New CW380 guidance welcome

[JMC]

Hey guys,

Finally picked up a CW380 and I must say I am so far impressed (haven’t shot it yet haha). During my research before buying I read that these guys can be a real pain out of the box especially with certain rounds.

I happened to have some problematic Perfecta around and thought I’d try to chamber a round. Obviously it hung up on the extractor. I’m basically looking for advice on how to make sure this thing runs tip top at the range. Obviously I will be buying more quality ammo but it would be nice to also be able to throw some cheap rounds down range occasionally. Does Kahr sell upgraded extractors? Any advice would be great.

Sorry if this has been beaten into the ground on here. New to the forum, still finding my way around. Thanks guys

[yqtszhj]

Here's a thread on it. I'd advise to get a box of some good ammo first and shoot it to loosen it up and then ho for it.

http://www.kahrtalk.com/showthread.p...tery-on-CW-380

I was fortunate that mine would even chamber a round hand racking it out of the box. My CW45 is the only other one that I could do that with. It's all the extractor clearance and extractor spring tension balance.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[SlowBurn]

Hey guys,

Finally picked up a CW380 and I must say I am so far impressed (haven’t shot it yet haha). During my research before buying I read that these guys can be a real pain out of the box especially with certain rounds.

I happened to have some problematic Perfecta around and thought I’d try to chamber a round. Obviously it hung up on the extractor. I’m basically looking for advice on how to make sure this thing runs tip top at the range. Obviously I will be buying more quality ammo but it would be nice to also be able to throw some cheap rounds down range occasionally. Does Kahr sell upgraded extractors? Any advice would be great.

Sorry if this has been beaten into the ground on here. New to the forum, still finding my way around. Thanks guys

If you have an extractor related problem, Kahr will ugrade the extractor as a warranty repair.

[JMC]

I have now tried several types of 380. None of them will chamber without being hung up. Haven’t made it through a full mag yet. Should I just call Kahr?

[Ed M]

Just to clarify....

Are you using the slide stop/release to chamber the first round?

Are you actually shooting it, and the next round won't feed?

If the answer is yes to these 2 questions, I'd absolutely call Kahr.

If they want you to run 200 rounds through it before they'll fix it, ask how you're supposed to do that if the rounds won't chamber.....

[JMC]

Just to clarify....

Are you using the slide stop/release to chamber the first round?

Are you actually shooting it, and the next round won't feed?

If the answer is yes to these 2 questions, I'd absolutely call Kahr.

If they want you to run 200 rounds through it before they'll fix it, ask how you're supposed to do that if the rounds won't chamber.....

Definitely using the slide stop/release and I was actually shooting it with the issues.

[dustnchips]

Go to the New Member Forum and read the thread Proper prep of a new Kahr. I also did some polishing on everything that slides, glides or rubs with some 1000 wet or dry. Polishied though it was very smooth with a dremel and jewelers rouge. I have had no problem of any kind since I did this. Get it running and you will love it. Great pocket carry. Good luck and report back so we know how things worked out for you.

[cardguy]

Go to the New Member Forum and read the thread Proper prep of a new Kahr. I also did some polishing on everything that slides, glides or rubs with some 1000 wet or dry. Polishied though it was very smooth with a dremel and jewelers rouge. I have had no problem of any kind since I did this. Get it running and you will love it. Great pocket carry. Good luck and report back so we know how things worked out for you.

Not to get off the subject but my Dillon 550B was having primer feeding problems of every sort and I did the same thing. Polished the rough area, etc. Any mass produced machinery ie gun, etc is subject to problems.

[dsk]

A local gun shop has a CW380 for sale at a very attractive price. I was thinking about getting it as a spare to my P380, but then I decided I didn't want to spend another year or two and thousands of rounds of ammo troubleshooting it like I did with my P380. When the day finally comes when Kahr wakes up and fixes all these problems on the assembly line I'll consider buying another one.

[SlowBurn]

A local gun shop has a CW380 for sale at a very attractive price. I was thinking about getting it as a spare to my P380, but then I decided I didn't want to spend another year or two and thousands of rounds of ammo troubleshooting it like I did with my P380. When the day finally comes when Kahr wakes up and fixes all these problems on the assembly line I'll consider buying another one.

If the price is that good, imo you're depriving yourself.

Here's the logic - You have nothing to lose. You don't need to depend on the new cw380 since your p380 is running fine.

You can take the new one to the range, for break in and practice, and leave your p380 clean. As far as shooting and handling, they're identical. You're not wasting ammo since you'd be shooting anyway. If it doesn't have a problem, you're good to go. If the cw380 experiences problems related to the extractor, you send it in on their dime, get it upgraded. (This time, I'd do it sooner rather than later because you'll be able to tell its not a "break-in" issue.) If the repair takes awhile, so what? Again you've got the p380 to carry in the meantime.

Once you get it working right you'll have a great gun to rotate with the p380 and something to use if you ever have to send the p380 in for repairs again. All at a price you probably won't see again after the current crop with questionable extractors works its way out of the market.

That was my logic anyway when I bought #2 over the summer at a great price. I had had to send it in, but its worked out really well and now I have 2 I can depend on.