Kahr Arms Kahr K, T, P, PM Series Instructions Manual

							Warning!
Read and fully understand this manual before removing this firearm from its package.
This firearm, like many revolvers and autoloading pistols, is designed
without any external manual safety or internal magazine disconnect. 
THIS PISTOL 
WILL FIRE IF THE TRIGGER IS PULLED!
It should be considered loaded and ready to fire until the magazine has
been removed and the chamber has been checked to verify that the
firearm is unloaded.
Be sure to read and fully understand all Important Safety Instructions
shown in red type 
Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas, cleaning firearms, or
handling ammunition may result in exposure to lead or other substances
known to the State of California to cause birth defects, reproductive harm,
and other serious physical injury. Have adequate ventilation at all times.
Wash hands thoroughly after exposure.
T9, 9mm
P9, Covert, 9mm
PM9, 9mm
E9, 9mm
K9, Elite 98, 9mm
P40, Covert, .40 S&W
K40, Elite 98,  .40 S&W
Operating Instructions
Kahr K, T, P & PM Series
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							Caution:
Law enforcement, military personnel
and certain individuals may choose, for
self defense purposes, to disregard or
override several of the following safety
instructions.  To assure safety under
these special situations, proper initial
combat oriented training with periodi-
cally scheduled retraining, which
stresses safe tactical procedures, is
strongly recommended.Caution:
Failure to observe safety instructions in
this manual can result in property dam-
age, personal injury or death. 
Caution:
Prior to loading and firing, carefully read
and understand this instruction manual.
It gives basic advice on the proper han-
dling and functioning of the KAHR Pistol. 
General InstructionsAlways assume that the KAHR Pistol or
any other firearm is loaded and capa-
ble of being discharged until you, the
handler, have personally verified the
fact. Until the magazine is removed
and you have inspected the chamber
and completed the unloading proce-
dure as presented on page 11, the
firearm must be considered loaded and
capable of being fired.
Never transport a loaded firearm.
To reduce the possibility of an acciden-
tal discharge, do not place your finger
on the trigger until the firearm is point-
ed at the target and you intend to fire.
When handling, carrying or holstering
the pistol be sure that the trigger can-
not be snagged by a foreign object.
This can discharge the pistol. 
If you don
’t want the firearm to fire,keep your finger off the trigger. 
When firing with a two hand grip, keep
the thumb of the weak hand on the
weak hand side of the firearm, never
behind the slide or under the magazine.
Before using the KAHR Pistol, complete-
ly read and fully understand the oper-
ating instructions and safety informa-
tion in this manual. If you have difficul-
ty understanding anything in this man-
ual, call Kahr Technical Support at
(508) 795-3919 or seek qualified instruc-
tion in the safe use of the KAHR Pistol
and other handguns.
ContentsPage
General Instructions  .................................2
General Description ..................................3
Primary Features ........................................3
Technical Data (K, T Series) ....................4
Standard Equipment (K, T Series)...........4
Parts Listing (K, T Series)..........................4
Parts Schematic (K, T Series) ...................5
Technical Data (P, PM Series)  .................6
Standard Equipment (P, PM Series) ........6
Parts Listing (P, PM Series) .......................6
Parts Schematic (P, PM Series).................7
How The Kahr Pistol Functions.................8
Safety Devices ...........................................9
Sights & Sight Adjustment........................9
Loading & Firing ......................................10
Unloading .................................................11
Break-In Period ........................................11
Dismantling & Reassembly ....................12
Magazine Disassembly, 
Maintenance & Reassembly...................15
Checking Safety Devices ........................16
Cleaning & Lubrication...........................17
Notes on Reliability .................................17
Warranty & Liability Exclusions .............18
Service Assistance...................................18
Shipping Firearms For Service ..............19
Warranty Statement.................Back Cover
The Kahr Pistol is covered by 
U.S. Patents: #5,359,799; 
#5,412,894; #5,415,075;   
#5,502,914; #5,678,340
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Important Safety Information 
						

							Caution:
Your safety and the safety of your family
and others depends on your safe and
mature adoption, development and con-
sistent employment of SAFE FIREARMS
HANDLING PRACTICES.
