@ the range 7/24......
by Gunner 
, St Louis, Sunday, July 24, 2016, 21:48 (3046 days ago)
My dealer called Saturday to let me know my new blaster came in..........
![[image]](http://gunnerblades.com/Guns/CT9.jpg)
Been wanting a new range plinker, sometimes carry gun and finally decided on Kahr CT9 8 shot 9mm. I love my Kahr CW9 but wanted something a little bigger and the CT fit the bill. Grabbed it, some 115gr FMJ ammo and headed to my range today to test. It passed with flying colors, even though Kahr states their guns need at least 200 rounds thru them before they are reliable, I didn't have any issues at all, nor the CW9 back a few years, both have been 100% from the start.
After a few mags to test it I walked off 7 paces and emptied the 8 shots from the mag into a paper target.....
![[image]](http://gunnerblades.com/Guns/CT9target.jpg)
I did pull the last round a little low but good grouping for sure. Typical Kahr, accurate, smooth and very easy to shoot, another winner for the stable.
I also brought along my Noveske home built lite weight AR to test the troublesome BCG from last weekend and just as I thought it worked just fine. Had taken it apart and found nothing wrong, damaged or missing from the BCG so I figured it was just the side charger special cam pin, that I didn't install in it, that was the culprit. Both rifle and BCG worked great, did a little general plinking and some tactical drills, fire and move kind of drills. Started at 65 yards out, zig zagged across the firing lane working to the 15 yard mark, keeping all my shots inside of the 8" black bullseye firing from behind cover, or in my case trees. But with the high heat, (98 deg today) and lack of air movement in the woods it didn't take long before I was soaked head to toe from sweat, but still a good time.
Gunner
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So you installed the cam pin and it worked fine?
by Paul 
, Monday, July 25, 2016, 09:00 (3046 days ago) @ Gunner
Or did you simply reassemble sans the special pin and it worked OK? I'm guessing the former, but wasn't clear what you did to get it to function properly.
So you installed the cam pin and it worked fine?
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Monday, July 25, 2016, 18:24 (3046 days ago) @ Paul
I may be wrong, but I think he meant he out the BCG in a standard upper and it worked fine. The side charger comes with a special can pin with a protrusion for the side charger to grab onto.
No cam......
by Gunner , St Louis, Monday, July 25, 2016, 20:33 (3045 days ago) @ Paul
Correct, I didn't have the special cam pin installed, just the regular pin and the new BCG worked 100% in the Noveske LW.
Also the problem last weekend, that I didn't have the correct cam pin installed, funny thing is the side charger handle operated the normal BCG without the special shaped cam pin, but there lies the issue, was the BCG jamming up because it was hitting the finger on the charging handle?????? Shouldn't have but I am not sure at this time why it was choking in that rifle. I have two extra cam pins for the side charger coming, once they get here I will install one in the new BCG and test it again. The nickel boron coated BCG is the one I want to use in the side charger build.
Gunner
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Please...
Given 60+ years of highly functional efficiency with the Stoner design, why choose to modify the original layout? The AR is not a FAL.
Cheers
Byron
AR-15 "highly functional efficiency"???
by CJM , Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 02:28 (3045 days ago) @ Byron
This is the rifle whose original design was so close to the edge of not working that simply changing the ammunition from a single base stick powder to a double base ball powder caused problems.
Video interview of one of stoners original engineers that helped him get the AR-15 working. And what he has done to fix the basic design problems the original AR-15 had.
AR-15 "highly functional efficiency"???
There's a reason we have such a large cottage industry devoted to fixing it's many design limitations.
I think the cottage industry has more to do with...
by rob , Thursday, July 28, 2016, 22:36 (3042 days ago) @ mcassill
Making money off folks who think AR's (and AK's for that matter) are for buying junk to hang on them. There really isn't much out there for improving reliability other than basic extractor parts and various buffer weights...at least to my knowledge. There are thousands of sights, rails, bolt carrier group platings, stocks, pistol grips, lasers, laser illuminators, bipods, bottle openers, etc., ad nauseum. I have two AR's that have yet to malfunction and I think the issue I had with my Eagle Arms could have been resolved with a heavier buffer and I REALLY wish I had tried it....that rifle was a tack driver with everything I fed it.
I think the cottage industry has more to do with...
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Friday, July 29, 2016, 09:31 (3042 days ago) @ rob
It's all about disposable income and how to get that away from folk! Honestly, I don't need more than one AR. If I were to sell off a couple of them, I could buy better optics in good mounts and a pile of ammo to practice more with, but that ain't the American way; is it?
I completely agree! Nm.
by rob , Friday, July 29, 2016, 09:41 (3042 days ago) @ Slow Hand
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It's a very simple design
by bj , Tuesday, August 02, 2016, 20:07 (3038 days ago) @ CJM
Build one from nothing but parts and you'll see that it is not only simple but some aspects of it are somewhat carefully thought out. Well maybe the original design evolved to what it is behind the scenes. I can imagine someone working on a prototype and wondering how to keep the trigger pin from sliding out, and devising a solution. Or what keeps the buffer from jumping out of the buttstock.
We take for granted how it works but someone had to figure out how much the bolt carrier group and buffer should weigh, what size gas hole to drill in the barrel, where to put the gas hole, etc. Changing one of these items a little bit and the thing might not work anymore. Of course if you have all of the design right but let something change a little bit such as the gas rings wear or the gunpowder changes and the system doesn't work anymore. This is how I view my cheap lawnmower- it is a simple system and when new it works great but let something wear a little bit and it won't work anymore. And you have a hard time figuring out which part is off.
But back to the AR- it is simple, it does work well, and under most conditions it is very reliable. And accurate, and fun.
Please...
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 05:51 (3045 days ago) @ Byron
Because it's fun? Not all guns have to be 100% perfect killing machines. Guns used to be about fun, but so many new shooters only see them for one purpose and miss out on a huge part of the shooting sports. I've got over a half dozen AR's. Some are purpose built defensive rifles, some are coyote killers and some, are for just having fun!!
Plus, if nobody ever dunked with the original design, we'd all still have 20" skinny barrels and carry handle windage only adjustable rear sights.
Applause
by Sarge , Central Misery, Tuesday, August 02, 2016, 21:33 (3037 days ago) @ Slow Hand
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BECAUSE.........
by Gunner , St Louis, Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 19:21 (3045 days ago) @ Byron
I wanted to, I like to experiment, test different setups and the AR charging handle location is crappy. So I bought a side charger type AR upper receiver and yes it looks and acts like a FAL, which is ok with me because I like that rifle design as well, I am sure when I get one of those I will change something on it. Why not!!!
Gunner
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