Kahr's Black Coating?
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Microgunner
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Kahr calls it their "Black Diamond" finish. It's a black coating over a stainless steel slide and it's very hard. I carry my P380 loose in my pocket frequently and the finish is showing no ill effects from it. The Black Diamond finish is a price upgrade from the plain SS slide.
Sorry to not address your OP, I don't know anything about their finish.
But...Kahr just made a design change to the PM9 recently. The new design increases the OA length by adount 1/8" and I am curious to know if you are getting the older shorter blunt nose design or the newer longer tapered design:
They talk more extensively about the design change here:
http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t...le+PM9+tapered
Just curious as to what design you are looking at
But...Kahr just made a design change to the PM9 recently. The new design increases the OA length by adount 1/8" and I am curious to know if you are getting the older shorter blunt nose design or the newer longer tapered design:
They talk more extensively about the design change here:
http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t...le+PM9+tapered
Just curious as to what design you are looking at
I wish I had gotten my P380 with the black slide. Wasn't what the LGS had and I was hot to trot so went with the polished stainless. Maybe one of these days I'll send it in for a refinish.
EDIT; Just got off the phone with Kahr. The black coating is heat treated onto the slide so they cannot refinish a stainless slide. He said they would sell a black slide to me if I wanted to send in the gun. The cost would be $331.00 and they would fit the black slide and send it back. Also includes a black slide stop and trigger. I'm going to be out of character and be satisfied with what I've got.
EDIT; Just got off the phone with Kahr. The black coating is heat treated onto the slide so they cannot refinish a stainless slide. He said they would sell a black slide to me if I wanted to send in the gun. The cost would be $331.00 and they would fit the black slide and send it back. Also includes a black slide stop and trigger. I'm going to be out of character and be satisfied with what I've got.
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Oldjarhead
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I have the PM9 with the black finish and night sights. The black finish is very good and tough. I have not had any issues with it.
BoneDigger
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I have a PM9 with the black coating. Haven't used it much but I have been carrying it in a kydex holster for a few weeks and the coating still looks new.
Todd
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I brought home a new black pm9094 today, and I swung by the range and ran 200 rounds of Federal grayboxcheapstuff thru it, plus a box of PDX1 and walked away satisfied that I reloaded with the PDX1 for edc.
Other than the expected hicup during the first 20 rounds or so it was excellent, just like my pm9 from 7 years ago that I stupidly sold.
Although it wasnt what I was shooting for to start with, turns out I really like the black coating.
I know a few around here complain about a kahr needing a two hundred round break-in - that its rediculous and no proper gun should need it.
I beg to differ... this thing, just like my old gun, was super-tight and wore just enough during the first few mags that its parts "seated" and it very quickly became reliable and very accurate.
Besides, required break-in or not, who whould smartly rely on a gun that has less than 200 thru it anway??
Other than the expected hicup during the first 20 rounds or so it was excellent, just like my pm9 from 7 years ago that I stupidly sold.
Although it wasnt what I was shooting for to start with, turns out I really like the black coating.
I know a few around here complain about a kahr needing a two hundred round break-in - that its rediculous and no proper gun should need it.
I beg to differ... this thing, just like my old gun, was super-tight and wore just enough during the first few mags that its parts "seated" and it very quickly became reliable and very accurate.
Besides, required break-in or not, who whould smartly rely on a gun that has less than 200 thru it anway??
Microgunner
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Dashunde said:
Good point.
chris in va
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I have one of those 'special edition' K9's with the black slide. I don't think it's the same as the diamond finish as this stuff has worn off quickly. It's also on a carbon steel slide, not stainless.
glockcompact
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I have a black PM9 and love it. The coating has held up fine and I carry it quite often.
Kahr Arms; "Black Diamond", Black T...
I requested & got a new 2011 Kahr/Auto Ord/Desert Eagle product catalog.
In the printed material, the "Black T" version of the Kahr models is listed as discontinued.
I'm not 100% sure of the real changes between "blackened" stainless, Black-T & the "Black Diamond" coatings.
I booked a few new in box black Kahrs on www.GunsAmerica.com .
These compact firearms are not cheap. Kahr does have a solid rep in the shooting sports/firearms industry.
ClydeFrog
www.Black-T.com
I requested & got a new 2011 Kahr/Auto Ord/Desert Eagle product catalog.
In the printed material, the "Black T" version of the Kahr models is listed as discontinued.
I'm not 100% sure of the real changes between "blackened" stainless, Black-T & the "Black Diamond" coatings.
I booked a few new in box black Kahrs on www.GunsAmerica.com .
These compact firearms are not cheap. Kahr does have a solid rep in the shooting sports/firearms industry.
ClydeFrog
www.Black-T.com