pm9 gun prep

[badfl97]

picking up my new pm 9 this week!!! Where can i find the gun prep thread???

[wyntrout]

Welcome to the forum. Look under the new member section and the newcomer welcome and links. The sub-forum under this one... General Discussion.

Wynn

[jocko]

go

picking up my new pm 9 this week!!! Where can i find the gun prep thread???

to kahr tech section

Propper preppingof ur kahr


also Kahr lube chart


general discussion. New member section

[wyntrout]

And, by all means, watch the take down video before taking the pistol apart! It's easier than reading the manual, but there are a lot of answers to possible questions in the manual... and the F.A.Q.'s at Kahr.com. You can "pre-read" the manual online and download it, too.

Wynn

[ltxi]

Gun prep. Huh. Whatever happened to just shooting a new handgun right out of the box? Kinda seems to me like feeling it necessary to change the oil in a new truck before driving it.

[jocko]

then don't do it, shoot it out of the box, probalby OK, no one says ONE HAS TO DO ANYTHING.. Not sure ur comparison is a comparison, but if I owned a new truck I certainly would check to see that it had oil in the engine...

we know most all kahrs are good to go out of the box, but we also know we have seen some with alot of crapola in the striker channel etc that should have been out of there before shipping it. Most all stuff on the kahr prep site are merely SUGGESTIONS

Were all just trying to make that first shoot for a new owner a successful one,but again nuttin is setin stone... I have owned many guns over the years and I assume nuttin when I take it out of the box

[ltxi]

Guess I'm gettin' old then. Understand checking the obvious but other than that have never felt the need to half way rehab a new, quality firearm before running a few rounds through it. Three of the last five handguns I've purchased were from an LGS with a range. Took them out and fired them for something productive to do while the shop was still running the background check.

Would you actually check the oil in a new truck first, before driving it home from the dealer?

[Yogi 117]

picking up my new pm 9 this week!!! Where can i find the gun prep thread???

Like jocko says, it's a personal preference. I just purchased a new CM9 one month ago today, and brought it home and followed the prep section to a T & had a perfect first range trip, firing 200's FMJ & 50 JHP's. Totally up to you, but why not follow the advice of the Kahr forum members who have given their expertise. YMMV! Enjoy your new family member!

[Bawanna]

Guess I'm gettin' old then. Understand checking the obvious but other than that have never felt the need to half way rehab a new, quality firearm before running a few rounds through it. Three of the last five handguns I've purchased were from an LGS with a range. Took them out and fired them for something productive to do while the shop was still running the background check.

Would you actually check the oil in a new truck first, before driving it home from the dealer?

I've never owned a new car but I worked for a fence company, my first real job. Owner bought a new 73 Chevy 1 ton cab and chassis. Told me to check all fluids. Thought I did but he asked about the rear differential. Checked it and there was no fluid. Never was filled.

Guess it happens in the car industry too.

[muggsy]

Guess I'm gettin' old then. Understand checking the obvious but other than that have never felt the need to half way rehab a new, quality firearm before running a few rounds through it. Three of the last five handguns I've purchased were from an LGS with a range. Took them out and fired them for something productive to do while the shop was still running the background check.

Would you actually check the oil in a new truck first, before driving it home from the dealer?

Apparently your not that old. I can remember when every new car had a break in period. Usually about 2000 miles. The new engines came from the factory with break in oil. Kahr pistols are very tight when new. The parts need to wear in for the gun to operate smoothly. You don't have to follow the suggestions offered. It's your gun and it's up to you. Be sure to let us know if you have any problems. We can all use a good laugh.

[jocko]

no

Guess I'm gettin' old then. Understand checking the obvious but other than that have never felt the need to half way rehab a new, quality firearm before running a few rounds through it. Three of the last five handguns I've purchased were from an LGS with a range. Took them out and fired them for something productive to do while the shop was still running the background check.

Would you actually check the oil in a new truck first, before driving it home from the dealer?

argument from me. I feel kahrs like most allother guns are good to go out of the box. We see that all the time, probably less on this forum than the general buying public who knows nuttin aout this forum either. So probably most here do pay some attention to the SUGGESTIONS given for preparing ones firearm. Its probably is not needed in most cases, but again what harm does it possably do. When I drove my audi off the lot, I indeed checked the oil. worked for a livin in a tire shop where we did lube work all the time. To me it was second nature.

