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For things to work correctly, your slide lock spring must look like this... not bent in any way. It can be damaged on either side and affect proper operation of the pistol. of course, the coloring is added for emphasis, courtesy of Greg, gb6491.
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I did a through cleaning as described above and headed to the range. I ran multiple brands of FMJ thru it without an issue till round 220, FTF.
When I re-cleaned and reassembled the gun, CM9, I noticed that the firing pin was sticking out. When I touched it with my finger it popped back in. I disassembled the gun just to check things, everything looked right.
Is this something to worry about?
Did I do something wrong when re-assembling the gun?
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nothing to worry about at all. Mine does that too sometimes. You can be confident though that when it needs to be in, it will be in, and when you pull the trigger it will strike the primer and go boom.
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Looking thru the manual again, I'm wondering if the "striker block" was bumped while cleaning. After cleaning I'll make sure I check the "safety devices" per the manual.Originally Posted by yqtszhj
nothing to worry about at all. Mine does that too sometimes. You can be confident though that when it needs to be in, it will be in, and when you pull the trigger it will strike the primer and go boom.
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that is normal
it is an enertia firing pin and when the slide cycles, the striker will be then held back by the cocking cam but until then it will look like ur describing.
Just shoot the fokker like u stole it.
. My PM9 has over 40,000+ rounds through it, and runs much better than an illegal trying to get across our border
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I find the manual and official Kahr videos very helpful... I can't tell you how many regular people who've done videos on YouTube with the Kahrs don't know how to properly field strip or know about aligning the index marks, or know anything about the slide stop spring, testing of the firing pin safety, etc. This results in some difficulty for them.
It really helps to read the manual with any firearm; applicances also. IMO, most problems are due to people not following manufacturer's instructions.
And most who do reviews seem to think that it is okay to use the 'sling-shot' method of cycling the first round. They obviously have not read the manual. Suggest that you follow the manual and if you are going to use the sling-shot method do not do so until gun is well broken it, if at all.
Enjoy your new Kahr! It's true that it gets better the more rounds you fire through it.
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The firing pin stays out after the trigger is pulled. When you rack the slide it resets the striker and if you walk the slide (just for a visual check), you can see the tip of the firing pin reset (pop back in) when the slide is closing.
An email to Kahr confirms that this is how the firearm is designed since the firing pin is free floating.
Last edited by CJCM9; 11-05-2013 at 05:13 PM.
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In checking my P40, when slowly operating the slide on an unloaded pistol with no mag, the firing pin (not the striker) does indeed protrude during rearward and forward travel until the slide is 3/4 closed when it is mechanically stopped from its forward travel ("retracted") as the slide continues into battery.
However, the firing pin is not being held forward as the slide retracts; it is free floating. It is pushed forward by a hit from the striker, but it has no mechanical means of being retracted. It only remains forward until pushed back into its channel which is very easy to do. There is no resistance if the channel is clean.
The fast rearward travel of the slide in recoil causes the FP to retract as the striker is cocked, and if not, the rim of the round rising out of the magazine will push it back in.
The FP will be back in its channel, not exposed, if you insert an empty mag into an unloaded gun with a closed slide. Dry fire and rack it hard. The slide will stay locked back and the FP will not be protruding. The same thing will happen without the mag inserted if you rack hard and hold the slide fully rearward.
So, to be clear, the gun is not designed to have the FP remain protruding during slide cycling. It is designed so the free floating FP will retract and not interfere with loading the next round. In the artificial circumstance of pulling the trigger and slowly hand cycling the slide, it will stay in its forward position of travel until some force is exerted to get it back into the channel behind the breech face. The FP is never mechanically held in a protruding position unless something is wrong. The fact that there is a mechanical means to retract the striker if it is stuck forward just before the slide goes into battery is a safety plus.
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Thanks for this. Worked like a charm on a new CW9!
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Proper prep of a new kahr
Some feedback on the suggestions for breaking in your Kahr.
Recently purchased a PM 9. Already own a PM40 and a P 380.
In breaking all three guns, I have followed the suggestions on this forum.
Cycle the action 200 times prior to firing.
Clean and oil the handgun according to the published directions, prior to the first range session.
Fire 200 rounds through the handgun.
I am posting this because I still read complaints about Kahr's jamming.
On the 40 and 380 I polished the feed ramp.
My new PM9 came from the factory with a mirror finish on the feed ramp. Did nothing to it.
On my new PM 9, 300 rounds. Not a single malfunction. Ball ammo and Hornady and Corbon ammo.
On the PM 40, 700 plus rounds. Not a single malfunction, again, same type of ammo.
The P380 I took to a friend's ranch during the break in, might as well let friends enjoy shooting and let me break in the handgun.
When older teenage girls fired the gun, it would occasionally fail to feed the next round. Telling the boys firing to hold the gun tight, prevented any malfunctions. I suspect the girls did not have enough grip pressure on the gun.
When I took it to the range with ball ammo, I did not have any failures to feed.
I now have an additional 200 rounds through the little pistol.
I tried some +P loads in it. The gun did not like the hot loads, I would get one failure to feed per magazine.
Went back to regular loads, no problems.
One man's opinion....
I carry daily. I also own Glocks.
I prefer carrying the Kahr's, easier to conceal, much lighter to carry, easier on your hip at the end of the day.
Yes, I do prefer shooting the Glocks, Heavier, like the trigger better.
As far as reliability and trust in a critical situation, I would use either the Glock or the Kahr.
But for carry, it's tough to beat my Kahr's....
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