Last month I purchased a Kahr P-40.  Took it to the range, and with each and every shot the magazine dropped out of the gun.  Returned it to the factory for warranty work last year.  Well I still hadn't got it back, so today I called them and apparently they are having this problem with a LARGE number of their P-40's.  They have a manufacturing process error that incorrectly forms the magazine well.  They have been unable to solve this problem and are still making guns with this error.  Kahr has very little to no factory testing or inspection (read no quality assurance) of their firearms before shipping them out - they don't even shoot them with mag's in them.  So if you buy a Kahr P-40 there is a very great likelihood that it will have this defect.  Now the only solution I have is they are going to replace the frame which means I get a new serial number.  So they have to send it back to my gun shop.  I have to now go back in and re-do all the paper work.  Wait for the FBI check, and then go back to the police station - stand in line for three hours -and re-register the damn thing.  Save yourselves, don't buy one.  If you have a P-40 that doesn't have this problem, your one of the lucky few - although the odds are your magazine well is still incorrectly manufactured.  Kahr has no idea how to stop this problem.  They don't even know when they'll be able to return my pistol to me.  Save yourselves from this terriffic pain in the ass.   DONT BUY THIS FIREARM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kahr's are crap, buy a Glock!


ROCK ON!

Wouldn't this be covered under the "warentee work" exemption? If it is because of the Serial number change tell them to put the old serial number on the good frame and destroy the old frame.

We can go round and round on this subject.  In the end you will find good Kahr's and good Glock's.  You will find crappy Kahr's and crappy Glock's.  I think that each user should determine what is best for them.  I am concerned to hear about the mis-formed mag wells.  I was planning on buying a K40 and a P40 this year to go with my K9 and P9, now I'll wait.  Sorry to hear about your troubles Sitting Bull and I hope Kahr takes care of you.  In the past I have dealt with Frank Harris when I have had problems or questions.
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Originally Posted By Sitting Bull: Last month I purchased a...  Returned it last year. ... so today I called them

huh?

Screw the Glock, get a Sig

Quoted: We can go round and round on this subject.  In the end you will find good Kahr's and good Glock's.  You will find crappy Kahr's and crappy Glock's.  I think that each user should determine what is best for them.  I am concerned to hear about the mis-formed mag wells.  I was planning on buying a K40 and a P40 this year to go with my K9 and P9, now I'll wait.  Sorry to hear about your troubles Sitting Bull and I hope Kahr takes care of you.  In the past I have dealt with Frank Harris when I have had problems or questions. www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?id=90326

No you will only find crappy Kahr's!

Not true

Quoted: Quoted: We can go round and round on this subject.  In the end you will find good Kahr's and good Glock's.  You will find crappy Kahr's and crappy Glock's.  I think that each user should determine what is best for them.  I am concerned to hear about the mis-formed mag wells.  I was planning on buying a K40 and a P40 this year to go with my K9 and P9, now I'll wait.  Sorry to hear about your troubles Sitting Bull and I hope Kahr takes care of you.  In the past I have dealt with Frank Harris when I have had problems or questions. www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?id=90326 Gotta agree.  I bought one sometime in early '98 (if memory serves me correctly), and sold it with two months after handling my first Glock.  Never looked back. Cloak- No you will only find crappy Kahr's!

Bravo tango Tango

I would insist that they serialize the new frame with the original number and destroy the old one.

hey beachboy i don't think you will have any luck buying the p-40.  kel-tec no longer offers it! seems i must have bought the last one (going to be great if i ever need parts)...

Kahr tells me the BATF won't allow them to put the same serial number on a different frame; regardless of whether or not they destroy the old frame.

TheRedGoat - Current month = Jan 2002
            Last month = Dec 2001
  therefore Lastmonth=Lastyear

BATF has different rules for Kahr and Olympic?  How can that be?  

Quoted: hey beachboy i don't think you will have any luck buying the p-40.  kel-tec no longer offers it! seems i must have bought the last one (going to be great if i ever need parts)...

What does a KelTec have to do with this conversation?

btt

Serves you right Pete for buying a POS. LOL

Whaddaya want from Moonies?

Quoted: Screw the Glock, get a Sig

Yes!

Moonies???  They did sound just a little weird on the phone - kinda that slow-motion brain-washed monotonal speech - strange people.  To not even test fire their pistols.  WTF!

Bravo Tango Tango

Federal laws say the factory can ship your firearm back to you after repair.Or a like one[model]if it cant be fixed.Serial number or not.If they say they cant there full of crap.

Kahr says that they can't because the BATF won't allow for you to get a new serial numbered gun for which you didn't go through the FBI check and local registration.  Given the light of existing laws, it does seem to make some sense.  But, please tell me why it ain't so - and I'll call the company and tell them they're full of it.

Kahrs are good pistols, authed for NYPD backup/offduty guns. yes kahr has had its share of qual problems. MK9 series had some come with grip screws that were a bit to long and scratched the mag. the K9 i have has been great. accurate (more than i am) so has my Sig226 9MM