A wooden dowel or a plastic one works better. The eraser can absorb all of the striker pin impact and it appears that the pencil is unmoved. A new pencil with the unsharpened point down works better and perhaps the best is a ballpoint pen... the non-retractable type with a "barrel" top that fits in the barrel and can be struck by the striker's pin. I usually test my Kahrs and Glocks after each cleaning. The Glocks usually cause the plastic rod that I use to hit the ceiling... the Kahrs not so much.
Wynn
USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
Avatar: Wynn re-enlists his wife Desiree, circa 1988 Loring AFB, ME. 42nd BMW, Heavy (SAC) B-52G's
Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf
Thomas Jefferson said
“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
and
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".