Trigger issue?

**Johannes_Paulsen** · May 17th, 2007, 12:00 AM

Okay, so I went out and fired 100 rounds through my Kahr MK9 for the first time night at Anthony's Arms in West Mifflin. Basically, everything went okay, no FTFs or FTEs, or anything. I did notice something odd about the trigger, though. Two times, after firing at least one round from the magazine (and having at least one more round to fire in the magazine), I relaxed my finger and heard the usual 'snap' indicating that the trigger had reset. When I went to fire, I didn't feel any tension on the trigger. I then released my finger entirely, and it was like the trigger properly reset. Like I said, this only happened 2x out of 100 rounds, and I'm not pushing the panic button here yet (in fact, I rather enjoyed shooting the gun!) but was wondering if anyone had ever experienced a similar issue?

Thanks in advance.

**aubie515** · May 17th, 2007, 12:06 AM

When in doubt, have it looked at...it could be nothing...it could be an issue. Why take the chance? If you are mechanically inclined...take that bad boy apart and see what you see. Let me know what you find out.

**ChamberedRound** · May 17th, 2007, 08:39 AM

Sounds like it might just need a trigger job, or it could be a burr on one of the parts or something. Only way to find out is to open it up, or take it to a gunsmith.

BTW, how do you like the MK9 otherwise?

**Johannes_Paulsen** · May 17th, 2007, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by ChamberedRound

Sounds like it might just need a trigger job, or it could be a burr on one of the parts or something. Only way to find out is to open it up, or take it to a gunsmith.

BTW, how do you like the MK9 otherwise?

Actually, it felt really good to shoot. I found it easier to plink away with the 7 round mag than the 6 (makes sense, more to grab on to.) Trigger pull is very smooth. I was shooting off to the right a little (but I think that was more b/c I wasn't lining up properly than anything on the gun itself.) As long as that small glitch isn't a big deal, I think it's a keeper. Also, breaking it down and cleaning/oiling it was pretty easy, too.

('Course, this is my first handgun, so take my opinions with a peck of salt....)

I think I'll run another 100-200 rounds thru it and then maybe take it back to Ace and see what they say.

EDIT: by the way, what does a trigger job usually involve?

**Ladi** · May 17th, 2007, 08:18 PM

FWIW, I just finished the official break-in for my P9 Covert and didn't experience anything like what you describe.

The length of the trigger pull had me pulling my hand to the right for a little while. Once I started concentrating more on pulling straight back, that problem disappeared too. Worth thinking about...

**RoyJackson** · May 17th, 2007, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by jkp1187

Okay, so I went out and fired 100 rounds through my Kahr MK9 for the first time night at Anthony's Arms in West Mifflin. Basically, everything went okay, no FTFs or FTEs, or anything. I did notice something odd about the trigger, though. Two times, after firing at least one round from the magazine (and having at least one more round to fire in the magazine), I relaxed my finger and heard the usual 'snap' indicating that the trigger had reset. When I went to fire, I didn't feel any tension on the trigger.

Kahr used to (and probably still does) require a 200 round break in period.

Why don't you run 200-300 rounds through the gun and see how it works then? I definitely would not do any trigger work until after that break in period. Even then, I'd call the factory (or talk to the shop you bought the gun at) prior to any work.