If you are unfamiliar with firearms, seek
further advice through safe handling
courses run by your local gun clubs,
approved instructor, or similar qualified
organizations.Warning:
It is possible that a live round may remain
in the chamber when the magazine has
been removed or inserted. Any round in
the chamber will discharge upon pullingthe trigger regardless of whether the mag-azine is inserted or removed.Therefore,
never leave the pistol unattended, even if
the magazine is removed and exercise
extreme caution after removing the maga-
zine.
Any firearm, including the KAHR Pistol, is
a dangerous device. All firearms must be
safely stored to prevent access by unau-
thorized persons, especially children.
Always store ammunition separately
from firearms.
This manual is applicable only to the
KAHR Pistol with which it was included.
All instructions, warnings and precau-
tions are not applicable to any other
make or model. 
For all sales contracts with KAHR, the
place of jurisdiction shall be Delaware,
and Delaware State Law shall be applic-
able.
General Description
The KAHR self-loading pistol, incorpo-
rates the key features most desired in a
personal defensive handgun:
• Low overall weight 
• Extremely compact size
• Outstanding quality of 
materials and workmanship
The KAHR Pistol is a mechanically-
locked, recoil operated pistol with an
automatic striker block and a  trigger-
cocking (D/A Only) action. 
Each round is automatically loaded until
the magazine is empty. The  slide is then
held open by the slide stop lever.
Primary Features
The KAHR Pistol trigger system allows
the shooter to quickly bring the pistol into
action by eliminating the need to operate
any manual safeties. Once the target has
been selected and identified, simply
pulling the trigger fires the pistol.
The striker is automatically held under
partial tension after each round and is
fully secured by a passive striker block
until the trigger is fully depressed.
The slide stop lever and the magazine
catch are easily operated with the shoot-
ing hand.
The KAHR Pistol frame is uniquely
designed to position the shooting hand
as close to the center line of the bore as
possible. This provides the benefit of
greater control and a perceived reduc-
tion in recoil.
High quality materials and sophisticated
computerized manufacturing technology
employed in the construction of the KAHR
Pistol assure superior quality and unfail-
ing reliability.
Technical specifications may be altered
without notice.
Important Safety Information
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							You must personally verify that the cham-
ber is empty before field-stripping the
firearm for cleaning or any other reason.
Never place your finger on or 
near the trig-ger when operating the slide.
Warning:
If the KAHR Pistol or any other firearm is
carelessly or improperly handled, the user
could cause an unintentional discharge
which could result in death, serious injury,
and/or property damage.Caution:
This KAHR product is classified by the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as
a firearm or dangerous weapon. It is
therefore, potentially lethal!
Read this entire instruction manual care-
fully.  It is essential to follow the safety
instructions for your safety and the safety
of others.
Operation: 
Locked breech, modified Browning-type recoil lug
Safety Systems: 
Trigger cocking (DA) only, passive striker block.
