A quick video of my success incorporating Greg's follower Mod/Update video added

[jimsea]

http://youtu.be/AXPzeQSaVog (vid updated 1/8/13)

The modified Kahr follower on the left is the one used in the video. The only things different from Greg's tutorial I did, was I found it easier to hold the sandpaper in place and move the follower back and forth. I sanded the follower at an increased angle and nearly down to the visible seam on the backside of the follower. Even though my mod comes down further in the back, per Greg's tutorial it is important that you maintain the new transition point shown in his pic below.


Greg's thread.....http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=6943

[cgff]

Nice video, Thank You

What did you for the mag to fall free?

[Bill K]

Nice vid! Good quality, informative, short and to the point.

Wish you had made of video of your doing the mod.

[JFootin]

Great Video! This needs to be added as a post to Greg's thread.

[yqtszhj]

Excellent video. That's how it outta work. Lucky me most times my CM9 factory mag will do that. My CW9 would not.

[Bear549]

See what I do not understand is why Kahr would not make the followers like this in the first place?

[crazymailman]

Nice job!

[Hognutz]

Very nice..

[Ikeo74]

You sure made racking the slide look easy. It takes me a full 5 finger grip and an arm push. Are you lifting weights?

[jeffe007]

That's what I thought would fix it! Hot damn!

[TriggerMan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9uGP1ek0CQ

The modified Kahr follower on the left is the one used in the video. The only things different from Greg's tutorial I did, was I found it easier to hold the sandpaper in place and move the follower back and forth. I sanded the follower at an increased angle and nearly down to the visible seam on the backside of the follower. Even though my mod comes down further in the back, per Greg's tutorial it is important that you maintain the new transition point shown in his pic below.


Greg's thread.....http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=6943

Jim

It looks like a lot of material was removed. Does that effectively weaken the spring and is that a possible root cause (too strong a mag spring)?

Nice job, pics and video. This will definitely help some here.

[jimsea]

Zero matl was removed from the front of the follower. So IMO there would be an insignificant amount of change in the travel of the mag spring.

The only significant change I can see in the mechanics of this mod is that rounds 6 through 2 reside inside the mag tube at a increased angle which causes round number 1 to be more substantially supported by the second which prevents round 1 movement in any direction other than to the ramp/barrel.

The theory as to why this mod works is that since the diameter of 9mm rounds are smaller in the front versus the back, they stack up in the mag tube skewed such that the noses of rounds 6-2 converge which consequently leaves the 1st round which is conforming to the angle of the mag lips, unsupported by the rounds underneath it. This scenario leaves a significant gap under the first round which allows it to nosedive unless you smack the bejeezus out of it with a crisp slingshot or slide stop release.

So, having said that, if you increase the angle of the follower, rounds 6-2 in the mag tube will still converge but they are positioned at an angle that supports the initial round coming off the mag lips.

I personally would rather have a choice in chambering method rather than be restricted to chambering rounds via slide stop as outlined in the manual.

Just a theory, but it works for me.

[Markis82]

See what I do not understand is why Kahr would not make the followers like this in the first place?

+1.

[gb6491]

Nicely done jimsea! I really enjoyed the video
Regards,
Greg

[O'Dell]

Good job on the video and excellent pictures. You make it easy to understand.