Jocko's Custom PM9

Some photos of my custom PM9 with 25K+ rounds.

Photo#1 Shows left side plus 360 degree stipple work and mag well cut outs plus Magna-Port slide and barrel.
Photo #2 Shows Right side with grip stippling and thumb pads plus trigger contour work done by Cylinder and Slide and Portng work by Magna-Port, kand a better view of my xs big dot sights..
Photo#3 Shows xs24/7 Big Dot Night sights plus heavy slide melt by accurate-iron and titanium/flake finish. Big dot sights photo did not show as goodas I wanted...
Photo #4 Shows slide lock lever reduction and 360 degree countour to lever, done by yours truly with help of my trusty dremel.
Photo#5 Shows right side slide lock pin, after shortening and countouring with dremel to be flush with right side of the grip. Lever still comes out easily.
Some work by cylinder and slide, Most work done by Accurate Iron. Mag well cut out and side lock lever done by owner.I had another photo of the front of the barrel counter bored by Magna-port but it did not come out well..

This is my 24/7 carry peace . I shoot it like I stole it, best defense gun i have ever owned. Most fun gun I have ever owned. I will say I do not shoot it as well as my G19 but it ain't the guns fault either..

thank you for the opportunity to show this gun on this great forum also.

You can click on the photos to enlarge and see far more. Thank you.

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Very nice! How does the grip stippling feel? I like the looks. How long from start to finish with C & S?

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Originally Posted by Zippo Guy

Very nice! How does the grip stippling feel? I like the looks. How long from start to finish with C & S?

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grip stippling. I would not recommend C & S for the way over charge for so little done. Now Accurate Iron is another story. he is good, he is fast and he is reasonabe. I did not come onto him until after I had some of the work done by C & S.

accurate-iron.com. he can give you a better time of turn around. What you see, he can do it all. He is one super action man also and did an outstanding job on my g19 for me. He is a LEO and a competition shooter and one hell of a smitty.. I have over a grand in all of the work stated, Magna port with barrel recessing was total over $200......

Jocko,

Your PM9 looks great, a nice setup indeed!

Jocko,
Looks great.

Can I ask how you carry? Holster (pocket/IWB/OWB)?

Do you mind taking a couple of pics of your setup?

front pocket carry in a desantis..

Well done on the photos and well done on the PM9.
If you could, I would like to see more detail of the "Magna-Port".
Barrel and slide, please.

oh my, my son did this photos stuff for me and he is now gone back to engineering school, so can't help you there Wayne's world, but if you go to the magna-port webb site, you can see the same thing, just not on my PM9..

Love the gun, but not a big fan of the fuchsia couch cover. ;)

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Originally Posted by kpm9

Love the gun, but not a big fan of the fuchsia couch cover. ;)

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the background is a bathroom towel:9:

Jocko

Looks sweet! Is there any issue with NIGHT FLASH with the Magnaport? Would you do the Magnaporting again? In all the posts I have read on porting no one address's the flash question.:confused:

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Originally Posted by jeepster09

Jocko

Looks sweet! Is there any issue with NIGHT FLASH with the Magnaport? Would you do the Magnaporting again? In all the posts I have read on porting no one address's the flash question.:confused:

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Hi there Jeepster,

I myself have treated several of my pistols to the Mag-na-port process and am a true believer of their work.

From my experience and IMO (especially with the PM40) there is so much muzzle flash from only having a 3" pipe to begin with that i had not noticed any difference after the port job was performed.

One thing i did seem to notice was that the noise level increased quite a bit. All in all the main benifit of reduced muzzle flip and a quicker follow up shot make the port job worth it's weight in gold. The PM40 is now very user friendly and enjoyable to shoot.

I highly recomend this process to anyone...you'll love it!!

Jocko please chime in and share your experience:)

Jocko,

I to would like to see a few close up shots of your PM9 with the Mag-Na-Ports. I am seriously considering having the same port work done on my PM9. Thanks.

Kim

Nice PM9 right there! Can you rank the mods in order of bang for the buck?

