Kahr PM9 Failure
Thanks to TheFirearmBlog for this story.
Since it seems like a few people have been looking at the PM9, this story would be of interest.
Short summary: during range visit, a PM9 “blew up” in the shooter’s hands while using factory ammo… Notice the failed extractor and side panel.
As you read the rest of the story it turns out the shooter may have been using reloads, the seemingly main cause for all the Glock KaBOOMS! that have led to Glocks being called grenades.
To be honest though, it looks like the damage is a little different.
Here is a photo of an exploded glock-nade:
This explodes near where the round is chambered due to an unsupported casing. This problem seemed to be most reported with the .40’s.
So the PM9 looks to be a different mechanism to me. Probably too much energy in the recoil that made the slide come back with excessive force — yay for double charged reloads :-p. Kahr was apparently excellent with the service.