: 4 FTF plus 4 FTE plus 9 light strikes

This is why the question:
- What ammo works for you in your Kahr PM45 consistently without issue?

015255,

Sorry to hear of the problems you've had, I know how frustrating this
must be for you.

I'm going thru the same thing with my "other mfgr" micro 9mm that
whose name starts with a "D" and rhymes with ...uhh....."C'mon-back"
(please no snickering....it was a weak moment and I succumbed to the
slim wiles calling out to me at a gun show...

As for my PM45, one thing to keep in mind with this gun, the AMT or
really any other micro compact gun, the tolerances are often unforgiving.
So what may work in one gun might be problematic in another.

Having said that, I've shot Sellior & Bellot FMJ, Fiocchi FMJ, and Blazer
aluminum FMJ without much issue. In hollowpoints I've shot Golden Saber
and Federal 230gr HST which my carry load for the PM45.

My biggest problem has been pre-mature slide lock and I am
just about positive that this is due to my thumbs forward
hold and nudging the slide lock after I start getting fatigued.

Incidentally, it seems that Federal is making a big stink over the sale
of HST's to civilians and are making life hard for retailers that
do. So, either go and stock up on them if you really like them
while they are still available, or boycott Federal or whatever proclivities
lead you.

Hope this helps,

Michael-

[Gandydancer]

I use Speer gold dot short barrel in my pm 45. For self defense. My only issue with thisgun is with cheap target ammo the slide fails to stay open after the last round once in a while. I stop shooting clean the slidelock lever and all is fine. Wish they would make a mk45

[Gandydancer]

Ps I also have an AMT .45 that fireseverything I put in it. My kahr pm 45 is my favorite because of the shorter trigger reach the slide lock and the magazine button type release.