I'm very confident that the issue is the leading edge of the followers with regard to feed problems. A normal 1911 magazine follower 'sticks up' higher than the Kahr follower when magazine is empty....
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I'm very confident that the issue is the leading edge of the followers with regard to feed problems. A normal 1911 magazine follower 'sticks up' higher than the Kahr follower when magazine is empty....
8 round magazines.
The 8 round CM mags work when I hand-wrack the slide. However, when shooting the follower sometimes tilts at an odd angle and causes a miss-feed/jamb. At about the 5th round...
Good question. I am practicing a high grip. I haven't yet sanded the grip corners, but I'm about to that point... as I can't get my right thumb up where I want it without that corner digging in... ...
Update:
Replaced Spring with a new 22lb spring from Wolff rather than the original 20lb. New striker spring came as a set and replaced that as well.
After a quick clean and lube the pistol...
Update:
Replaced Spring. Went with the 22lb spring from Wolff rather than the original 20lb. New striker spring came as a set and replaced that as well.
After a quick clean and lube the...
Thanks much for the pictures. Looks like I have some homework to do ...
Thanks all. I have some simple things to work through.
a. replace recoil spring
b. stop using the cheap ammo. So many little issues to consider with cheap ammo. it was pretty nasty after this...
Good advice. Finding quality ammo right now is iffy, and prohibitively expensive. The cheaper stuff I can find works okay in my 1911, but that's a different gun. The best ammo I have is Winchester...
Pistol is used, but new to me. I have no idea how many shots before me.
I have a few Remington Hollow-points left, which slide in smooth, and I have to give it a bit of a shake to drop it out of...
Seeking advice on replace or upgrade recoil spring on my CW45.
Issue FTF, predominantly slide not fully returning to battery. Leaving a difficult stuck slide which I cannot yank back, and must...
First Problem. Slide not returning fully into battery after about every 50 rounds. (I have about 200 rounds through it so far in the last 3 weeks, with at least 3 feed issues at about the 50 round...
Review of Kahr CW45. CW45 vs XDs vs Shield vs G36 vs 1911.
Maybe this will pop up in search engines for others like me who are first-time owners of a Kahr.
So far I'm quite pleased with my...