[jworth]

I've had this gun a while and keep it clean. I had been leaving it in my center console for a while and decided to give it a good workout. To my shock, when I pull the trigger nothing happens... I take the gun inside and once it warms up it works fine again. I cant have a gun that wont fire because it gets cold... I assume maybe the firing pin is freezing or something but no idea what to do to solve this problem.

 

[Toney]

You use frog lube? Oil the firingpin channel?
I'd clean the channel and pin, maybe even order a new striker spring.


Howdy

 

[Toney]

PS, I assuming you got a click ..

 

[jworth]

PS, I assuming you got a click ..

No sir not even a click... Ive never oiled the firing pin or channel.

 

[Toney]

Sounds like the trigger bar is gummy. Think I'd get some polymer safe spray and clean the gripframe.

 

[jworth]

Kahr polymer framed guns not firing when cold *UPDATED* Kahr fixed it. - KahrTalk Forums


Ive been directed to several forums now where people were experiencing similar issues.

 

[ron54]

Wow that's pretty wild............they think that when the gun is cold, the cocking cam binds and doesn't rotate fully to release the striker ! They say it seems the guns that have some over travel in the trigger aren't affected by this issue, as the cam will rotate enough to release the striker. But if the gun has no over travel the cam won't move enough to release the striker. Interesting..............and very odd !!

 

[Ratfink]

Thats above my pay-grade hew:

 

[xsailer]

It sounds logical but I would think the designer (Moon) would have considered this potential problem and planned for it. But then maybe not.

 

[feedramp]

"I had been leaving it in my center console for a while"

jworth, how long is awhile ? And what were the temps inside your vehicle ... :cold:

I'd bring the pistol indoors at night.

 

[jworth]

sorry for the late response. It had been in there for days with temps taking a nose dive under the 0 mark. I kept it inside for a week or so and then went sledding with family for about an hour the other day to see how quickly it would stop working and to my shock after that hour in roughly 40 degree weather and a truck I am sure stayed warmer, it had already stopped working.


Im sending it into Kahr today.

 

[lefty60]

Let us know how it comes out. Sounds like Kahr should be able to fix it.