Thread: Kahr Arms Customer Service ROCKS !!!

I posted in this thread here about buying a P9 second hand, and didn't notice the badly peened barrel/slide. Called Kahr on Monday 8-10-14, got an RA number and sent it in on my dime. They got it on Wednesday 8-13-14 and I didn't hear a word from them and it a week later.

I was wondering if they would do the work on a second hand pistol free of charge. Then the Fed-Ex man came to the door. Kahr customer service replaced the barrel, slide, recoil assembly, and milled the frame, + return overnight shipping FREE for nothing ! I've always liked Kahrs, got 4 of them, 2 bought new, and 2 bought used, but now they have me as a customer for life !

I can just see # 5 is on the way soon,,,,

Very good news. Kahrs. There is something that I have always found with Kahrs. They are an pleasure to the eye. Admittedly, I don't own one, but if I did, it would be SS.

Gonna get out the dremel and Flitz and hit the feed ramp and other know contact points?

What caused that issue ( other than shooting )? Any idea how many rounds had been fired?

I guess I need to at least look at 21st Century stuff. I'll probably stay hopelessly lost in the 20th Century as far as pistols go. I get along fine with my steel guns.

Originally Posted by Wullie

What caused that issue ( other than shooting )? Any idea how many rounds had been fired?

I guess I need to at least look at 21st Century stuff. I'll probably stay hopelessly lost in the 20th Century as far as pistols go. I get along fine with my steel guns.

I'm not sure. The one gunsmith who looked at it locally said someone had run a bunch of ammo through it long after it needed a new recoil spring. Kahr recommends a new recoil spring every 2,000 rounds. The pistol didn't look like it had anything like that amount of use though. Kahr did have a problem with peened barrels/slides back some years ago. After I had it fixed I got with the guy I bought it from and, like I figured, he didn't know there was anything wrong with it. Told me he shot 100 rounds through it right before putting it up for sale, just to make sure it worked.

I took it to the range yesterday and ran 50 through it. Ran like a Swiss watch. I know what you mean about steel guns. I used to say I'd never own a plastic gun, until a buddy got me to shoot his G-23 Glock .40 one day. It was love at first magazine. Up until then I had a 4" S&W 44 mag model 29 in the glove compartment all the time, didn't CCW back then. These polymer frame semi-autos are great for concealed carry. I still like the revolvers to shoot once in awhile, and the all steel guns, but with the old age and osteoarthritis kicking in, the lighter weight pistols are what I carry nowadays.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I'm not sure. The one gunsmith who looked at it locally said someone had run a bunch of ammo through it long after it needed a new recoil spring. Kahr recommends a new recoil spring every 2,000 rounds. The pistol didn't look like it had anything like that amount of use though. Kahr did have a problem with peened barrels/slides back some years ago. After I had it fixed I got with the guy I bought it from and, like I figured, he didn't know there was anything wrong with it. Told me he shot 100 rounds through it right before putting it up for sale, just to make sure it worked.

I took it to the range yesterday and ran 50 through it. Ran like a Swiss watch. I know what you mean about steel guns. I used to say I'd never own a plastic gun, until a buddy got me to shoot his G-23 Glock .40 one day. It was love at first magazine. Up until then I had a 4" S&W 44 mag model 29 in the glove compartment all the time, didn't CCW back then. These polymer frame semi-autos are great for concealed carry. I still like the revolvers to shoot once in awhile, and the all steel guns, but with the old age and osteoarthritis kicking in, the lighter weight pistols are what I carry nowadays.

I can damn sure relate to that......

That's why I prefer the heavier pistols to help tame the recoil a bit.

Downside is 2.5 lbs of steel on your hip in an IWB holster is a bit of a pain.

I deal with it. Been thinking of startin to carry a few extra mags for that 1911 to offset some of the load.