I know at one shop, the guy says it came with one flush and one with the lip. Of course, he could have meant another gun.Funny... I was reading your post and I was thinking as I read "bet he's not using the slide release". I have carred the CW40 for some time now and the extra length on the mag does not bother me. I looked into getting another mag from KAHR ARMS ONLINE SHOP but could not figure out if there truly was a flush mag for the CW models. If you find there is one let me know....
- It basically explains why the Kahr should not be loaded using the slingshot method, which the guy in the video insists on using as his method of loading the Kahr.there is a guy that has a video on youtube that talks about the pm9 and the reasons that kahrs mag design. You may find it helpful. I dont have the link, but some searching should find it.
Kahr part numbers 036M9S and 037M9S get you the left mag. File off the lip of a standard mag for the right mag. CW9 shown.You can put the Kahr flat base plate on the magazine, but it will still extend out of the mag well a little bit.
As it should be. The slingshot/overhand method is a gross motor skill, while using the slide release is a fine motor skill. Fine motor skills degrade under stress. The Kahr apologists will poo-poo this point, but it is a valid concern. I always teach my students the slingshot/overhand method for this reason - it is easier to execute under stress.As much as I enjoyed carrying and shooting my CW9, I got rid of it due solely to this chambering "quirk".
The slingshot/overhand method of reloading is ingrained in me brain.
+1 :hand10:There is no flush fitting factory mag for the CW9/K9 series of pistols. The CW series comes with one mag, the K9 with two. There is an 8 round mag that has a longer extension on it, that I carry for spares. That way each reload has 8 rounds, the same as the 7+1 factory mag...
P.S. you can slingshot the slide, but you must do it very swiftly and stoutly or it will jam. It will get easier after a couple of hundred rounds...
How on Earth do you teach people to pull a trigger then? Is that any different than moving a thumb when those fine motor skills evaporate? Whether under stress or sipping a Pina Collada, what possible difference does it make? People do whatever it is they are trained to do. Both methods work equally well. Well.., the thumbed slide release is quicker, but who's counting....it is easier to execute under stress.
Ah the video where the guy claims to know what is in the Kahr designer's heads and demonstrates an ineffective method to rack a slide. As tokerblue stated, it is merely a presentation of how not to follow directions by an individual with a camera and too much time on his hands. If he bothered to shoot it more often, perhaps his dainty slide rack would start to become effective, as even the polymer Kahrs become consistently "rackable" after proper break in.there is a guy that has a video on youtube that talks about the pm9 and the reasons that kahrs mag design. You may find it helpful. I dont have the link, but some searching should find it.
True, the slide release method is a bit faster. However, the overhand method works regardless of whether you have a poor grip on the pistol, or not. It also works no matter what type of pistol you are using - not all pistols have the slide release in exactly the same place. For the sake of consistency and the fact that it works with all pistols (except for some Kahrs) most instructors that I've seen teach the overhand/slingshot method.How on Earth do you teach people to pull a trigger then? Is that any different than moving a thumb when those fine motor skills evaporate? Whether under stress or sipping a Pina Collada, what possible difference does it make? People do whatever it is they are trained to do. Both methods work equally well. Well.., the thumbed slide release is quicker, but who's counting.