Hi all,
Purchased a new PM45 some weeks back and wanted to report on its first couple of outings. I cleaned it before the first range trip and shot 230gr plated with a light load. I used the two 5 round mags that came with it.
It was a disaster. I had FTF on nearly every magazine. Lots of "last round stovepipes". In addition, after slide lock, the first round would not feed. The ejected rounds were all bouncing off my forehead. Needless to say, I was disappointed.
THEN I FOUND THIS FORUM!!!!
After reading the stickies on prepping a new gun I did the following:
1) I checked the springs in the magazines. ONE OF THEM WAS BACKWARDS, just like the thread said.
2) I polished the followers down until they passed the mag release catch smoothly, just like the thread said.
3) I smoothed out the "corners" on the magazine feed lips, just like the thread said.
I returned to the range with a hotter load - I didn't chrono it but it *should* have been close to factory for 230gr, i.e. 825fps (Titegroup 4.6gr). I also took two 6 round mags I got from Ivanhoe.
What a difference!! Out of 100 rounds, I had zero and I mean ZERO malfunctions. One or two rounds bounced off my forehead, but I think I was limp wristing. At 10 yards, there was just one big ragged hole in the target.
I was expecting problems with the two 6-round mags - I didn't inspect them at all before loading and firing with them. Zero problems.
I also didn't expect that the issue with the first round feeding correctly after slide lock would disappear. I was expecting that to still be a problem since I didn't take any specific steps to address it. My only theory is that the hotter load threw the slide back just a bit further and locked it there, allowing the top round in the new mag to position correctly.
All in all, a happy camper here. These forums are a priceless resource for Kahr owners. If you're a new Kahr owner and a looking for solutions to the problems described here, run, don't walk, but run right over to the New Users forum and look at the threads for prepping a new gun http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14748 and fixing issues with a CW45 http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=14749.