kahr cw45

eggie1000 · January 20, 2013, 04:24 PM

i everyone, thinking about buying a cw45 are they dependable?

jasmith85 · January 20, 2013, 04:38 PM

The one that I owned was dependable for me. The only FTF or FTE I ever had with it was one failure to chamber a round and that was during the first magazine and I put just over 700 rounds through it. So yes I would say it was dependable. Unfortunately I could also depend on it to throw casings at my head on a regular basis so I finally sold it.

farmboy · January 20, 2013, 06:44 PM

I have one and love it. I had two fte's early on, but I adjusted the combo spring on the right side and it's been perfect ever since.

I really, really like mine. They carry light, and shoot straight and easy.

Buy it, and log on to kahrtalk.com. Tons of Kahr info there, and one sub forum dedicated to the CW45.

PSP · January 21, 2013, 11:46 AM

I'm an older guy and becoming more and more recoil sensitive. With that out in the open, I'll say that I found both the P45 and TP45 I bought to be less than enjoyable to shoot. Especially with +P ammo, I had a hard time maintaining a tight, unbreakable grip. This made shooting with any speed hard to do. I attribute this somewhat to the ultra light weight of the guns. Neither gun was totally reliable. Both had extraction problems. I like Kahrs and own a bunch of them, but the .45s just didn't work out for me.

chris in va · January 21, 2013, 04:19 PM

The P45 I rented had very uncomfortable recoil. I was done after two mags.

My K9 on the other hand is quite pleasant to shoot.

Cowboyflyer · January 22, 2013, 01:03 AM

Just got a PM45 compact for CC...
I have put about 300 rounds through it without any problems.
I love it! And I am a Colt man...

Armybrat · January 23, 2013, 04:00 PM

I'm an oldfart and am very happy with mine, but I ain't gonna shoot more than 50 or 75 rounds downrange at a time.

January 20, 2013, 04:24 PM	#1
eggie1000 Member Join Date: October 4, 2005 Posts: 23	kahr cw45 i everyone, thinking about buying a cw45 are they dependable?

January 21, 2013, 11:46 AM	#4
PSP Senior Member Join Date: June 2, 2006 Location: Bowling Green Virginia Posts: 4,487	I'm an older guy and becoming more and more recoil sensitive. With that out in the open, I'll say that I found both the P45 and TP45 I bought to be less than enjoyable to shoot. Especially with +P ammo, I had a hard time maintaining a tight, unbreakable grip. This made shooting with any speed hard to do. I attribute this somewhat to the ultra light weight of the guns. Neither gun was totally reliable. Both had extraction problems. I like Kahrs and own a bunch of them, but the .45s just didn't work out for me. Last edited by PSP; January 22, 2013 at 06:25 AM.

January 20, 2013, 04:38 PM	#2
jasmith85 Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 631	The one that I owned was dependable for me. The only FTF or FTE I ever had with it was one failure to chamber a round and that was during the first magazine and I put just over 700 rounds through it. So yes I would say it was dependable. Unfortunately I could also depend on it to throw casings at my head on a regular basis so I finally sold it.

January 20, 2013, 06:44 PM	#3
farmboy Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2001 Location: Iowa Posts: 261	I have one and love it. I had two fte's early on, but I adjusted the combo spring on the right side and it's been perfect ever since. I really, really like mine. They carry light, and shoot straight and easy. Buy it, and log on to kahrtalk.com. Tons of Kahr info there, and one sub forum dedicated to the CW45.

January 21, 2013, 04:19 PM	#5
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	The P45 I rented had very uncomfortable recoil. I was done after two mags. My K9 on the other hand is quite pleasant to shoot.

January 22, 2013, 01:03 AM	#6
Cowboyflyer Member Join Date: January 5, 2013 Location: LA (Lower Arkansas) Posts: 17	Just got a PM45 compact for CC... I have put about 300 rounds through it without any problems. I love it! And I am a Colt man...

January 23, 2013, 04:00 PM	#7
Armybrat Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2009 Location: Round Rock, Texas Posts: 976	I'm an oldfart and am very happy with mine, but I ain't gonna shoot more than 50 or 75 rounds downrange at a time.