Thanks for the video! My CM9 was both gritty and a jam-a-matic. Dropped the complete slide into the ultrasonic cleaner at work and a whole bunch of metal chips washed out of that little pistola. That was 12 years ago and it has yet to experience a single malfunction after the bath. It is also one of the most accurate pistols I have ever shot.
You made this 7 years ago, I hope you are doing well. I have a MK9 which is all stainless and a lot heavier. The slides seem to be identical and I really learned from your video and I enjoyed it too. Thank you.
Well thanks for watching, age and lack of funds has slowed me down. Have been shooting 22 benchrest for awhile now, haven't shoot hand guns for a bit. Take care and be safe
You can bend it, but not with pliers. When I did mine I put in a vise at tapped it with a hammer. Bend it slowly it can be brittle, don't use heat. Just do a cold bend.
Thanks Tgray, sometimes we have to figure our own problems and this was mine, plus I showed how to take down the slide for those that didn't know how to
Hi Woody and so glad to help you and others. My goal was just to pass on information and to show on it on a video how to do it. Now you know how to do it you’ll have it forever and THANKS for the feedback.
I have a cm9 what a great little accurate light firearm. This is an Awesome video on how to smooth out trigger . Video also showed me how to disassemble carefully as well. Great job backyard inventor !
I like that innovative music wire tool, especially the way you cut it longer to hook on the battery side and become hands-free. It is much better than using picks and screw drivers. If you flatten the portion that retains the striker spring to resemble a screw driver tip it should work even better. 👍
Does anyone out there know anything about the Kahr PM 40 may get one but can that small frame handle a 40 caliber round over years of use seems to small for that kind of power
Excellent video on slide disassembly/reassembly of the Kahr slide. No wonder Kahr doesn't tell you how to do this as you have been very detailed about the process. I have a number of Kahr pistols and like them very much so now I feel confident I can take the slide apart and slick up the striker channel and lube as necessary. Good job!
Had the old K9 in Nickel . . . stolen and replaced it with the PM9. The CM probably didn't get the full finishing treatment, deburring, etc. Nice video, good work.
Kahr needs to take a good look at their competition! Most of their competitors are turning out guns of very high quality at very reasonable prices. Time for Kahr to up their game or get out of the business.
I have a PM9 coming in about a week and have been binging on YT videos about Kahrs. There is a some good info here and a well explained process but with a production flaw. You move the gun and parts around way too much and your fingers/hands cover up what you're talking about almost 1/2 the time. I know this sounds negative and I am sorry, I don't mean it that way. This is really valuable. It's just a little hard to watch.
I agree it should by but they are a production gun. I just did it my way, call them and give it a try. I do fine tune my target guns way more, carry guns you have to be careful of what you do. Good luck.
Thanks. I bought a cm9 and cw380 and on both of them, if I dry fire the striker will remain extended until I manually retract it. I took the cm9 apart and found there is sort of dimple or bump on the side of the striker, maybe from production. Ill try filing that away and see if it helps. I must say, so far Im really disappointed with these guns and wouldnt buy another Kahr product. However, theyre mine now ans I made the major mistake of buying them and not trying them until the 1 year warranty was up. Duh...
Nice video, before I begin a teardown of weapons, may be a matter of cleaning and lubrication chemicals, not all the same even if a label says so. Firearms need a better oil. Rem-Oil by Remington, Sprays away the gunk that causes trigger and slide grittiness, I use it as a lube on reassembly, that fixes that problem, usually it's not the parts, they operate at close tolerances and poor lubrication chemicals will fail, leading the user to make undue change affecting the close tolerances that may cause a sloppy feeling in that weapon, unless its it's been dropped or damaged, things can be solved by removing dirt and grime/old lube. If its caused from wear or parts that are damaged then replace or retool the parts ?
Excellent idea. I have the same porcelain knife sharpener rod, and used it to smooth the striker bore of my CW9. Now I need to smooth the extractor bore as well. Oops! Where did that darn striker spring land?
MCARBO makes a trigger spring kit that will reduce the pull weight to about 3 1/2 to 4 pounds which is not to light for self defense. Worked in the 380acp also.
Very informative video, nice job. Question: The sharpening rods come in two different textures, fine (white) or medium (gray). I believe you are using the fine. Am I correct? Thanks.
Greatly Appreciated vid , Can't wait to clean up the bore and striker on my pm9. Its gonna lighten the pull by about a pound and make it smoother and even help reduce wear and tear on the axis's of some of the other trigger parts. A vid on the disassembly of the lower trigger parts would be the Cherry on top...