No magazine disconnect or external manual
safeties
Ammunition: 
9mm (9x19 Para) / .40 S&W
Trigger Weight:
Approx. 7 - 9 pounds
Sights: 
Drift-adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
Tritium night sights optional
MMC rear elevation adjustable 3-white dot sight (T9), Rear Novak
low profile 2-dot tritium night sight, front tritium night sight (T9)
Length O/A: 
6.5” (T9) / 6.0” (K9, E9) / 6.1” (K40)
Barrel : 
4.0”, 1-10 RH twist, polygonal rifling (T9)
3.5”, 1-10 RH twist, polygonal rifling (K9, E9)
3.5”, 1-16 RH twist, polygonal rifling (K40)
Height: 
4.95” (T9) / 4.5“ (K9, E9) / 4.55” (K40)
Weight – Unloaded: 
Pistol: 26.0 oz.; Magazine 2.1 oz. (T9)
Pistol: 23.1 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (K9, E9)
Pistol: 24.1 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (K40)
Magazine Capacity: 
2 - stainless, 8 round mag. (T9)
2 - stainless, 7 round mag. (K9, E9)
2 - stainless, 6 round mag. (K40)
Grips: 
Checkered Hogue PAU FERRO wood grips (T9)
Wraparound, textured polymer (K Series, E9)
Material: Finish: 
Ordnance steel, Matte black,
Stainless steel Matte stainless steel
Key & Part NamePart #1. Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 001
2. Barrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 002
3. Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 003
4. Slide Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 004
5. Recoil Spring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 005
6. Recoil Spring Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 006
7. Striker Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 007
8. Striker Block Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 008
9. Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 009
10. Trigger Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 010
11. Trigger Spacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 011
12. Trigger Pivot Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 012
13. Trigger Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 013
14. Trigger Bar Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 014
15. Cocking Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 015
16. Cocking Cam Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 016
17. Magazine Catch Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 017
18. Magazine Catch Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . 018
19. Magazine Catch Lock Pin . . . . . . . . . . . 019
20. Striker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020
21. Striker Spacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021
22. Striker Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 022
23. Striker Spring Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 023
24. Extractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 024
25. Extractor Pin - Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 025
26. Extractor Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 026
27. Extractor Pin - Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 027
28. Slide Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 028
29. Slide Stop Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 029
30. Slide Stop Spring Retaining Pin . . . . . . 030
30a.
Slide Stop Spring Screw & Washer (T9). 030a
31. Ejector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 031
32. Cocking Cam Pivot Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 032
33. Rear Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 033
34. Front Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 034
34a. Front Sight (E9 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 034a
35. Magazine Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 035
36.  Magazine Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 036
37. Magazine Base Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 037
38. Magazine Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038
39. Magazine Follower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 039
40. Grip Screws (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 040
41.  Grips (left & right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 041
Parts List Technical Data (K & T Series)
• Protective Polymer Case, Trigger Lock 
Standard Equipment
4
Important Safety Information 
						

							Warning:
The KAHR Pistol has several design fea-
tures and internal mechanical safeties
designed to prevent accidental dis-
charges in the event that the pistol is
dropped or receives a severe blow.
Like any mechanical device, when sub-
jected to extreme forces not normally
encountered in sporting, law enforce-
ment, or military use, a part failure canoccur. Therefore, extra care and strict
adherence to the safety instructions and
other instructions contained in this manu-
al is mandatory to minimize the risk of
accidents.
Caution:
The proper and safe function of the
KAHR Pistol cannot be assured if any
parts have been altered or modified.
Compact Autoloading Pistol
Important Safety Information
KAHR K, T SERIES
40
38 41 34
35 129
3012
9
17
16
36 15
41
37 39 27 26 25
23 22 2021 24
33 3
2
5
68
74
13
11
10
1914
18
28
4040
40
Refer to the separate “Parts and Service List” for complete parts and service pricing and ordering information. 3231
34a
3
E9
5
T9
2830a29 
						

							You must personally verify that the cham-
ber is empty before field-stripping the
firearm for cleaning or any other reason.
Never place your finger on or 
near the trig-ger when operating the slide.
Warning:
If the KAHR Pistol or any other firearm is
carelessly or improperly handled, the user
could cause an unintentional discharge
which could result in death, serious injury,
and/or property damage.Caution:
This KAHR product is classified by the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as
a firearm or dangerous weapon. It is
therefore, potentially lethal!
Read this entire instruction manual care-
fully.  It is essential to follow the safety
instructions for your safety and the safety
of others.
