KAHR 380 Experience

[erikpolcrack]

I have the smallest Kahr 9mm and like it very much. It handles great and has been completely reliable.

 

[gmiller0737]

I'll put in a vote for the Glock 42; surprisingly accurate, decent trigger and very concealable. Shown here with my other "mouse gun" a Kel-Tec P32.

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I agree The Glock 42 is Great had a set of Glock Night Sights Added to mine

 

[smoothshooter]

No personal experience with their .380s, but I do have quite a bit of experience with the K9 and P45, as well as second-hand experience selling other models.

I really love my K9. It fits my hand like no other pistol I've ever held, but I quit carrying it regularly several years ago. The gun is exquisitely shootable, but part of that is due to the weight of the steel frame, which began to get a bit wearisome for regular carry.

Kahr trigger pull is really more like a very light double action than a typical striker-fired trigger. I personally find it very shootable.

Kahr states right up front in their owner's manuals that you should fire a couple hundred rounds through a new gun to break it in. I believe this is particularly important with their polymer frames, and as far as I can tell, all Kahr .380s are built on their polymer frame. It is normal during this process to get a few stoppages and to find the odd bit of black poly material when cleaning. The break-in process I suggest is to take 200-300 rounds of ammo and cleaning gear to the range. Strip, clean, and lubricate, then shoot a couple mags and clean it again. Then resume shooting. At any time you get a stoppage, quit shooting and clean and lube again.

For what they cost you shouldn’t have to break them in with 200-300 rounds.
.380 Glocks or S&W Bodyguards don’t need that. Kahn needs to up their game. I have owned 5 Kahrs years ago before giving up on their issues. I am done witrh them. Much better guns out there.

 

[STORMINORMAN]

Followed break-in instructions with my CW380 and no problems: this firearm flat disappears in a pocket holster.

The PM40 I refer to as "The Smallest with the Mostest!" loaded with the 140gr Lehigh Xtreme Defense or the 97gr Polycase ARX.

Cheers!

 

[smoothshooter]

Followed break-in instructions with my CW380 and no problems: this firearm flat disappears in a pocket holster.

The PM40 I refer to as "The Smallest with the Mostest!" loaded with the 140gr Lehigh Xtreme Defense or the 97gr Polycase ARX.

Cheers!

So does my Bodyguard 2.0. Better gun, too.

 

[smoothshooter]

I have one. It's been completely reliable with any type of ball ammo, and completely unreliable with any type of hollow point. It's a great size to carry, but I don't. It's more of a tackle box gun.

I have always wondered, who would carry a gun in a tackle box ???

 

[smoothshooter]

I still own a CW9. I swapped out the magazine followers as recommended and that fixed the random loose round issue. I need to fit a flat faced trigger as the OEM piece does not work with my fingers. Recoil is low, but it should be given that I think the recoil spring would support a truck.

The ones I have had had rediculously long and stiff magazine springs that pushed the top round so hard against the feed lips that they interfered with the slides returning to battery. I finally figured out that if I pulled out all the magazine springs and CUT A FULL ONE THIRD OF THE COILS OFF, reliability improved greatly, but still not good enough.
Kahr had some real dandy engineers at the time, maybe still do, the bas*+<#ds!
I finally had had enough, and sold them off cheap to get them out of the house. Never will buy another one.

 

[white cloud]

I have two CM9s. Both have been reliable and seem very well made. I installed more visible sights on both. The problem is pocket draw with an auto is never as smooth for me as it is with my model 649.

 

[KarmannGhia]

I can't speak on the 380. I have a CW9 and a PM45. Both have been great, reliable guns. The CW9 replaced my Glock 26 as my off duty EDC. I like the DAO triggers on both (smother than my SW CS9D).

 

[otis24]

I just decided to go BACK to the Glock G42. Had the Ruger LCP Max. The LCPMax is a good pistol for what it is, but I didn’t care for the ergonomics. I’m a big fan of the all metal Kahr pistols. No experience with their polymer pistols. I really wish that Kahr would make an all metal .380. Good luck in your search.