New member and 1st time Kahr (CM9) owner. Hello!

[rkenaston]

Hello from Portland, Oregon everyone. I am a proud new owner of a Kahr CM9. I followed the pre-range cleaning & lubing instructions found on this forum and then went and fired 210 flawless break in rounds. Loving this gun! My CCL is in the mail and this will be my primary CCW.

[muggsy]

And a good choice it was. Welcome aboard.

[kwh]

Excellent choice. The perfect pocket pistol

[GLOCKROCKER]

Welcome from NC, nice to hear good reports.

[rkenaston]

New member and 1st time Kahr (CM9) owner. Hello!

I just received my Oregon CCL yesterday and carried concealed for the first time last night. I bought a high noon AIWB holster as appendix carry is what I decided to try first...I have to admit it was strange carrying a gun in public and was pretty paranoid that others could tell I was armed (though I'm positive nobody did and even my wife forgot I was carrying). Any tips or recommendations are much appreciated. I've been pouring over this forum and many other resources for the past 6 months in preparation of receiving my CCL and appreciate all the help from wherever it comes. Thanks, again.


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[kwh]

You have a great carry pistol. Holsters are more problematic. You will need more than one. Depends on the clothes you wear, Also, do you sit ,stand, ride in car, Do you want deeper concealment or faster access to draw. Might flash, or never flash. Will you be in close physical contact, hugs, bump into people at work? How physically active. and so on and so on....

[leftysixty]

Welcome. from Salem Oregon

[garyb]

Welcome and good for you. Hopefully you will enjoy many primary carry guns. Practice often and get good training. Try IDPA if you can find it in your area. It will teach you more than you ever imagined.

[Rob K]

Hey from new member !
I've found something out that may be new or old news. Just got CM9. When I slingshot the slide, sometimes the trigger will "fire" two or even three times. No magazine, gun cleared. I've seen posts about FTF when "slingshoting" the slide.
When I drop the slide with the slide release, like the manual recommends, it "fires" like it should. Maybe this is the cause of the problems that I've read about in this forum. Just food for thought.Haven't fired it yet.. just trying different things. Maybe the manual instructructions are really correct ! RTFD

[garyb]

Hey from new member !
I've found something out that may be new or old news. Just got CM9. When I slingshot the slide, sometimes the trigger will "fire" two or even three times. No magazine, gun cleared. I've seen posts about FTF when "slingshoting" the slide.
When I drop the slide with the slide release, like the manual recommends, it "fires" like it should. Maybe this is the cause of the problems that I've read about in this forum. Just food for thought.Haven't fired it yet.. just trying different things. Maybe the manual instructructions are really correct ! RTFD

Imagine that. Your CM9 sounds new. Needs to break in. Use the slide release until it breaks in well. Then try to sling shot it again (down the road). Should work fine for you. If not, I guess you will be using the slide release. Welcome.

[rkenaston]

Hey from new member !
I've found something out that may be new or old news. Just got CM9. When I slingshot the slide, sometimes the trigger will "fire" two or even three times. No magazine, gun cleared. I've seen posts about FTF when "slingshoting" the slide.
When I drop the slide with the slide release, like the manual recommends, it "fires" like it should. Maybe this is the cause of the problems that I've read about in this forum. Just food for thought.Haven't fired it yet.. just trying different things. Maybe the manual instructructions are really correct ! RTFD

There are very informative and useful existing threads on the topic of slingshotting the slide on kahrtalk. Search the term "slingshotting" in the search bar and that will point you to them.

[wyntrout]

Happy Easter and welcome to you new members. I'll post some info and a bunch of links:


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!


For the .45 Kahrs, here's some more info:

http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14749


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.

[rkenaston]

I made it out to the range today and put an additional 60 rounds through my new CM9...I have close to 300 rounds through it now with no failures whatsoever! I installed rubber Talon grips and it made a lot of difference. The gun was easier to control and just more comfortable in the hand overall. I highly recommend the rubber Talon grips on any CM or PM9. Happy Easter.