I joined the P380 broken striker club

[Bobshouse]

Alfonse's website shows out of stock for the strikers...that was quick! When will you have more incoming? I just told a friend about them and he wanted one.

Glad to hear the report dsk, I still haven't been able to try mine but I'll be at the club/range tomorrow.

[Alfonse]

Alfonse's website shows out of stock for the strikers...that was quick! When will you have more incoming? I just told a friend about them and he wanted one.

Oops, that isn't correct. I just fixed it. I am getting my accounting software tied into my web store, and I didn't have my inventory correct in the accounting when it synched. That pretty much showed stock on everything out. I can sure cause lots of havoc quickly with these computer thingies! Anyway, all fixed.

[Chaplain]

OK, I've been to the range. Fired my EDC p380 with the new striker installed. Worked every time. Didn't have much time at the range, so just about 100 rounds down range. My confidence in the new striker set is really high at this point, but this is early in the game. By-the-way, I am torture testing the new striker, dry fired at least 100 times before going to the range. Then about 100 rounds at the range. Then disassemble to clean the striker channel. Initial observation is that the Lakeline striker does not show 'burnishing' on one side more than the other like the stock part. The very light wear marks were symmetric. I think this bodes well for future performance. I am, at least initially, impressed! Thanks Alfonse!

[Alfonse]

OK, I've been to the range. Fired my EDC p380 with the new striker installed. Worked every time. Didn't have much time at the range, so just about 100 rounds down range. My confidence in the new striker set is really high at this point, but this is early in the game. By-the-way, I am torture testing the new striker, dry fired at least 100 times before going to the range. Then about 100 rounds at the range. Then disassemble to clean the striker channel. Initial observation is that the Lakeline striker does not show 'burnishing' on one side more than the other like the stock part. The very light wear marks were symmetric. I think this bodes well for future performance. I am, at least initially, impressed! Thanks Alfonse!

Beautiful.

[Bobshouse]

Basically the same report as Chaplain, absolutely no problems. Only thing I have to add is that I pulled my mag several times during the session and the round at the top of the magazine was still in place with no forward movement! The indents on the primer showed good, solid hits.

Thanks for a great product Alfonse!

[Alfonse]

It is the kind of product that when all is well, it isn't really exciting. But, it should help keep your .380 plugging away without drama. Thanks for the great report!

[dsk]

I installed fresh recoil springs in mine the other night, but I'll need to buy some more ammo before I can test it out again. At this point though I'm chasing down other gremlins, not anything related to the new striker which is clearly a superior part just from looking at it. When I look at the OEM Kahr striker I don't see how that flimsy thing CAN'T break after a few hundred rounds.

[gun papa]

I received my Lakelinellc S7 striker last night, and installed it this morning. I was able to go out and fire the gun and here is my report and some things I have learned about this gun.

Firstly. The gun likes conical shaped bullets period. I have a mag guts installed but still had several nose dives, but only with the round shaped bullets. Flawless feeding with conical bullets.

I fired over 100rds. 50 HPR 90 Gr. conical Hollow points (US made), 50 PPU round nose FMJ (Made in Serbia) ,and about 20 handloads round nose. Slow fire, rapid fire.

The striker functioned perfectly throughout. No light strikes, even with the harder PPU primers. The strikes were consistent. I like the HPR ammo. From what I see it has good penetration. Light recoiling. With the proper bullet shape and confidence that the striker is not going to fail, I feel Like I can once again trust the CW380 as a carry gun.

I want to thank lakeline for redeeming the gun and my confidence in it.

[Alfonse]

I want to thank lakeline for redeeming the gun and my confidence in it.

Thank you for having confidence to buy our part. I like your photos. That is the same thing I did.

I have boxes of spent shells, primers up, shot with the factory primer and compared them to boxes of spent shells shot with the Lakeline part. I couldn't tell any difference, so beyond checking dimensions, that was the best way I could tell if the part functioned properly.

Thank you for the great report as well!

[gun papa]

Thank you for having confidence to buy our part. I like your photos. That is the same thing I did.

I have boxes of spent shells, primers up, shot with the factory primer and compared them to boxes of spent shells shot with the Lakeline part. I couldn't tell any difference, so beyond checking dimensions, that was the best way I could tell if the part functioned properly.

Thank you for the great report as well!

The received striker was beautiful. Great attention to detsil, and beefed up exactly where it needed to be.

[Bobshouse]

Great attention to detsil.

Well, we all can't be perfcet, but those strikers are pretty dang close.

[wkfg]

I learned tonight as I replaced my striker what Kahr did to remedy light strikes on the second trip back to the factory. This was after I told them that the striker seemed to be dragging on the hammer block. They ground a few thousandths off the circumference of the striker where the spacer goes through, and ground a flat bevel at the rear top of the striker at around 20 degrees. Both freehand on a bench grinder. Perhaps another piece of the Kahr puzzle as it has run 100% after being serviced.

[gun papa]

Well, we all can't be perfcet, but those strikers are pretty dang close.

Ha ha. Exactly.

[Alfonse]

I learned tonight as I replaced my striker what Kahr did to remedy light strikes on the second trip back to the factory. This was after I told them that the striker seemed to be dragging on the hammer block. They ground a few thousandths off the circumference of the striker where the spacer goes through, and ground a flat bevel at the rear top of the striker at around 20 degrees. Both freehand on a bench grinder. Perhaps another piece of the Kahr puzzle as it has run 100% after being serviced.

I'm not quite picturing what they did. Can you post a picture? I am curious. Thanks!

[Chaplain]

Another quick session at the range. 100 rounds FMJ. No problems. Checked a couple of times to see if the foot of the striker is moving the next round. All looks good. confidence is rising.