I went to the range after work today with my Kahr P40. I wasn't very pleased. I know that Kahr recommends a 200 round break in. I previously owned an MK9 that went through the first 450 without a problem.
I fired 333 rounds (just happened to work out that way). 200 rounds of American Eagle 165 gr .40 S&W by Federal and 133 rounds of my duty ammo, Federal Hydra-Shoks also in 165 gr.
Within the first 200 rounds I had 17 FTFs. 15 of those were with the Hydra-Shoks. Some of the FTFs just needed a tap on the mag to send the round into the chamber. Others needed a rack of the slide in addition to the tap. One time the slide did not go completely into battery.
I would say that out of those 200 rounds, 5 or 6 times the slide felt like it didn't go forward with authority even though the round went off. I have never experienced this with any semi-auto before.
The next 133 rounds which should have been past the break in period produced 6 FTFs. 2 of those were with the Hydra-Shoks.
I followed the instructions that Kahr gave by cleaning and lubing the gun prior to shooting it. This gun is pretty accurate. Most of my shooting was from 10 yards, although I wanted to test the accuracy at 25 yards and I was able to hit 8" groups without using a rest. Not bad for my first time shooting this gun. The recoil was not bad at all.
As far as the FTFs, I know that I wasn't limp wristing. I've been shooting pretty good for over 11 years. I'm thinking that the feedramp needs to be polished. I was going to bring it back to where I purchased it. Will this void my warranty with Kahr? I did purchase the gun NIB.
What do you guys and gals think? Thanks in advance.
I fired 333 rounds (just happened to work out that way). 200 rounds of American Eagle 165 gr .40 S&W by Federal and 133 rounds of my duty ammo, Federal Hydra-Shoks also in 165 gr.
Within the first 200 rounds I had 17 FTFs. 15 of those were with the Hydra-Shoks. Some of the FTFs just needed a tap on the mag to send the round into the chamber. Others needed a rack of the slide in addition to the tap. One time the slide did not go completely into battery.
I would say that out of those 200 rounds, 5 or 6 times the slide felt like it didn't go forward with authority even though the round went off. I have never experienced this with any semi-auto before.
The next 133 rounds which should have been past the break in period produced 6 FTFs. 2 of those were with the Hydra-Shoks.
I followed the instructions that Kahr gave by cleaning and lubing the gun prior to shooting it. This gun is pretty accurate. Most of my shooting was from 10 yards, although I wanted to test the accuracy at 25 yards and I was able to hit 8" groups without using a rest. Not bad for my first time shooting this gun. The recoil was not bad at all.
As far as the FTFs, I know that I wasn't limp wristing. I've been shooting pretty good for over 11 years. I'm thinking that the feedramp needs to be polished. I was going to bring it back to where I purchased it. Will this void my warranty with Kahr? I did purchase the gun NIB.
What do you guys and gals think? Thanks in advance.