CT .380 Jams Every Other Shot - Please Help Me Out Here

[Kyler]

Hi folks!

I am new to the forum and new to Kahr firearms, but not new to guns in general. I just purchased a Karh CT.380 for a small sized carry pistol. I felt my Ruger LCP was too small and my CZ-P09 was too big, so I found this. Only one problem-never had such an unreliable firearm.

I've done some research and can't figure out what is going on. My dad says I need a softer spring, but I think that part of the point of the CT380 is that the heavy spring results in less recoil than the Ruger LCP for example.

The gun jams every other shot. The first round in the magazine always fails to eject, so I lock the slide back and pull the shell out by hand, then use the slide-release lever the close the action. The next shot fires and the following shot loads flawlessly, then after firing that shot the slide locks 3/4 of the way back and fails to eject the shell. The extractor doesn't even grab it so I have to lock the slide, drop the mag, and remove it by hand.

Every once in a while (maybe every ten rounds or so) the round fails to load into the chamber all the way and the slide is about 1/8 inch stuck back or the round just gets stuck when coming out of the mag. I love the size and shape of the car... And already ordered a nice holster for it, but am really discouraged by the unreliable performance. Anyone know what I can do to fix this? Do I need to send it in for warranty.

I've been alternating between 90 grain and 100 grain rounds. I ordered some 115 grain rounds to see if it helps. I've also run between 150 and 200 rounds through it already and I've had no improvement in performance.

Also, if I load a round into it and just try to eject it and load it and eject it and load it, the extractor will only grab it 1/4 of the time with or without the magazine in place.

I just want this thing to be reliable!! It's such a great gun and when it does shoot, it feels really nice and it's super accurate.