Manual

Warning:
The KAHR Pistol has no external, manu-
al safety lever and no grip safety. It is
fired like a double action revolver by
pressing the trigger. Always keep the
firearm unloaded until you are ready to
shoot. When the firearm is loaded do
not touch the trigger unless you intend
to fire!
Warning:
If the KAHR Pistol appears to be oper-
ating improperly for any reason, dan-
ger of an unintentional discharge
exists. The firearm must be immediate-
ly unloaded and not used until it is
repaired. Make sure that the pistol is
properly repaired and checked by
KAHR ARMS or an authorized gunsmith
before using it again.
How the Kahr Pistol Functions
FOR TESTING FUNCTION, ALWAYS USE
AN UNLOADED PISTOL WITH AN
EMPTY CHAMBER AND WITHOUT THE
MAGAZINE INSERTED.
(as described immediately below)
1. Without placing finger on the trigger,
remove the magazine. Make sure that
there is no round in the chamber by
pulling the slide fully to the rear and care-
fully checking that the chamber and bore
are empty. The pistol is now unloaded
with the magazine out.
2. Keeping finger off the trigger, cock pis-
tol by pulling slide fully to its rearmost
position and letting it run forward. The
pistol is now partially cocked, i.e. the
striker spring is partially tensioned. The
trigger is fully forward.
The following describes the functioning of
KAHR Pistol when it is loaded and fires.
As the trigger is pulled (pressed to the
rear), the internal passive striker block is
released, i.e. a protrusion on the cocking
cam lifts the striker block so that it no
longer blocks the striker from moving for-
ward past the breech face to fire a cham-
bered round. Simultaneously with this
action, the cocking cam pulls the striker
back from partially tensioned to a fully
cocked position under full spring tension.
Completing the rearward pull of the
Trigger allows the Cocking cam to
release the Striker. With the Striker Block
lifted, the Striker is free to move fully for-
ward to contact and fire the cartridge.
The recoil impulse of the fired cartridge
moves the Barrel and Slide backwards.
After approximately 1/2 in. of movement
to the rear, the camming action of the
recoil lug of the Barrel and the Slide
Stop/Locking Pin in the frame pulls the
rear of the barrel down to unlock it from
the Slide. Unlocked, the Slide continues
fully to the rear of its travel. During this
rearward travel, the cartridge is pulled
out of the chamber by the extractor and is
then thrown out to the right by the ejector.
A ramp in the slide rails disengages the
Trigger Bar from the Cocking Cam. This
allows the Cocking Cam to reset itself
and reactivates the Striker Block.
The Recoil Spring begins to move the
Slide forward toward its original locked
position.
As the Slide moves forward:
1. a loaded round is pushed out of the
magazine into the chamber;
2. the Striker is caught and put under par-
tial tension by the Cocking Cam, and
3. the Barrel is pushed forward and
upward, locking it with the slide.
Important Safety Information
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