Originally Posted by
1stnamebassist
Hi gang, I'm new to the forum and purchased my first Kahr, a CT380. I put 150 rounds through it the other day. Had a couple stovepipes and one failure to go into battery near the end of shooting, probably from the gun being very dirty. I prepped it before I went to the range. It fed and fired Aquila and PMC hardball no issues, but Geco wouldn't even go into battery. Luckily I didn't fire any of it so I exchanged it for more PMC at the range. It was shooting about 4" left at 7 yards so I drifted the rear sight a tad now it is spot on. The only issue I had was it rubbed my trigger finger raw against the trigger guard a bit. Guess my fingers are too fat! At home I've tried holding it every way imaginable to avoid this happening again. The only way that seems to work for me is if I pull the trigger near the knuckle in the middle of my finger. I ordered a striker from Lakeline as well as another magazine and some Magguts to try also. The Magguts work great on my S&W Shield so I would imagine it wouldn't be an issue on the Kahr. Also a Pachmyr slip on grip to try. If I don't like it I'm not out a ton of money anyway and will maybe try some tape, talons or inner tube to soften the grip a bit. I read through the forum and gleaned a lot of great information on the care and feeding of my new weapon, so much appreciated! Next may be a CM9 for the days when the Shield is a bit large and pesky to carry!
Not to go off on a tangent, but I love your user name; it's very clever. I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you are a musician and play bass, correct?
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