Operation: 
Locked breech, modified Browning-type recoil lug
Safety Systems: 
Trigger cocking (DA) only, passive striker block. No
magazine disconnect or external manual safeties
Ammunition: 
9mm (9x19 Para) / .40 S&W
Trigger Weight:
Approx. 7 - 9 pounds
Sights: 
Drift-adjustable, white bar-dot combat sights
Tritium night sights optional
Length O/A: 
6.0” (P9, P9 Covert) / 5.3” (PM9)
6.1” (P40, P40 Covert)
Barrel : 
3.5”, 1-10 RH twist, polygonal rifling (P9, P9 Covert)
3.08”, 1-10 RH twist, polygonal rifling (PM9)
3.5”, 1-16 RH twist, polygonal rifling (P40, P40 Covert)
Height: 
4.5“ (P9, P40)
4.0“ (P9 Covert, P40Covert, PM9)
Weight – Unloaded: 
Pistol: 15.8 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (P9)
Pistol: 15 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (P9 Covert)
Pistol: 14 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (PM9)
Pistol: 16.8 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (P40)
Pistol: 16 oz.; Magazine 1.9 oz. (P40 Covert)
Magazine Capacity: 
2 - stainless, 7 round mag. (P9)
1 each: 6 rd flush baseplate & 7 rd grip extension (P9 Covert, PM9)2 - stainless, 6 round mag. (P40)1 each: 5 rd flush baseplate & 6 rd grip extension (P40 Covert)Grips / Frame: 
Textured polymer
Slide Material:  Slide Finish:
Stainless steel Matte stainless steelKey & Part Name
Part #1. Polymer Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 001
2. Barrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 002
3. Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 003
4. Slide Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 004
5. Recoil Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 005
5a. Recoil Spring (PM Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . 005
6. Recoil Spring Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 006
6a. Recoil Spring Guide (PM Series) . . . . . . 006
7. Striker Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 007
8. Striker Block Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 008
9. Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 009
10. Trigger Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 010
11. Trigger Spacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 011
12. Trigger Pivot Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 012
13. Trigger Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 013
14. Trigger Bar Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 014
15. Cocking Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 015
16. Cocking Cam Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 016
17. Magazine Catch Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 017
18. Magazine Catch Leaf Spring . . . . . . . . . 018
20. Striker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 020
21. Striker Spacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 021
22. Striker Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 022
23. Striker Spring Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 023
24. Extractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 024
25. Extractor Pin - Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 025
26. Extractor Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 026
27. Extractor Pin - Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 027
28. Slide Stop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 028
29. Slide Stop Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 029
30. Slide Stop Spring Screw & Washer . . . . 030
31. Ejector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 031
32. Cocking Cam Pivot Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 032
33. Rear Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 033
34. Front Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 034
35. Magazine Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 035
36.  Magazine Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 036
37. Magazine Base Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 037
38. Magazine Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 038
39. Magazine Follower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 039
40. Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 040
41. Side Panel Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 041
Important Safety Information
6
Parts ListTechnical Data (P & PM Series)
• Protective Polymer Case, Trigger Lock 
Standard Equipment 
						

							Warning:
The KAHR Pistol has several design fea-
tures and internal mechanical safeties
designed to prevent accidental dis-
charges in the event that the pistol is
dropped or receives a severe blow.
Like any mechanical device, when sub-
jected to extreme forces not normally
encountered in sporting, law enforce-
ment, or military use, a part failure canoccur. Therefore, extra care and strict
adherence to the safety instructions and
other instructions contained in this manu-
al is mandatory to minimize the risk of
accidents.
Caution:
The proper and safe function of the
KAHR Pistol cannot be assured if any
parts have been altered or modified.
Important Safety Information
Compact Autoloading Pistol
KAHR P, PM SERIES
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35 1
2931 129
1716
36 15
37 3927 26
25
23 22 20 21 24
33 3
2
5
68
7
4
13
11
1014
18 283240
41
7
30
5a
6a
PM9 Recoil Spring
Closed end
Flange 
						

							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
8 
						

							Safety Rules:
1. Always handle any firearm as if it
were loaded to avoid unintended dis-
charges.
2. Never point any firearm at anything
you do not intend to shoot.
3. Never take anyones word that any
firearm is unloaded.  Check for your-self,
with fingers off the trigger, and the
firearm pointed in a safe direction.4. Always be sure barrel and action are
clear of obstructions. First remove the
magazine and unload the pistol, then
clear obstructions immediately so that
firearm will function correctly and safely.
5. Never squeeze the trigger or put your
finger in the trigger guard until you are
aiming at the target you intend to shoot.
