The MK9 I sold not too long ago was a very nice handgun. One reason for not having it anymore is that the slide was very difficult to rack for me, lost some of my left side use due to a stroke a while back. The other reason was that with this particular gun the rear of the slide would raise up when the trigger was pulled. It didn't raise up by much (app. 1/32" or slightly more) but enough to where it would throw off the bullet strike. At first I thought that it was me pulling it down due to recoil anticipation, but I noticed that it was still doing it fired from a bench rest.
When I got home I took it apart for cleaning and when I put it back together I found it lifting up on the rear of the slide just before the break. I believe that this is caused by the cam when it moves the striker back. At normal self-defense ranges this would not be a cause of concern, but being a precision fanatic it just bothered me. I know and I understand that there has to be some tolerance for parts to work properly, but that tolerance should be in acceptable range. When I see the slide lifting by as much as .040, to me that is way too much.
I noticed reading some of the articles here about shooters experiencing low and left bullet strikes, the same thing I experienced with the MK9 I had, it maybe due to the slide lifting at the rear of the weapon.
Just a thought, and what I found on the one I had which was brand new when I bought it and only ate about 50 rounds before I decided to get a Kimber Ultra Carry II. Now if the slide wasn't so difficult to operate for me I would still have the MK9. For a CCW gun its simply the best I've seen, especially the best looking gun IMHO.
When I got home I took it apart for cleaning and when I put it back together I found it lifting up on the rear of the slide just before the break. I believe that this is caused by the cam when it moves the striker back. At normal self-defense ranges this would not be a cause of concern, but being a precision fanatic it just bothered me. I know and I understand that there has to be some tolerance for parts to work properly, but that tolerance should be in acceptable range. When I see the slide lifting by as much as .040, to me that is way too much.
I noticed reading some of the articles here about shooters experiencing low and left bullet strikes, the same thing I experienced with the MK9 I had, it maybe due to the slide lifting at the rear of the weapon.
Just a thought, and what I found on the one I had which was brand new when I bought it and only ate about 50 rounds before I decided to get a Kimber Ultra Carry II. Now if the slide wasn't so difficult to operate for me I would still have the MK9. For a CCW gun its simply the best I've seen, especially the best looking gun IMHO.