Now that's one beautiful and unique PM9 right there Jacko.:)

I'm also a fan of custom mods and making my firearms owner unique. One thing that really catches my eye and i've thought about having done to my Kahr Pm's is the heavy melt job. Besides aesthetics and being less succeptable to a snag while drawing from a pocket holster can you tell me any other reasons that one would/could expect to benifit from this type of procedure? I'm very impressed with the craftsmanship that Accurate Iron has performed on the slide, the coating they applied looks very nice.

How does the grip stippling feel in the hand?... was that also done by AI or C&S? If you dont mind me asking what was the cost of the heavy melt job and re-finish?

Thanks for all you contributions on this site you're very helpful:)

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Originally Posted by fitzgood

Nice PM9 right there! Can you rank the mods in order of bang for the buck?

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#1 Porting by magna port
#2 grip stippling by accurate Iron
#3 slide lock lever reduction by yours truly
#4 xs big dot sights by accurate Iron
#5 slide melt and refinish by accurate Iron
#6 action work by cylinder and Slide and trigger countour

which one would I now skip.?? #6

That is a nice weapon. I really like to see what guys do to their guns to make them special. Nice work.

RCG

I'm more concerned that you know what the color fuschia is KP...;)

Nice gun, specially like the sights.

am i missing something? to me the gun looks horrible.
i would never butcher my beautiful "factory kahr" like that.
sorry man. just my 2 cents.

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Originally Posted by predestyned

am i missing something? to me the gun looks horrible.
i would never butcher my beautiful "factory kahr" like that.
sorry man. just my 2 cents.

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To each his own I guess and beauty is to the eye of the beholder. I commend your swimming against the current and voicing your opinion. I at first was not totally knocked over by it myself but I think mostly because it was different. Often times new things take awhile to soak in so to speak.
The more I look at it and I look at it often, the more I like it. The functionality of it especially being pocket carried constantly as Jocko does can't be beat.
I wish now I'd looked at these pics again before I filed away on my take down lever yesterday. I see some things on his that look better than what I did, might not be too late. I'm ashamed to be a copycat but its truely the best form of flattery or something to that effect.

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Originally Posted by predestyned

am i missing something? to me the gun looks horrible.
i would never butcher my beautiful "factory kahr" like that.
sorry man. just my 2 cents.

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ur opinion,but the nice thing about it is,,, It is my gun, not yours:19: so we tend to do things that pleases the owner and not the viewers...

Well said jocko, I was thinking about sticking up for you but then I remembered that you can handle your own too. Personally, I like variety as well, it is interesting to see what other people have done to their toys. I may not like it but it's still cool to see. I think it's kind of like 1911's, and Harley's no two are alike, and the differences are why we come back.

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Originally Posted by jlottmc

Well said jocko, I was thinking about sticking up for you but then I remembered that you can handle your own too. Personally, I like variety as well, it is interesting to see what other people have done to their toys. I may not like it but it's still cool to see. I think it's kind of like 1911's, and Harley's no two are alike, and the differences are why we come back.

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I hope Predestned takes no offense to my comment. u know opinions are like a--holes, we all have one:blah:

glad I didn't post a photo of my stippled P380 with mag well cut outs:photo:

It's all good. how bout this... I'd like to see it.

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Originally Posted by jocko

ur opinion,but the nice thing about it is,,, It is my gun, not yours:19: so we tend to do things that pleases the owner and not the viewers...

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true. and it probably fits your hand like a glove . and extremely reliable. kinda like that old honda that doesnt look so good but you would have no problem driving cross country cause you know what its made out of..its one of those type of deals.
it isnt for me thats all. i do admire your courage. i personally couldnt to take a dremmel to my beloved pm9. maybe years from now when she's had a few miles on her.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by jocko

I hope Predestned takes no offense to my comment. u know opinions are like a--holes, we all have one:blah:

glad I didn't post a photo of my stippled P380 with mag well cut outs:photo:

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no offense
actually the more i see it the better it looks.
not near as bad second time around.

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Originally Posted by predestyned

no offense
actually the more i see it the better it looks.
not near as bad second time around.

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look at it 10X and report back:der::der:

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Originally Posted by predestyned

no offense
actually the more i see it the better it looks.
not near as bad second time around.

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Did I say this very thing or what? It kind of grows on you don't it? I too feel your fear of taking the dremel tool to your new gun but I've done it to the last couple I got and while it doesn't seem to get any easier I really so far have no remorse.

