I joined the P380 broken striker club

[topgun1953]

100 rounds through my P380 today. Had some weird FTfeed issues but likely due to me monkeying around with the extractor. The striker really does look like it will last a life time. Now, I really do want to carry it again, but I have a sig P938 and it's only a wee bit larger with the added punch of 9mm. Good to know though, once I have the feeding issue resolved, I can carry the 380 with confidence when needed! Still, it's a fun gun to shoot at the range. Thanks Alfonse for investing the time and energy in this product!

[dsk]

100 more rounds through my P380 as well today, with fresh recoil springs in addition to the new striker. My pistol has become sooooo predictable, and today didn't disappoint. Fire 50 rounds out of a clean weapon, no matter what brand or type of ammo... No malfunctions at all. Solid primer hits. Let the pistol cool for a few minutes while I shoot something else, then go back to it. Two rounds out of the second 50 failed to fire and had light primer strikes. They fired when re-chambered. This pistol does this EVERY single time I take it to the range. 50 times... perfect. Next 50... stumble. This a dependable weapon as long as it is squeaky-clean and lubricated. Dirty, I wouldn't trust it to fire.

My next mod will be to polish the snot out of the feed ramp. Maybe that will help the rounds to fully chamber.

[gun papa]

100 more rounds through my P380 as well today, with fresh recoil springs in addition to the new striker. My pistol has become sooooo predictable, and today didn't disappoint. Fire 50 rounds out of a clean weapon, no matter what brand or type of ammo... No malfunctions at all. Solid primer hits. Let the pistol cool for a few minutes while I shoot something else, then go back to it. Two rounds out of the second 50 failed to fire and had light primer strikes. They fired when re-chambered. This pistol does this EVERY single time I take it to the range. 50 times... perfect. Next 50... stumble. This a dependable weapon as long as it is squeaky-clean and lubricated. Dirty, I wouldn't trust it to fire.

My next mod will be to polish the snot out of the feed ramp. Maybe that will help the rounds to fully chamber.

What striker are you using?

[dsk]

The new Lakeline striker. It's not the problem, as my pistol did this before with the OEM one as well. From what I am able to determine as soon as fouling builds up it either slows the slide or cushions the chambering of the fresh round and the slide stops just shy of being in full battery. With each light primer strike the "click" of the striker release felt very mushy.

[topgun1953]

I've got 300 through mine now. Kahr replaced the slide and barrel (wish they didn't) when they replaced the striker (4th). Shortly after this, I bought the Lakeline striker. I feel like I'm 'rebreaking in" the gun but it will run at least 50 rounds of PMC fmj befor I have a misfeed. No failure to fires. I must have run 1000 rounds through the old barrel/slide before the P380 was running like a top. I suspect it will take the same this time. No worries though...I don't usually carry it and it really fun to shoot...most every weekend! Thought I would never ever do this but I have polished the chamber and ramp...and last week took a grinder to the ramp where it joins the chamber in an attempt to increase the radius. I figure, what the heck....

[Alfonse]

Wanted to check in with folks on this product. I haven't had a single complaint on it, and am just checking in to see that all are happy with it. The one in my CW380 is sure outlasting recoil springs, but that is another story to stay tuned on!

[z8894]

Mine is working fine. I'm very sure it will way out last the recoil springs. If there is any news on recoil springs, I'll be interested to hear it.

[Alfonse]

Mine is working fine. I'm very sure it will way out last the recoil springs. If there is any news on recoil springs, I'll be interested to hear it.

I've been working quite a bit with springs lately. The cw/p 380s are on my project list for springs. Thanks!

[topgun1953]

I've been working quite a bit with springs lately. The cw/p 380s are on my project list for springs. Thanks!

Mine is running fine! Yes....recoil springs!

[Alfonse]

Mine is running fine! Yes....recoil springs!

Don't forget about mag springs, and maybe a unique follower design...

[dirtengineer]

Make it work and take my money!