Good luck cleaning the striker bore really helped mine. I did have the lower trigger assembly apart once and don’t how I got it back together. Haven’t found any diagrams on the trigger, a lot of the poly gun family are hard to work the lower. With the exception of Glocks
I suppose you could glue on a piece of 2000 grit paper on a rod and try that but the porcelain rod I feel is the best. The one I used was 5/16 and you can find them here www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Replacement-Ceramic-Rod-for-the-Lansky-Crock-Stick-P189.aspx?gclid=CjwKCAiA9MTQBRAREiwAzmytw10B8SxyH8MhSZKcikbw_8aVwAe5ZU2eUTapOzRqHo2UfQARD8ZbYBoCKtoQAvD_BwE
Hi George, I made the strips from traction tape for stairs use the good 3M tape. It holds up good, just be careful when cleaning. The solvents can attack the tape, But I've had them on for a very long time.
Now if it was me I’d use Hoppe’s 9 with a small brush and loosen the crud then spray it with non-chlorinated brake cleaner and make sure it’s non-chlorinated. If there is still crud in it repeat, now if you have a air compressor blow it out with air if not let dry. Then I’d shoot a little Rem-Oil in not to much and once again if you have a air compressor blow it out, if not dry up the excess oil best you can with Q-tips. Good luck
so I've been running jhp in my p380. gun seems to have zero problems firing.. however, I noticed the gun bends the front end of my bullets when I slide one into the chamber. I marked two bullets and placed them in the mag so the mark sat at 12 o'clock, pulled the slide back like Kahr recommends, and pressed the slide release, both bullets bent at the 6 o'clock angle in relative terms of where I marked.. I'm sure this completely messes with my accuracy. any thoughts?
I really haven’t messed around with the 380, I know the can be finicky at times. Does it do it with all hollow points or just certain ones? It maybe a ammo issue. Mine is a CM9 and I went thru that also, I switched over to Federal HST and that solved my problems. They are small guns and a lot is happening in a short distance inside. You may also want to look over at www.kahrtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?28-P-S-and-CW-Series-Pistols&s=760aaa7efee65f626bcec23eb8fada75 you may find something there. Sorry I wasn’t more help.
Yes it is ceramic, it was from an old knife sharping system that had two rods and very smooth. I think that gives the best finish. I use ceramic stones for doing sear work on my 1911. I found them for someone else looking for them, I’ll give you the link and good luck www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Replacement-Ceramic-Rod-for-the-Lansky-Crock-Stick-P189.aspx?gclid=CjwKCAiA9MTQBRAREiwAzmytw10B8SxyH8MhSZKcikbw_8aVwAe5ZU2eUTapOzRqHo2UfQARD8ZbYBoCKtoQAvD_BwE
Thanks for the video! My CM9 was both gritty and a jam-a-matic. Dropped the complete slide into the ultrasonic cleaner at work and a whole bunch of metal chips washed out of that little pistola. That was 12 years ago and it has yet to experience a single malfunction after the bath. It is also one of the most accurate pistols I have ever shot.
They are a production gun sometimes you have to smooth them out a little, thanks for watching
You made this 7 years ago, I hope you are doing well. I have a MK9 which is all stainless and a lot heavier. The slides seem to be identical and I really learned from your video and I enjoyed it too. Thank you.
Well thanks for watching, age and lack of funds has slowed me down. Have been shooting 22 benchrest for awhile now, haven't shoot hand guns for a bit. Take care and be safe
@@backyardinventor9580 I have never fooled with 1/8" music wire. Can I bend it with pliers or do I need a bending jig?
You can bend it, but not with pliers. When I did mine I put in a vise at tapped it with a hammer. Bend it slowly it can be brittle, don't use heat. Just do a cold bend.
Excellent instructions. I've had one almost 4 years now. When I first got it I took it down and it needed nothing!
Ran 100% right out of the box.
No problems on mine, either.
Mine is smooth out of the box, but I still watched the entire video. Nice job explaining how you resolved the issue. 👍
Thanks Tgray, sometimes we have to figure our own problems and this was mine, plus I showed how to take down the slide for those that didn't know how to
Just bought this fire arm. Can't wait to get it.
I have used this video so many times over the past few years. Great reference. Thank you so much!
Hi Woody and so glad to help you and others. My goal was just to pass on information and to show on it on a video how to do it. Now you know how to do it you’ll have it forever and THANKS for the feedback.
