Proper prep of a new kahr

[cptdean]

This should be a sticky!

Thanks Oracle!

+1 on the sticky request.

[Bawanna]

I gotta add a plus 1 also. This is the most visited thread in the whole forum. It should be officially blessed with a sticky.

[wyntrout]

The rails that do the work and need the lubing are the ones embedded in the frame that mate with the two small grooves on the front of the slide, under the barrel and guide rod openings. Those two rails handle most of the recoil... those plastic rails aren't load-bearing but do get chewed up a bit by the contact with metal.
I have been using white lithium grease on those. I just got some Tetra grease and I put a small line of that in the grooves and then mash the grease into the grooves. I put a little bit of the grease along the inner edge of those embedded rails. I put a tiny dab of the grease in the beginning of the rail grooves at the back of the slide. Then I put the gun back together and rack the slide about a dozen times to distribute the grease along the bearing areas.
I got some Tetra lubricant for the other parts of the gun. It's all "gee-whiz space-age" stuff and has a bit more viscosity than most oils used in lubricating guns. It actually "treats" the parts and decreases friction... in the barrel, too.
The 8-oz. Lubricant was $11 and the 1-oz. Grease was $5 at a gun show.
Dang, I just read the instructions... for the first time. Hmmmm....

FTI, Inc. - Tetra Gun Care Products

Wynn

[jlottmc]

Back to the top for you!!!!!!

[wyntrout]

Slide Lock Spring care and insertion:

http://kahrtalk.com/p-cw-series-pist...html#post34206

There are links there and pictures.

Wynn

[jlottmc]

Back to the top.

[Kenjs2]

I need some help.

I bought my new P380 about three weeks ago and I went through the prep as its listed here as best I could (Im new at all this). We then went to the range for the 200 breakin rounds and Im having trouble. In the first 100 rounds I've had 3 slide locks and two failure to eject. After that I cleaned it again and noticed a burr on that thin point on the chamber end of the barrel, it almost looked like that point was being peened over causing the burr. I have no idea where to go from here. Do I go ahead and shoot the second 100 rounds, do I remove the burr first or what?

I was shooting American Eagle 95 gr. FMJ ammo (AE380AP)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I sure like this little pistol.

Thanks,

[midmo]

i have castrol gun stippper and hoppes 9 in one spray...is this ok to use in the striker channel? if it is do i need to put anything in the channel to keep the humidity from fouling any of the internal parts?

[HadEmAll]

Very good stuff Jocko.

Good point on #10 - "get used to it". I might add-don't try to anticipate the letoff point, pull straight through on the trigger, while concentrating on the front sight.

I used to think if you could anticipate the letoff point, it would almost be a single action. I always pulled rounds low doing this. It was never productive.

When I just concentrated on pulling straight through while also concentrating on the front sight, it became apparent to me that these little guns are capable of superb accuracy.

[HadEmAll]

.........The torx screw in the Polymer kahrs EXCEPT the P380 is a size T6...........


My P380 has two T5 Torx, my PM40 has one T5 Torx. No T6.