Broken Slide Release

[topgun1953]

Thought I would share this I don't know what would have caused this. Unusual failure while at the range last week. Called Kahr and after confirming I was the original owner and filling out the warrantee registration page, I have a replacement on the way. Purchased in 2015 and has hundreds if not a thousand rounds through it.

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[Bawanna]

Wow, I've never heard of that breaking before. Looks like it broke at the weakest spot but always figured that part was pretty tough.

[yqtszhj]

I think that’s a MIM part. I had a MIM Sig P228 extractor break similar to that. All of a sudden it wouldn’t extract a spent shell and when I looked close the hook had snapped clean off. It was a police surplus I picked up lightly used.

[kenemoore]

So, when did they change the slide stops, mine is the old style. Too my uneducated eye that is an old style, which I thought were not MIM.

[yqtszhj]

I could be wrong. I thought the CW guns had a MIM slide stop but maybe it’s cast. I know it’s different than the P series slide stops that have the rotating pin going through the barrel lug.

[kenemoore]

You are correct about the new style slide stops. I always assumed that the old style on the K series were not MIM.

[tokuno]

my mk9, p9, and pm9 all have the rotating pin, but my k9 looks similar to my cw9 - single, solid part. Don't know if that means it's MIM, but I thought MIM was just for the econo line.

[skiflydive]

That MIM must be bad stuff...

[BirdsThaWord]

Wow! That is something to see! I’ve bought guns with broken parts, but have never broken any myself. Shot a Sig P938 guide rod down range once, but I think it was a 2 piece, screw in deal if I remember correctly. I bet that was a “Wtf” moment for you!

[topgun1953]

Wow! That is something to see! I’ve bought guns with broken parts, but have never broken any myself. Shot a Sig P938 guide rod down range once, but I think it was a 2 piece, screw in deal if I remember correctly. I bet that was a “Wtf” moment for you!

It was a wtf moment. Luckily I could continue the range session. I just had to sling shot the slide and it didn't lock open. I did get me new one from Kahr so all is well now. BTW...did the same with my P938.