New Kahr owner introduction

[tjm]

Good day everybody,

Having been the content owner of a variety of handguns I recently shot my first Kahr, and fell head-over-heels in love with it. Since then I acquired a CW380 and a TP9, with a few more on the wish-list.

I joined this forum to get more information about Kahr pistols, stay up-to-date on Kahr products, and to read about experiences of other shooters (and perhaps even share some of my own, eventually )

Have a great day and good shooting!

Tom

[Bawanna]

Welcome tjm. Glad you found us.

[wyntrout]

Welcome, Tom.

Here's a bunch of links and info:

Welcome to the Kahrtalk forum supported by K a h r Arms.
Here are a few essential links and things to do BEFORE you take your new pistol to the range, and ESPECIALLY BEFORE taking it apart and trying to re-assemble it! The Kahr is a different design… 6-7 unique patents cover the Kahrs. I’m not trying to imply that you don’t know anything about guns, but many don’t know anything about the Kahrs and some of the things you can do to damage or cause malfunctions of your new, or new-to-you Kahr pistol.

First, if you don’t have a manual, yet, or one didn’t come with your pistol, you can view it and/or download the pdf file here:
http://www.kahr.com/PDF/kahrmanual.pdf

Please watch one of these videos FIRST! These videos can point out possible problem areas and emphasize correct procedures!
Take down and re-assembly videos:
T, TP, CW, P, & PM/CM Series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=G2cZgVg_SwA
MK series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...mSCnIOaUk#t=0s
K series:
http://www.kahr.com/Pistols/Kahr-K9-Elite.asp

There are many links on fixing problems listed in several places… under the New Member or Kahr Tech sub-forums. To start, a very good one:

Proper Prepping of a new Kahr:

http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14748

A very handy one is the Kahr Lubrication Diagram:
http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14750

Many of your questions can be answered in these areas and you can learn how your Kahr works and not damage it with improper handling.

Another great resource for information on Kahrs... Archives of Magazine and Internet Reviews for Kahr pistols by industry experts. They test these pistols and report on their views and the ammo they tested in it. This is a good way to find ammo that might fit your needs along with accuracy and feeding in the pistol... usually from a rest with velocity and energy, as well as penetration and expansion sometimes... very informational.

http://www.kahr.com/product-reviews.asp

Frequently asked questions: http://www.kahr.com/faq.asp?

One very important bit of advice: Hold the Kahr pistol firmly when firing OR CHAMBERING a round. These compact pistols need all of the force they can get from the slide to get a round into the chamber successfully. If you don't hold the pistol firmly, part of the needed momentum is transferred to MOVING THE PISTOL and the top round will DIVE and jam into the right side of the feed ramp. The weak hand, over hand rack method gives the best grip and a firm rack will give you the best chance at chambering a round.

Use the weak hand fingers over the slide(clear of the ejection port), thumb along the slide and pointing to the rear. Use the gun hand to simultaneously firmly push the gun as you give a vigorous rack with the weak hand and cleanly release the slide as it reaches the rear limit and is "snatched" from the weak hand. This approximates a real rack from firing and beats the slide release method WHEN executed properly. Much more strength can be exerted when this is done closer to the body.

Here's a video on that. The first part is what I'm talking about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=hjLbFOw8sow

There are many helpful members here most of the time who might be able to help you, but as anywhere, there are many opinions and not all are correct. Be mindful of this before doing anything drastic to modify your pistol!


Wynn
Aka wyntrout

PS: I keep thinking of stuff to add and help new members... and am trying to cover most of the popular subjects. Yes, it's repetitious to many, but possibly not to all new members. This approach is easier than having to look up every tidbit for each new member or question that arises.

[tjm]

Bawanna and Wynn: thank you for the kind reception.

In addition, thank you for the information Wynn, it's very much appreciated! The lubrication diagram is exactly one of the things I was looking for.

Tom

[SaltyNC]

Tom,

Welcome from another happy CW380 owner. That info Wynn provided is great. It answers 99% of everything a new Kahr owner could need. At least, that was my experience. The CW380 is my first Kahr. I hope you are enjoying yours as much as I am enjoying mine.

SaltyNC

[ESAFO]

welcome aboard enjoy your stay from a fellow BUCKEYE.

[tjm]

Thanks SaltyNC, I love my CW380. I can't get over the fact how accurate it is, and how easy to shoot. The trigger on both my Kahrs are pure vanilla.

Nice to meet you ESAFO hope you haven't been snowed in and frozen over too much in the last couple of weeks. This Ohio winter has been something else.

[ESAFO]

Nice to meet you ESAFO hope you haven't been snowed in and frozen over too much in the last couple of weeks. This Ohio winter has been something else.

yes i have & yes it is, oh but wait we have 8 more inches coming tomorrow night...
gee can't wait.

[muggsy]

Welcome aboard. Muggsy is my name and N.E. Ohio is my domain. Keep your Kahr's clean and well lubed and they will give you miles of trouble free shooting pleasure.

[shakatak]

Hello All
New to this site and new to Kahr.
Just picked up an MK9 about a month ago and have ran about 100 trouble free rounds through her. I have added wood grips from Kahr and found the supplied screw set to deep and were not flush with the grips.
Tried adding #60 rubber O rings but that made the screws to short.
Had some 1911 grip screws laying around added the rubber O rings(no need to shorten screws) and they fit perfect, no issues with magazine or anything else.
Glad to be here and have already learned a few things.