22 Caliber Kahr

[WesLey]

Long time reader ... first time poster .... I have a mk9 and a cw380 ... would anyone like to see kahr build a 22 caliber pistol besides me ... we have a range set up in the basement and shoot 22 cal mostly but play with the 380's also .... I would love to have my 380 frame in a 22 caliber to practice with ... it could keep the ammo price down and would be a lot more friendly in our basement range .... sorry if this has already been discussed, I searched it with no results ....

[ripley16]

A K9 or P9 sized Kahr in .22lr would be fun. Getting it to work reliably and an attractive price would make it desirable to both Kahr owners and new customers. The Ruger SR22 has become one of my favorite plinkers.

[WesLey]

A K9 or P9 sized Kahr in .22lr would be fun. Getting it to work reliably and an attractive price would make it desirable to both Kahr owners and new customers. The Ruger SR22 has become one of my favorite plinkers.

The SR22 is a fun shooter, we have an old MarkII that hasn't been shot since getting the SR22 .... I'm ready for a Kahr 22

[ltxi]

I hope they don't make one.

[Bobshouse]

I hope they don't make one.

I understand where your coming from....me too! LOL It would be great for a conversion kit for the P380 though.

[CJB]

The Kahr design, as it now stands, is not going to be .22 rimfire.

The recoil spring and striker spring are opposed to each other, such that a weak recoil spring would disallow the slide staying in battery as the striker was tensioned.

I have worked out a design that would allow a fully cocked striker, which is not held by the part that releases it, but by an intermediate locking piece. The force of the slide moving forward "should be" enough to strip a round and cock the striker (which requires no further interaction to stay locked back), and as such the slide would remain in battery. I got the idea, but not the design, from the PPQ. It works if you do the math. Dunno if it works in steel though. Not that Kahr couldn't come up with a similar design on their own, my idea was more or less for mental practice.

[WesLey]

I hope they don't make one.

Please explain .... I would think there would be a pretty hefty market for a good small frame 22.

[Bills1873]

Then we'll all have to buy one!

[WesLey]

Then we'll all have to buy one!

... lol ... I'll take the first one off the line ... guess I'll just keep playing with the SR22 for now

[ltxi]

Then we'll all have to buy one!

Exactly.

[ltxi]

The Kahr design, as it now stands, is not going to be .22 rimfire.

The recoil spring and striker spring are opposed to each other, such that a weak recoil spring would disallow the slide staying in battery as the striker was tensioned.

I have worked out a design that would allow a fully cocked striker, which is not held by the part that releases it, but by an intermediate locking piece. The force of the slide moving forward "should be" enough to strip a round and cock the striker (which requires no further interaction to stay locked back), and as such the slide would remain in battery. I got the idea, but not the design, from the PPQ. It works if you do the math. Dunno if it works in steel though. Not that Kahr couldn't come up with a similar design on their own, my idea was more or less for mental practice.

Stop with all the killjoy reality please.

[CJB]

No its quite simple really, using something that looks a bit like the sear lever in a High Power to "unlock" the already cocked striker. Naturally the slide is totally unlike what Kahr now makes (on the inside at least)

[yqtszhj]

Stop with all the killjoy reality please.

And I thought Itxi was going to be the party p00per again but I was wrong. CJB is the party p00per building watches again. (Just kidding there buddy, you know we love you even you are a watch builder.) Thats why we like you so much. That and your harbor freight stories.

[CJB]

Snort....