My Kahrs

[JD8]

I have a PM9 that has I dunno how many rounds through it. Love the Lakeline followers you can get for it btw. Got a P380 that I haven't shot too much, great gun, it just never gets carried like the PM9.

 

[Neanderthal]

I have a P45, bought years ago ( just checked bought in 2007) had a Glock 36 (that’s another long story) the slide would lock on the 5th round (6 round magazines) Kahr recommends 200 round for reliability, about 140 rounds ( shot one day on beautiful and hot afternoon) never hung up afterwards. My little finger started buzzing after round 160 rounds. Have the P9 and PM9; I remember having to file the corners of the slide lock/take down lever — also remember reading Kahr used machined parts on the P series, and MIM ( metal injected molded) parts of their “C” series. Don’t know if true, but never heard of anyone having trouble with parts breaking!

I've owned several C and P series Kahr pistols. Both are fantastic and generally trustworthy. There's not a lot of differences between them, not enough for some people to justify the extra $$$ that the P's cost. The "C" are basically the budget series. "P" have different rifling, adjustable sights, machined parts rather than MIM, better slide machining, and some better finishing features (like rollmarking on slide).

With that said, I'm not really a fan of the "Black Diamond" and .40 cal. Kahr's, simply because of the recoil in such a small frame. They're good for personal protection, but suck arse if you shoot them a whole lot.

 

[n423]

I've never owned a Kahr, came close to buying one several times...

 

[Legend]

Never had a problem with one.

 

[Dale00]

I have a PM9 and like it. Thought it was completely reliable until rounds started nose diving. Lesson learned: replace outer recoil spring every two years. Use Wolff springs - do not try to get replacment springs direct from Kahr - they do not seem to stock them or ever restock them

 

[Gun Poor Pop]

Dale00, do you have an approximate round count on that outer spring? In 2 years I may have 1,000 rounds fired while you may have fired 5,000 fired in the same time frame. Just a thought.

 

[Dale00]

I only fired a few hundred rounds. I read (Kahr forum, I seem to recall) that they recommended switching outer recoil springs every two years.

 

[Go_Ordnance]

Ooh, my favorite. Here’s mine. P380, CT380, PM9, MK9 and PM45

 

[ronny]

I've had and MK9 and 3 MK9 Elites. Qualitywise, no better handguns. But my old, weak hands just got to the point where it sucked to rack the slide. BTW, they have heavy and long, but very smooth triggers. When you get used to them, they're very usable.

 

[1911master]

Ooh, my favorite. Here’s mine. P380, CT380, PM9, MK9 and PM45

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Very nice!