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Originally Posted by jocko

look at it 10X and report back:der::der:

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sorry man, even tried alcohol. it only goes so far to fixin that mug:D reminds me of Bette Midler on a hangover(me with the hangover) lol

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Originally Posted by predestyned

sorry man, even tried alcohol. it only goes so far to fixin that mug:D reminds me of Bette Midler on a hangover(me with the hangover) lol

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now u done it, those are fightin words when u compare a kahr to Bette Midler:D:D

I'm on my harley and I don't know where you live either but like Bawanna, I am in no hurry either, I WILL FIND YOU:target::target:

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Originally Posted by jocko

now u done it, those are fightin words when u compare a kahr to Bette Midler:D:D

I'm on my harley and I don't know where you live either but like Bawanna, I am in no hurry either, I WILL FIND YOU:target::target:

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Predestyned, thanks a million man, this is bound to take some of the pressure off me. Everytime I see a biker around here I nearly soil myself. I contacted the feds and I'm applying for the witless protection plan with high probability of success. Apparently this isn't anything new, the feds know this guy.
I would not want to be in your shoes. Good luck and I mean that.

Jocko,
Just curious, have you fired this one at night since having it Magna-Ported?

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Originally Posted by gpo1956

Jocko,
Just curious, have you fired this one at night since having it Magna-Ported?

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not totally at night but I have fired it both ways in evening light. Let no one tell you that you get no flash fire from a short barrelled gun. I got alot of flash fire from just standard non ported and after porting, to be honest, I can't tell much difference. there isjust alot of fire coming out the end of my PM9 PERIOD. Guarantee you the BG is not going to know one way or tghe other either, he won't know if you have a 9mmor a 50 cal or flame thrower.

I love my ported guns but not all do, most though never owned and shot a ported gun, but just passed on others hersay. I am not an authority on ported guns but I can say I have shot them since 1972 and probably 25 ported guns have been through my hands.My K9, PM9, G19 and model 60 are all ported by magna port.. So I can speak from experience. But I don't do much night shooting. Just have not the real desire to do it. Where I go to shoot normally that a night type shoot might just bring about people to see what the hell is going on.. I am kinda private in my shooting. less people know about me around my area the better I feel to...

If u look at my custom PM9, one and some will say oh my BUTT UGLY peace, I did some stuff to it that most would not, why, because it is my gun and I wanted it that way. I was not looking down the road for resale value to be better either, quite the contrary, I knew that money spent on some of my customizing was down the toilet but that is what ol jocko wanted, so in the eyes of the beholder it is a peace of work for me, but for some a POS...I can assure u I have for more in the custom work than 2 PM9's, some of which today, hindsight is 20-20 for I wasted alot of "cabbage" on work done by Cylinder and Slide..

Hey jocko, I never thought of this before - I know you have some accuracy issues with the PM9 compared to your G19 and others. Did you notice a change in accuracy after all of the work done on your PM9? Or was is the same pre- and post-"cabbage"?

all the work I did, helped NADDA!! Kahr wants to buy my custom PM9, for they told me that anyone who spends that kind of money and still shoots as poorly as that doesn't deserve to have such a gun!!!!!!!!

what kinda dremmel attachment did you use to do the work on the slide release and the pin on the other side? I keep wanting to do some work on mine but I've been too busy lately to mess with it.

You can use stones or sand paper drums. Just remember to keep a light touch, and work up through the grits. Get the rough shape done, then you can hand shape and polish the rest. Takes all of twenty minutes to do, most of it is spent changing bits, and sand paper.

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Originally Posted by Pender1

what kinda dremmel attachment did you use to do the work on the slide release and the pin on the other side? I keep wanting to do some work on mine but I've been too busy lately to mess with it.

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used those little dremel drum type sanders to work the slide release lever itself and also the same thing to reduce the right side pin sticking out so far. Not really a hard thing to do for at the worst one can merely just ruin his slide stop and then has to buy another one. about what jlottmc stated to. .

You still have more guts than I do ..... guess I'm just not ready to commit my trusty little friend to my ever-wavering skills. Good job though, it does grow on you, and the magna port, slide lock lever and mag well cuts are all customizations I'd consider for mine.