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I have a CM9 that has been perfect and CW9 that never gave me any trouble. I suspect you will find 10 people who have never had an issue for every 1 that has. Just like every other manufacturer.

As to the quoted text above.......I would love to see what gun you bought for 330.00 that surpassed the Kahr in terms of quality. One thing ive leanred over the years, it doesnt matter how much you spend, price is not a sign of relaibility. Ive seen Nighthawks stovipipe, Wilsons FTE,Ive also seen a Rock Island go almost 1k rounds in a single session with a single failure.....I beleive the Rock Islands are 1/6 of the price.

I bought a Kahr CW9 for the slender profile that made it easier to carry on my small frame. It was accurate and never had a problem except I never could adjust to the long trigger pull.

My absolute favorite gun to shoot was the Glock 36 for it's accuracy and the way it felt in my hand.

I ended up with a Kel-tec PF9. It's very lightweight, easy to carry, and fun to shoot. Mark and I are headed to the gun club today.

I have had two Kahrs and both worked perfectly.

I looked into a Kahr at one time and after fondling one in a LGS the trigger, for me, also was way way too long. I was very concerned about maintaining a great sight picture throughout the time period of the trigger pull. Seemed like it took 10 seconds to execute.

Much happy, as the above poster, with the Glocks.

My Kahr CW9 has seen almost 1500 RDS with no issues of any kind. Yes the initial trigger pull is quite long by design for safety but the reset between rounds on mine is much shorter. I practice with all of my guns to never let the trigger all the way up between rounds.

Some guys let the trigger all the way out which seems a waste to me.Just enough let up to reset the trigger then fire the next round.

Bro I've owned Hi Points that were of better quality than the pile of [bleep] Kahr I'm getting ready to send back to them.

Shag, I am sorry to hear of your problems. I remembered that on my first CW9, that the mag would drop on occasion. I contacted Kahr, they sent me spare parts, never an issue again. I have never had any issues on any of the other Kahrs that I own, and I have shot the heck out of them.

I like the upgraded triggers on Glocks, but I don't own pants large enough to carry them tucked in my pants in a holster. It never ceases to amaze me how accurate the Kahrs are. The CW45 is unbelievable and it takes a good 1911 to beat it.

Are you shooting +P ammo in your CW40?

Shag, including semi-autos that I still own I'd put the number at around 10-11.

The reason that I'm not really bothered by having to watch how I my grip Kahr is that I'm a small statured guy and handgun gripping is always an issue for me. I have fairly short fingers and usually grip a handgun with my thumbs crossed, locking my 2 hands together to make up for the lack of finger length. It's the crossing of my thumbs that caused an issue with hitting the mag release on the K40.

I don't blame you for being frustrated and it sounds like Kahr has some issues with the placement or spring power on their mag release.

Could not be happier with my Kahrs...two CW9s and two P380s. I had a third CW9 but a friend shot it and liked it and asked me to find him one so I sold that one to him...and he carries every day now having retired his Glock 27. Several of my students have bought Kahrs after shooting mine.

A friend and fellow instructor who loves SIGs could not keep the magazines from falling out of his 229. The solution was a left hand mag release...problem solved.

The .40 is going to be a problem forever as it was placed into a vehicle that was not designed to handle it...that being 9mm firearms. Look what happened when Browning tried to adapt it to the High Power...beat the gun to death until they put a heavier slide on. Springs often can't make up for actual weight...

Solution to the OPs problem...sell the CW40 and buy a CW9...

Bob

My CW 40 would partially release mag if I did watch my hold. Put the slip on grip that helps me position my hand. Made a huge difference. Had initial issues that extractor needed work would not eject a loaded round? Good smith in Anchorage fixed it for free. I think he shortened extractor? Very nice accurate and now reliable handgun. Not in love with the .40 though prefer a .45 ACP.