I joined the P380 broken striker club

[Alfonse]

What is the round count fired by your final design, production, test striker?

Going up more tomorrow, still counting. Dry fires are over 500, but then I had to run to a meeting.

[Alfonse]

Just returned from the range, and all is a go. They worked with every ammunition I had, except the Perfecta which wouldn't chamber. I've read about issues with Perfecta and Fiochi, and now I got to experience it. The rounds won't even go into the chamber. But, I only had one box to try.

I am pretty certain, You. Can't. Break. These. Strikers! LOL

[Bobshouse]

Just returned from the range, and all is a go. They worked with every ammunition I had, except the Perfecta which wouldn't chamber. I've read about issues with Perfecta and Fiochi, and now I got to experience it. The rounds won't even go into the chamber. But, I only had one box to try.

I am pretty certain, You. Can't. Break. These. Followers! LOL

Oh, shoot...I was waiting for the STRIKERs...lol, actually I already ordered one.

[Alfonse]

Oh, shoot...I was waiting for the STRIKERs...lol, actually I already ordered one.

Edited, using the correct word may not be my strong suit! Too many followers, finally some strikers....

[dirtengineer]

You confused me so much that I purchased a striker and a follower!

[Alfonse]

You confused me so much that I purchased a striker and a follower!

Perfect, that should make you right! (Hoping he knows that I don't offer strikers and followers in the same caliber )

[dirtengineer]

Yep. I have a CW380 and a CM9.

[Alfonse]

Yep. I have a CW380 and a CM9.

A pistol for every occasion, or style of dress, those two are. Thanks again!

[dsk]

I'm really glad that the aftermarket has stepped up to the plate and come up with improvements to the Kahr .380s. They are really nice pistols, but they suffer from several inherent design flaws that Kahr should have taken care of years ago. I finally convinced myself that the OEM magazine follower and springs are problematic, for after I updated all my mags with MagGuts kits not only did I get an extra round of capacity but the difficulties getting rounds to chamber by hand and issues with last-round slide lockback went away as well. And now it appears we have a solution for the weak, breakage-prone factory striker as well. At least let's hope so. I already ordered one of these from Alfonse and will give it a workout once I receive it. That really only leaves two remaining gripes I have with the Kahrs... the way they go through springs like a spoiled kid with Halloween candy, and the fact that any dirt or brass shavings inside the striker channel shuts them down cold. I now wish Wolff would come out with a replacement spring pak for these little guns, because the OEM Kahr springs are all crap.

[Alfonse]

Funny you mention springs. My CW380 is working fine, but I noted yesterday after cleaning it that the recoil springs were not much longer than the guide rod anymore and easy to assemble. It is probably getting near time for new ones.

I do know some gurus with springs. Might be worth talking to them to see if a different type of spring might be an improvement.

[gun papa]

I bought the S7 steel Lakeline striker. I was surprised that is was just $35. I was expecting $60.

[Bobshouse]

I bought the S7 steel Lakeline striker. I was surprised that is was just $35. I was expecting $60.

Is that permission to charge your card an additional $25? Really is a decent price considering it will be the last striker you will need to buy!

My original hasn't broke, but I can always use a backup.

[dsk]

I would expect a striker machined out of S7 tool steel and properly hardened to cost at least what Lakeline charges for it. Anyone who whines that it isn't $16 like the OEM part also needs to remember that it isn't a mass-produced component like the factory Kahr part is.

[Bobshouse]

Actually, its two parts...the striker and the spacer, both together at Kahr costs a little more than 23.00...helluva good deal from Alfonse!

[Bills1873]

I hope Kahr doesn't correct the issue, so Al can make some mulah for all his efforts. Unless, of course, they purchase the solution from him.