Peakbagger46
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Anyone have one? I’m tempted to get one but had a bad experience with a PM 40 years ago so I’m worried about reliability. Do the .380s run well?
I considered getting one as well, as a backup pistol. Consensus has it that either you get a really good one, or a really bad one. I wound up buying another CW9 instead.
FWIW, and this is just based on my experience... I think the sweet spot with Kahr pistols is at 9mm. I've had 2 .45's... that had issues. Not a big fan of the .40, so I can't really comment on that. Much like the sub-compact CM/PM series, I think the .380 is too small given the action geometry. My CM9 and PM9 are fairly reliable, but they can get picky when they want to. Having said that, if you are looking for a true pocket pistol... it would probably be worth a try.
I'm disappointed in the Hellcat trigger even after installing a Powder River Precision trigger kit.
Disappointed to hear the .45's also have issues.
Decision made! I may post a range report tomorrow after shooting her.
This was my issue. The manual wanted the gun loaded from slide lock. I'm not so strong as someguy2800, and I was concerned that a malf would be impossible to clear.I had one. Now to preface this I have to say I am 6'4" tall, where are size XL glove, and I squeeze about 220 lbs on a grip strength meter. I could not rack the slide on the one I had. I the spring was so heavy and the slide serrations so small that I couldn't grip the slide enough to load it. It would just slip right out of my hand. I had to push the front of the slide against a table. I couldn't hit anything with it either. Hated it.
I thought I 'd save some weight and bought a poly frame CW model in 40. That pistol was a disaster, I burned up a lot of ammo trying to get it to work and it had a couple of trips back to the factory...
Oh yeah, one other little Kahr tidbit. If you're a reloader you need to throw in an extra step if any of the brass you're reloading has been fired in a Glock. The standard loading dies out there will not size the cases reliably to chamber in the Kahr if it's been fired in a Glock. I'm not a Glock guy so I don't know if they still create the "Glock bulge". But most of my brass I picked up after law enforcement qualification shoots and the issued pistol was a Glock. So I had to get a Lee device they call the Bulge Buster and run all my brass thru it before I do a standard resize. Not a great big deal, but it is a big deal if you load up a few hundred that won't chamber in your pistol. Since I'm not a Glock guy (never owned one even when they'd issue my one) I don't know if cases with the Glock bulge will rechamber in a Glock. They sure don't in the Kahr. IIRC you can safely run those loaded cases thru the bulge buster. But I much prefer to do that before I load the cases. I really haven't loaded much of anything in .380 to know if this is a problem. The few I have loaded were shot thru my CT Kahr. Word on the street is it's the same story with 9mm too.
Had mine for several years, no problems- I really like this little pistol- feeds everything I put thru it-build quality seems nicer than the LCP’s and other mouse guns. Kahr recommends 200 shot break in, mine was good from the start.Anyone have one? I’m tempted to get one but had a bad experience with a PM 40 years ago so I’m worried about reliability. Do the .380s run well?
Had a CW380 and really liked it. Gave it to the wife of a friend because she had just gotten her TX LTC and she shot it really well.
Might have to buy myself another, but for now I'm happy with my nearly 20-year-old PM9 and my nearly as old P45.
When my old wrists dictate me going to a .380, probably not too many year from now, another CW380 or P80 is in my future.