CAUTION: THE PISTOL WILL NOW FIREIF THE TRIGGER IS PULLED.
After the last round has been fired and
ejected, the slide is held open by the
Slide Stop Lever.
NOTE REGARDING SLIDE RELEASE
OPERATION: When the slide is held
open on an empty magazine, the slide
release is very hard to depress. This
warns the  shooter that the magazine is
empty. 
To easily release the slide, either remove
the empty magazine or replace it with a
loaded magazine. Depressing the slide
release will then be much easier.
Safety Devices
The KAHR Pistol has no conventional,
externally-located safety lever.
Therefore, the Trigger should only be
touched when you intend to discharge
the pistol.
STRIKER BLOCK:          
In the partially-cocked position, a spring-
loaded Striker Block projects into a
recess in the Striker, preventing it from
moving forward.  The striker block is
only released when the trigger is fully to
the rear.SAFETY FUNCTION OF THE COCKING
CAM DESIGN AND POSITION:
The forward movement of the Striker  is
blocked by the Cocking Cam. Due to the
design and positioning of the Cocking
Cam, there  is no way for the Striker to
move forward past the Cocking Cam under
normal use unless the Trigger is pulled.
Sights &Sight Adjustment
These consist of a rear sight which has a
white bar insert under the sighting notch
and a front sight which has a white dot
insert.
W
indage adjustments are normallymade with the Rear Sight Only. 
Both the front and rear sights are held in
place by the tight fit of the sight to the
dovetail. Windage (side to side) adjust-
ments are made by pressing the rear
sight in the direction that you want the
bullet placement to move. For example, if
the pistol groups to the left of your aim-
ing point, move the rear sight to the
right. This will move the bullet placement
to the right.
Note: Sight adjustments should be made
with a sight adjustment tool that is
designed to move the sight without dam-
aging the slide, dovetail cut or the sight
itself. When pressing the sights to make
an adjustment, use a non-marring mater-
ial against the sight and the slide to
avoid damage.
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							6. Never store a loaded firearm.  Unload
the KAHR Pistol as described on page 11.
After verifying that the firearm is empty
and magazine out, point the firearm in a
safe direction and pull the trigger. Store
the KAHR Pistol in the provided container
in this condition only.7. Never shoot at a hard surface, such as
a rock, or a liquid surface, such as water.
A bullet may ricochet and travel in any
direction to strike you or an object that
you cannot see.
8. Always be sure your backstop is ade-
quate to stop and contain bullets before
shooting so that you do not hit anything
outside the range area.
Loading &Firing
WHEN LOADING THE KAHR PISTOL,
ALWAYS BE SURE THAT THE PISTOL IS
POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND
THAT THE TRIGGER FINGER IS OUT-
SIDE OF THE TRIGGER GUARD AND
WELL AWAY FROM THE TRIGGER.
USE ONL
Y AMMUNITION OF THE PROPER CALIBER AS SPECIFIED ON THE FIREARM.
The magazine is filled by pushing indi-
vidual rounds into the magazine. Rounds
are pushed, base first, into the front of
the magazine. First press the round
down to overcome the pressure of the
magazine spring, then push the partially
inserted round fully to the rear. 
Note: be sure that all rounds
are pressed fully to the back ofthe Magazine.
Insert the magazine into the
magazine well at the base of
the grip until the magazine
catch engages fully.
Pull the slide fully to the rear
and allow it to spring for-
ward into the locked position.
Do not impede the forward
travel of the slide or attempt
to ease the slide forward.
The full spring tension of the
recoil spring is required to
assure proper feeding of the
round from the magazine. The trigger finger must remain outside
the trigger guard until the target hasbeen identified and you intend to shoot.
Note: Do not load an individual round
into the chamber and then close the
slide. This can damage the extractor.
Only chamber rounds from the maga-
zine as described above.
The KAHR Pistol is now ready to fire. 
IF YOU PULL THE TRIGGER, THE PISTOL
WILL FIRE.
After the last round has been fired, the
slide will remain open.
Photo 1
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