CW9 longevity

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A couple of nights ago I was reading on the Ruger forum a discussion about the life span of CCW pistols. The consensus was they are normally good for only 6,000 rnds as they are designed to be carried alot, shot little. The context of the conversation was about the new Ruger LCP .380.

I have a CW9 that is my favorite gun for range play as well as concealed carry. I have had it for two years and have fired almost 2,000 rnds. Could my gun start to wear out in only two more years at the present use rate? This discussion left me a little concerned so I wrote Kahr.

Joel Mayo, in customer service, wrote back and said he didn't believe all the talk and in particualr a Kahr is designed to last "as long as you want it to". He did recommend changing the recoil spring every 2,000 rnds.

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A couple of nights ago I was reading on the Ruger forum a discussion about the life span of CCW pistols. The consensus was they are normally good for only 6,000 rnds as they are designed to be carried alot, shot little. The context of the conversation was about the new Ruger LCP .380.

I have a CW9 that is my favorite gun for range play as well as concealed carry. I have had it for two years and have fired almost 2,000 rnds. Could my gun start to wear out in only two more years at the present use rate? This discussion left me a little concerned so I wrote Kahr.

Joel Mayo, in customer service, wrote back and said he didn't believe all the talk and in particualr a Kahr is designed to last "as long as you want it to". He did recommend changing the recoil spring every 2,000 rnds.


That myth has been going around for a long time. It is total bull. If that were the case there would be an awful lot of CW9's in the trash heap by now. The part about changing the recoil spring is true however.