Pearce Grip Extention Failure

Cosmo 9 · Post by **Cosmo 9** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:04 am

Last night when getting ready for bed I removed my t-shirt and started walking towards the night stand. I then reached back to remove my Kahr PM9 and as soon as I touched the grip... SPPPRRROOIINNG plastic parts are bouncing off the walls, I have several Golden Sabres in my hand and my wife is wanting to know what I'm throwing around the room.

I managed to find all the parts but decieded to just pop in the spare mag and fix it in the morning. This morning I find out that the extention will no longer stay on! I'm glad they come in packs of two.

Here's a tip for those of you who use these, taks a piece of 1000 grit sand paper and wet sand all of the edges before you install it. The one I just put on feels alot better than the one that flew off.

The moral of the story is; a spare mag is more that just extra rounds!!!!

longtooth · Post by **longtooth** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:18 pm

Your are right cosmo. I remember the same thing happening at a Practical Shooters match. Ammo, spring, follower, stuff flying everywhere. We never did find all of it.
That is the one that taught me: One extra mag is no extra mags & 2 extra mags is one extra mag. It is not always about round count, sometimes it is equipment failure.
Murphy picks the worse times for the good guys.

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:59 pm

Quote: "Murphy picks the worse times for the good guys."

Well, almost the worst. I've seen it happen during recoil on CHL proficiency. Last time it was lady using a borrowed Beretta .380.

Cosmo, lemme know if ya need another. A guy gave me a 2-pack for my PM-9, but I've not popped for any more of Kahr's high-priced magazines!

Mike1951 · Post by **Mike1951** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:33 am

Island Tactical has Kahr mags for $28-$29, rather than $45.

http://www.islandtactical.com

I bought 5 for my P45. It was a good transaction.

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:46 am

thanks, Mike for nice to know info.

flintknapper · Post by **flintknapper** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:59 am

Saw a mag./finger extension on a Bersa .380 "give up" when the lady shooting it.. rested it on top of the 55 gal. drum she was behind.

If a pistol can "Throw Up", then this best describes what happened that day.

She did not have a spare mag. either (not good). We had a little chat about that.

I have a "Clinton era" 10 round mag. for my P-13 that has a plastic bottom designed to limit the number of rounds. Although it has never failed, it looks very suspicious to me, and I never use it while carrying.

While I don't have anything against extensions, make sure yours are "sturdy".

jbirds1210 · Post by **jbirds1210** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:10 am

flintknapper wrote: If a pistol can "Throw Up", then this best describes what happened that day.

What a visual! I have seen a floor plate extension pop off during a practice session and on top of my friend not having a spare mag.....his trying to gain footing on all of the rounds was humerous....almost looked Looney Tunes quality.

I have a couple of +2 extensions that I got fron CDNN for my Glocks that sit on top of the safe....they look like junk. I have thought a few times about adding extensions to my G26 mags and always decide against it.

I must admit that I was a "no extra mag" offender about half of the time before shooting IDPA.....now I have purchased more platforms for carrying magazines than holsters!
Jason

KBCraig · Post by **KBCraig** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:44 pm

I have a Pearce grip on my Makarov, and it's great! I also have a pair of Pearce mag extenders for the Mak. I installed one of them, took a look, said, "nuh-uh, no way!", and promptly tossed them in a drawer. I absolutely wouldn't trust them to hold ammunition.

flintknapper wrote:If a pistol can "Throw Up", then this best describes what happened that day.

You should see someone drop a loaded magazine for a Colt SMG. You know those "snakes in a peanut can" gag gifts? Yeah, just like that, except 32 rounds of 9mm flying everywhere.