Jlr2267
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Just picked up a Black Friday CW380 to give it another try. First one I bought was a POS that never fired more than 3 consecutive rounds, even after a trip back to Kahr. This one, so far, is better, but does not like ball ammo AT ALL:
HSM flat nose 95gr fmj, multiple failures to go into battery, several jams with the bullet nose diving into the feed ramp. 3 to 4 failures per magazine
Fiocchi 90gr round nose fmj was 100% failure, not a single round would chamber
100gr round nose lead reloads, about 1 or 2 per mag would not chamber without thumbing the slide forcefully...most of these reloads were in Fiocchi brass
Winchester PDX1 jhp, 100% success
Corbon 90gr jhp, 100% success
Gold Dolt 90gr jhp 100% success
In total, I fed about 150 rounds thru it, with most of the hp's coming last. I did run a final magazine of ball to confirm that the failures are definitely ammo dependent.
All in all, I guess I'm happy to see that it will consistently run high $ self defense ammo (which is what I bought it for). It is very easy to shoot this pistol accurately, and the snappy recoil is very manageable. I REALLY want to like this gun.
For comparison, I also took a brand new LCP and it ran all the above ammo without a single failure. The LCP is a little snappier, and for me, more difficult to shoot with accuracy (the ergonomics cause me to pull off target when squeezing the trigger). I do, however, have a comfort level with the reliability of the LCP that outweighs its negatives (this is my 2nd LCP also).
Anyway, thought I'd share my results and see if anyone else has had similar. In my opinion, a reliable CW380 would make the ideal pocket pistol.
HSM flat nose 95gr fmj, multiple failures to go into battery, several jams with the bullet nose diving into the feed ramp. 3 to 4 failures per magazine
Fiocchi 90gr round nose fmj was 100% failure, not a single round would chamber
100gr round nose lead reloads, about 1 or 2 per mag would not chamber without thumbing the slide forcefully...most of these reloads were in Fiocchi brass
Winchester PDX1 jhp, 100% success
Corbon 90gr jhp, 100% success
Gold Dolt 90gr jhp 100% success
In total, I fed about 150 rounds thru it, with most of the hp's coming last. I did run a final magazine of ball to confirm that the failures are definitely ammo dependent.
All in all, I guess I'm happy to see that it will consistently run high $ self defense ammo (which is what I bought it for). It is very easy to shoot this pistol accurately, and the snappy recoil is very manageable. I REALLY want to like this gun.
For comparison, I also took a brand new LCP and it ran all the above ammo without a single failure. The LCP is a little snappier, and for me, more difficult to shoot with accuracy (the ergonomics cause me to pull off target when squeezing the trigger). I do, however, have a comfort level with the reliability of the LCP that outweighs its negatives (this is my 2nd LCP also).
Anyway, thought I'd share my results and see if anyone else has had similar. In my opinion, a reliable CW380 would make the ideal pocket pistol.