malfunctioning T9 update

[JodyH]

Email from Kahr this morning.
My malfunctioning T9 had an out of spec slide.
They are currently waiting on a new slide to be machined.
No estimate of how long that will take or when I'll get my pistol back.

[JFootin]

Email from Kahr this morning.
My malfunctioning T9 had an out of spec slide.
They are currently waiting on a new slide to be machined.
No estimate of how long that will take or when I'll get my pistol back.

Need to turn that frown around! Kahr CS isn't jerking you around. They're biting the bullet on a new slide. That's cause for celebration!

[Bawanna]

It's good that they are going to replace the slide for you and hopefully make it a runner. Might want to double up on your patience meds though. They don't make so many of the T9 so I fear it might be a bit before they make one. Hopefully not and knowing that they need one for a repair might speed things up.
I had the slide on my K40 replaced and it was in a holding pattern waiting for a new black slide. I happened to contact to check status and heard the black was the issue. I opted for stainless since I really didn't like the black anyhow and got it delivered the very next day.
Your in a little different boat than I was but hopefully the wait won't be long.

[JodyH]

T9 was returned to me today after a little over two months at Kahr.
Rear Novak sight was not even close to being centered in the new slide.

At least it's a set screw instead of a press fit.
Centered it up and put some thread locker on it.
Will head to the range tomorrow to see if it works.
If it works that'll be one down and one (P380) to go.

[ripley16]

Let's hope that patience has it's rewards.

[Chuck54]

Hope they got yours up and running as good as mine.

My T9 has been great right out of the box.

[JodyH]

75 rounds with no issues.
My fingers are still crossed, but so far so good.

[JodyH]

Nope... still not functioning.

Today it developed this nice little problem.
The slide will not lock open on empty and when you try to retract the slide it stops approx. 1/2" out of battery and locks in that position.
The only way to get the slide to move is to press in on the magazine release (which requires a lot of pressure when it's locked like this) and remove the magazine (which again feels like it's in a considerable bind).
This happens with 3 different magazines.
The barrel is loose and rattles when it's locked like this, so it's not binding on the barrel or feed ramp.

[jocko]

don't give up 75 rounds is maybe just not enough, sure looks to me like the slide and frame are not yet matted like they shoud. I amsure you have done a good lube to it per kahr tech section thread. Make sure the recoil spring is on right. I would as of yet not do anything but lube it, shoot it with some good american grade ammo. U might even try some defense ammo as it is hotter than some fmj lower priced stuff to see if that eliminates the issue, if so IMO it just needs more rounds through it. U might look down fromt eh top when it is locked olpen like this to see if the slide/breech face is hitting the back of the magazine by chance. That should not be and I doubt it it is either. Just eliminatge the possable before panicking. I in my little mind still think it will shoot itself out of it and I don't mean 500 rounds either. It should start running right real soon. Proper lube might just be needed to.

[JodyH]

No this isn't a lube or a break-in issue, it locks up to the point you cannot rack the slide no matter how much force you apply. It's locked on something solid, not just tight tolerances.
The only way to get it to unlock is to forcibly remove the magazine.
Removing the magazine requires a hard press on the release button and a hard pull on the magazine.
Something is seriously out of spec with this gun.

[JodyH]

btw: there's no panic involved at all.
Kahr's the one that'll be footing the $50 shipping charges, not me.

[jocko]

is it by any chance hitting on the magazine. to lock uip with themag in thegun and not when it is out should indicatemagazinerelated but again that should not be happening.

I would indeed skend the photo to Eion or Jay at kahr and have them issue a pre paid pickup onit. I wonder what haqs changed from the \first 75 good rounds to now not working at all??.

With the magazne out of the gun does the slide action seem OK????

[JodyH]

I've determined it's the slide stop.
I can make it lock up by hand cycling and it's due to the slide stop sliding left 1/32" or so.
It's not the spring because swapping in a different one has no effect.
The slide stop is out of spec IMO.
Why the F' can't Kahr catch crap like this before returning it to the customer? It's not like they were pressed for time... they had the damn thing for nearly 3 months.

[jocko]

why not ask for a new slide stop before sending it back to them. something has changed though from 75 good rounds to now this slide stop moving outward. When u say swaping out the spring are we talking about Part 329 that little spring on the left side that is supposed tohold that slide stop in ???

There is a tutorial over on the kahr tech section I think by GB649`1 under cw45 fixes that might be of some help to you. The thing that I can understand it gettingh by kahr is that it worked right for you for 75 rounds also, so something has changed. It could indeed be that slide stop lever spring, which instead of the slide stop being out of spec , maybe the spring itself is bad.

Call and get um both..

[JodyH]

I have multiple spare slide stop springs, even after swapping in a new one I can replicate the malfunction.
That pretty much narrows it down to the slide stop itself being out of spec.