Thank you Bawanna for responding. My concern is with off center primer strike. I'm familiar with primer smear. Both my PM9 and TP9 exhibit primer smear, though the PM9 more so than the TP9. I understand primer smear is normal for these pistols. I would post a photo but I'm (new member?) not permitted to do attachments. Best word description I can think of is that the outer edge of the primer strike crater is closer to the center of the primer than is the center of the primer strike crater. When looking at the cartridge head it's clear that the barrel is locking up in the ejection port too low relative to the firing pin channel. Thus, the primer strike is too close to the top edge of the primer.