New Kahr P380. Need help diagnosing issues

[wesnellans]

? The P380 is smaller than the the G42 & has almost no grip compared to the G42.

Tons more grip texture to the P380 however. Her marginal grip strength was helped immensely by the extra friction.

 

[ajeandy]

Sent in a request for an RMA. Let the games begin...

Isn't this the truth...I've been waiting for a month for a magazine follower. I'm guessing they never actually sent it to me to begin with. The guy I talked to Friday said "I'll look into it."

 

[wesnellans]

She's back from the factory! Now to run some rounds through and see what's what.

Kahr's comments on what was done:

 

[Bollorollo]

Sorry about your problems but like you I had the same issues with my Kahr. Worst gun I ever owned so I used it as a trade in on another gun and it solved all my problems.

 

[searpinski]

I had those same issues with an LCP. That's why I bought a Kahr P380. Aside from the failure-to-feed caused by not pulling the slide all the way back (solved by locking the slide back..), I haven't had any issues. It sounds like your problems are just like my LCP issues (but Ruger wouldn't fix them for me). Send that pistol to Kahr.

 

[wesnellans]

Got it lubed up and went through about 100 rounds. It does NOT like the Fiocchi 95gr fmj I bought- yay- but ran well with the hotter XTP loadings i put through from underwood and hpr - all standard pressure, but full power.

Put it up for sale but I'm already second guessing that decision and wondering about picking up some different stuff to try. Cant keep feeding it $35/50 round boxes for practice...

 

[wesnellans]

Ran 100 rounds of Remington fmj through without incident once i figured out a mag follower was hinky on one mag. But I'd had enough. Got a decent trade value from the shop I'd purchased it from (and i gave full disclosure to them) and brought home a new two-tone XDS.

NEVER AGAIN , KAHR.