Again though it is an individual choice, not worth gettin into a pissin contest over it, one way or the utter. Just sayin

If u ever was on the kel tek forum. I think the phrase FLUFF AND BUFF and rampectomy started there. It sure saved alot of grief to new owners,myself included.

[les strat]

Gun prep. Huh. Whatever happened to just shooting a new handgun right out of the box? Kinda seems to me like feeling it necessary to change the oil in a new truck before driving it.

New cars have a break-in period where you are supposed to keep the rpm's/speed under a certain level and change the break-in oil at a certain interval. Most manufacturers state this blatantly in the manual.

I had a discussion with a GI Joe wannabe on the AR.15 forum who was bashing Kahrs. He said they were all POS and that his dad stopped selling them because they had FTFeeds and slide lockback problems. He stated the OP needed to buy a "real" handgun, like the Sig P238 (which has had more than its share of problems). I compared the Kahr break-in of 200 rounds to how many people break-in and slick up their 1911's. He said that was BS. All I know is that my CM9 has gotten better and better the more rounds that go downrange and that Kahr recommends the 200 rounds before carrying. If I didn't trust it, I promise, I wouldn't carry it and would move it quickly.

These little firearms nowadays have such tight tolerances and small parts, it only makes sense to slick them up and work the springs some. It only helps.

I wouldn't carry a wepaon that has not had a couple hundred through it anyway.

[Barth]

New cars have a break-in period where you are supposed to keep the rpm's/speed under a certain level and change the break-in oil at a certain interval. Most manufacturers state this blatantly in the manual.

I had a discussion with a GI Joe wannabe on the AR.15 forum who was bashing Kahrs. He said they were all POS and that his dad stopped selling them because they had FTFeeds and slide lockback problems. He stated the OP needed to buy a "real" handgun, like the Sig P238 (which has had more than its share of problems). I compared the Kahr break-in of 200 rounds to how many people break-in and slick up their 1911's. He said that was BS. All I know is that my CM9 has gotten better and better the more rounds that go downrange and that Kahr recommends the 200 rounds before carrying. If I didn't trust it, I promise, I wouldn't carry it and would move it quickly.

These little firearms nowadays have such tight tolerances and small parts, it only makes sense to slick them up and work the springs some. It only helps.

I wouldn't carry a wepaon that has not had a couple hundred through it anyway.

+1
My MK40 actually took 400 to totally break in.
A 100% reliable, drop dead accurate, 3.0" 40 isn't an easy thing to produce.
Tight tolerances and heavy RSAs almost seem like requirements.

Full size, or even compact, guns seem to be much more forgiving in design
and spring requirements to be reliable.

I too will not carry anything without getting 200 trouble free rounds with SD ammo.
I've had too many so called reliable guns choke at the range.
My bone stock Glock G27, with OEM G33 barrel and mags, will not run GDHPs.
Better embarrassed at the range than dead on the street.

In the spirit of Jocko;
I'm just saying

[jocko]

I don't

New cars have a break-in period where you are supposed to keep the rpm's/speed under a certain level and change the break-in oil at a certain interval. Most manufacturers state this blatantly in the manual.

I had a discussion with a GI Joe wannabe on the AR.15 forum who was bashing Kahrs. He said they were all POS and that his dad stopped selling them because they had FTFeeds and slide lockback problems. He stated the OP needed to buy a "real" handgun, like the Sig P238 (which has had more than its share of problems). I compared the Kahr break-in of 200 rounds to how many people break-in and slick up their 1911's. He said that was BS. All I know is that my CM9 has gotten better and better the more rounds that go downrange and that Kahr recommends the 200 rounds before carrying. If I didn't trust it, I promise, I wouldn't carry it and would move it quickly.

These little firearms nowadays have such tight tolerances and small parts, it only makes sense to slick them up and work the springs some. It only helps.

I wouldn't carry a wepaon that has not had a couple hundred through it anyway.

read other gun forums like I used to but I tend to not put much thought into anything when a poster cvomes on a forum and bashs anuter product. We never know why etc they say what they do. I call them trolls, u call them what ever u want.

U buy a gun and it works great then it is a super gun, if not it is a POS, doesn't matter what brand it is either..

[ltxi]

Apparently your not that old.....Be sure to let us know if you have any problems. We can all use a good laugh.

Ya know...caustic, personal sniping really ain't very nice.