I have a cm9 what a great little accurate light firearm. This is an Awesome video on how to smooth out trigger . Video also showed me how to disassemble carefully as well. Great job backyard inventor !
I like that innovative music wire tool, especially the way you cut it longer to hook on the battery side and become hands-free. It is much better than using picks and screw drivers. If you flatten the portion that retains the striker spring to resemble a screw driver tip it should work even better. 👍
it's a handy tool
Does anyone out there know anything about the Kahr PM 40 may get one but can that small frame handle a 40 caliber round over years of use seems to small for that kind of power
Excellent video on slide disassembly/reassembly of the Kahr slide. No wonder Kahr doesn't tell you how to do this as you have been very detailed about the process. I have a number of Kahr pistols and like them very much so now I feel confident I can take the slide apart and slick up the striker channel and lube as necessary. Good job!
Not hard once you know how, just get a good piece of wire and make that tool. it helps a lot. Thanks for watching
I like the Khar very much. Thanks for the video!
Hope it help you out
Had the old K9 in Nickel . . . stolen and replaced it with the PM9. The CM probably didn't get the full finishing treatment, deburring, etc. Nice video, good work.
Thanks Leonard
Kahr needs to take a good look at their competition! Most of their competitors are turning out guns of very high quality at very reasonable prices. Time for Kahr to up their game or get out of the business.
great information! i think the sharpening rod is ceramic! gonna get the cw45 been watching every vid about kahr.
Yes the rod is ceramic and very fine. It did make a big difference on how it felt, smooth wise. Thanks for watching
Thanks you’re video is going in my tec file, great job COMPLETE!
Your welcome
I have a PM9 coming in about a week and have been binging on YT videos about Kahrs. There is a some good info here and a well explained process but with a production flaw. You move the gun and parts around way too much and your fingers/hands cover up what you're talking about almost 1/2 the time. I know this sounds negative and I am sorry, I don't mean it that way. This is really valuable. It's just a little hard to watch.
I'm going to see if Kahr will fix mine. That chamber should be part of the QA process
I agree it should by but they are a production gun. I just did it my way, call them and give it a try. I do fine tune my target guns way more, carry guns you have to be careful of what you do. Good luck.
Love that assemble disassemble clip you made.. Great video , thanks
The spring holder helps a lot, use music wire if you make one and thanks for the comment
Thank you! That tool is the solution I was looking for.
it's simple but effective, your welcome
Excellent video with very clear steps.
Nice work, wish I found this sooner!
Hope it helped you out, thanks for watching
Thanks. I bought a cm9 and cw380 and on both of them, if I dry fire the striker will remain extended until I manually retract it. I took the cm9 apart and found there is sort of dimple or bump on the side of the striker, maybe from production. Ill try filing that away and see if it helps. I must say, so far Im really disappointed with these guns and wouldnt buy another Kahr product. However, theyre mine now ans I made the major mistake of buying them and not trying them until the 1 year warranty was up. Duh...
I do believe the warranty is 5 years from their website, give them a call. Good luck
Nice video, before I begin a teardown of weapons, may be a matter of cleaning and lubrication chemicals, not all the same even if a label says so. Firearms need a better oil. Rem-Oil by Remington, Sprays away the gunk that causes trigger and slide grittiness, I use it as a lube on reassembly, that fixes that problem, usually it's not the parts, they operate at close tolerances and poor lubrication chemicals will fail, leading the user to make undue change affecting the close tolerances that may cause a sloppy feeling in that weapon, unless its it's been dropped or damaged, things can be solved by removing dirt and grime/old lube.
If its caused from wear or parts that are damaged then replace or retool the parts ?
Excellent idea. I have the same porcelain knife sharpener rod, and used it to smooth the striker bore of my CW9. Now I need to smooth the extractor bore as well. Oops! Where did that darn striker spring land?
Sometimes when I figure out my problems and think it will help others I’ll put on video. Glad it help you.
Very informative. Much appreciated!
Nice work, and a good demo. Thanks!
MCARBO makes a trigger spring kit that will reduce the pull weight to about 3 1/2 to 4 pounds which is not to light for self defense. Worked in the 380acp also.
I did this to get out the gritty feel of the trigger, the pull is still stock. Over 5 lbs., nice small carry piece
Thanks for source.
Looks Good! I used Nightsiters dots, one on the rear and one on the front.
Great tear down video...thank-ypu!
Your welcome
Well done!
