CW 380 trigger pin walking out

[ZMan]

Hi, everyone,

FNG here with a request for help:

The trigger pin in my CW 380 with ~400 rds of target ammo on it is walking out - how do I go about defeating this?

TIA! : )

[Coppertop]

Contact Kahr and arrange for it to be sent in for warranty repair.
It's likely a faulty frame that isn't allowing the pivot pin to seat properly.

Took two trips for Kahr to figure that out with mine.
Enjoy the trip.

[Alfonse]

Here is another post that talks about fixing the trigger pin walking out:

http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.p...80+trigger+pin

[Ronni3_J]

I had the same issue a few weeks ago. Followed the DIY and now more issues

[Bobshouse]

I had the same issue a few weeks ago. Followed the DIY and now more issues

What other issues did it cause?

[Ronni3_J]

What other issues did it cause?

No other issue once I modded the pin. It stopped walking out


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[ZMan]

I see what he means, Alfonse - thanks - the tip of my trigger hinge pin doesn't quite reach the left edge of the frame, and on the right it appears to be slightly flared out. This fault in design and/or manufacturing took surprisingly many rounds (400) to manifest itself!

Overall, though, I really like this gun - the most shootable, as far as accuracy and "comfort", from the 3 most popular "true" pocket pistols - LCP and P3 AT being the other 2 IMO.
CW 380 owes this mostly to the very good trigger and heavy recoil spring, plus the sights, I guess. I bought all 3 and practiced with and carried each one for a while, and settled on the CW 380. The best carry gun is the one you WILL carry...AND practice with : ), and CW 380, while not quite "a pleasure to shoot", is not too snappy and definitely less so than the Ruger and the Kel Tec - JMO of course.

One thing that concerns me from the long term use perspective is the metal slide riding on plastic rails that are not reinforced by anything - the P3 AT and it's knock-off LCP have those metal "inserts". Shortly after I started shooting it, despite cleaning and lubing the rails one side got chewed up a tiny little bit, but it's not getting worse, so I'll just keep watching it...

[Coppertop]

The CW380 has metal inserts as well.

[ZMan]

The metal inserts in the forward/lower portion of the frame are not really part of the rail; they ride in the grooves in the slide on both sides of the guide rod. The top rail - the actual rail - is all plastic... I guess you could say it's a 2-part rail

[cobrasjp]

The metal inserts in the forward/lower portion of the frame are not really part of the rail; they ride in the grooves in the slide on both sides of the guide rod. The top rail - the actual rail - is all plastic... I guess you could say it's a 2-part rail

You don't have metal inserts in the rail at the back of the frame?