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 operat-
ing improperly for any reason, danger
of an unintentional discharge exists.
The firearm must be immediately
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.
(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
carefully checking that the chamber is
empty. The pistol is now unloaded with
the Magazine out.
2. Keeping finger off the Trigger, cock the
pistol by pulling the Slide fully to its
rearmost position and letting it run for-
ward. The pistol is now partially cocked,
i.e. the Striker Spring is partially ten-
sioned. The Trigger is fully forward.
The following describes the functioning of
the 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 forward past the breech face to
fire a chambered round. Simultaneously
with this action, the Cocking Cam pulls
the Striker back from half-cock 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 inch of movement to the rear,
the camming action of the recoil lug of
the Barrel and the pin on the Slide
Release Lever 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
partial tension by the Cocking Cam, and 3.
the Barrel is pushed forward and
upward, locking it with the Slide.
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Important Safety Information