Thank you, hope it helped you
I desperately need one of those custom bent "striker spring holders".
Make sure you use music wire it won’t loose it’s shape and I did mine with 1/8 wire, good luck
Great job.
Thanks Larry, glad it helped you
Very nicely done. Thank you.
Your welcome
I think that I would just live with the gritty_ness, IF I had the problem...but I don't.
Very informative video, nice job. Question: The sharpening rods come in two different textures, fine (white) or medium (gray). I believe you are using the fine. Am I correct? Thanks.
Yes Charles you are correct it was the fine rod, I didn't have the medium rod or I may have tried that also.
Great video! Thanks!
Greatly Appreciated vid , Can't wait to clean up the bore and striker on my pm9. Its gonna lighten the pull by about a pound and make it smoother and even help reduce wear and tear on the axis's of some of the other trigger parts. A vid on the disassembly of the lower trigger parts would be the Cherry on top...
Good luck cleaning the striker bore really helped mine. I did have the lower trigger assembly apart once and don’t how I got it back together. Haven’t found any diagrams on the trigger, a lot of the poly gun family are hard to work the lower. With the exception of Glocks
Thank you.
great video, thanks for the info. what can I substitute that porcelain rod with to smooth out the chamber? any suggestion?
I suppose you could glue on a piece of 2000 grit paper on a rod and try that but the porcelain rod I feel is the best. The one I used was 5/16 and you can find them here www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Replacement-Ceramic-Rod-for-the-Lansky-Crock-Stick-P189.aspx?gclid=CjwKCAiA9MTQBRAREiwAzmytw10B8SxyH8MhSZKcikbw_8aVwAe5ZU2eUTapOzRqHo2UfQARD8ZbYBoCKtoQAvD_BwE
awesome! thanks so much
Where did you get that tape for the slide & was it already cut to size ?
Hi George, I made the strips from traction tape for stairs use the good 3M tape. It holds up good, just be careful when cleaning. The solvents can attack the tape, But I've had them on for a very long time.
i luv mine -14 ozs......weight like ruger lcr but smaller more powerful than 38spl.
This is true
👌😎👍
What about the trigger????, mine has allot of gunk due to neglect. How should I clean it?
Now if it was me I’d use Hoppe’s 9 with a small brush and loosen the crud then spray it with non-chlorinated brake cleaner and make sure it’s non-chlorinated. If there is still crud in it repeat, now if you have a air compressor blow it out with air if not let dry. Then I’d shoot a little Rem-Oil in not to much and once again if you have a air compressor blow it out, if not dry up the excess oil best you can with Q-tips. Good luck
You should send Kahr a bill!
Do you have a video on how you put the traction tape
Sorry I do not have a video on that, but I may just have to do one
so I've been running jhp in my p380. gun seems to have zero problems firing.. however, I noticed the gun bends the front end of my bullets when I slide one into the chamber. I marked two bullets and placed them in the mag so the mark sat at 12 o'clock, pulled the slide back like Kahr recommends, and pressed the slide release, both bullets bent at the 6 o'clock angle in relative terms of where I marked.. I'm sure this completely messes with my accuracy. any thoughts?
I really haven’t messed around with the 380, I know the can be finicky at times. Does it do it with all hollow points or just certain ones? It maybe a ammo issue. Mine is a CM9 and I went thru that also, I switched over to Federal HST and that solved my problems. They are small guns and a lot is happening in a short distance inside. You may also want to look over at www.kahrtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?28-P-S-and-CW-Series-Pistols&s=760aaa7efee65f626bcec23eb8fada75 you may find something there. Sorry I wasn’t more help.
@@backyardinventor9580 thanks for the reply !!
@@trav-c137 Your welcome
The "stick" is a ceramic.
Yes it is ceramic, it was from an old knife sharping system that had two rods and very smooth. I think that gives the best finish. I use ceramic stones for doing sear work on my 1911. I found them for someone else looking for them, I’ll give you the link and good luck
www.sharpeningsupplies.com/Replacement-Ceramic-Rod-for-the-Lansky-Crock-Stick-P189.aspx?gclid=CjwKCAiA9MTQBRAREiwAzmytw10B8SxyH8MhSZKcikbw_8aVwAe5ZU2eUTapOzRqHo2UfQARD8ZbYBoCKtoQAvD_BwE
A person shouldn't have to go through all this crap with a gun. Kahr's are a Chinese POS weapon
Nicely done. Thank you.
Hope it helped Bob