I will second what others are saying here. I have had two kahrs with the striker not resetting issue. A P9 and a CW9. The striker channel was the culprit on one. Some small shavings in there, probably from manufacturing, prevented stuff from doing as it should. The other was the same, but also, the striker body had some shiny spots. I cleaned both and ran a polishing cloth around the striker body (part that will contact the striker chanel) until all shiny. Other than that, shaping a cw380 extractor are the only "concerns" I've had with any Kahr, and I've had a few. Hope you can figure out whats up with your 45. I'm looking for a good, local deal on another cw45 myself. I miss carrying that one!