Striker Spring

[shootinbil]

I am looking for a stronger Striker spring for a P45. When I use Winchester Primers sometime the striker just don't hit the primer hard enough. I call Wolff Spring and don't make a stronger striker spring for the Kahr.

[500KV]

I am looking for a stronger Striker spring for a P45. When I use Winchester Primers sometime the striker just don't hit the primer hard enough. I call Wolff Spring and don't make a stronger striker spring for the Kahr.

Initially, I had some light primer strikes with my CW-45 and Kahr sent me a new striker and spring.
This cured the problem BTW.
The new spring is stronger, by about 4 coils.
It didn't noticeably affect trigger pull, however I think that if I had just shot the gun more the problem would have cured itself.
Mine get better the more I shoot them.
You might give them a call.

[shootinbil]

Thanks for your help. I will call them on Monday.

[jocko]

Thanks for your help. I will call them on Monday.

only makes a lighter 5# striker spring. If u having issues with the factory spring and it has never been altered, indeed call kahr and get another striker spring. I use the 5# striker spring in my PM9 and have never had one light strike ever and that is about 2.5# lighter than factory kahr spring. I love the way it smooths out my trigger pull even.

I am assuming your kahr is new and not used etc, If used, u never know what anyone has done in the striker channel area either. You stated light strikes but never stated if the light strikes are causing failure to fire or that you just look at the primer indent and are making your decision that they are light strikes. there is a difference.

If u have never had that striker channel apart, indeed you could have a crud build up inside that channel causing light looking strikes. Normally kahr factory springs never wear out either, so I would advise for sure to clean that channel out perfectly and do not oil that striker channel either. Leave dry and clean.

Get a new striker spring from kahr while your at it and if u don't mind spending the extra bucks buy a new striker while you are at it. cheap insurance..If anyone should get light strikes my 5# system should produce them and I have never had a failure to go bang, but I keep that channel spotless to by using that small clean out hole in the bottom of the slide and just inserting a spray nozzle in there and sprayaing away. u will see fluids and crap coming out both end. walla, u have not cleaned the striker channel..

[mr.72]

I think the light strikes is more likely either inadequate striker protrusion, or drag on the striker as it moves through the hole in the breech face, and not the spring.

And by the way, a spring with the same wire diameter and material and four more coils (more turns) will be WEAKER and not STRONGER. However, if the spring is too short it can cause a problem especially if there is drag in the striker.

My Kahr had light strikes and eventually they replaced the whole slide. I think these Kahr pistols have a design defect or two and one of these days Kahr is going to have to address it in an expensive manner. For the time being they seem to be content to band-aid it on a case-by-case basis.

[500KV]

I think the light strikes is more likely either inadequate striker protrusion, or drag on the striker as it moves through the hole in the breech face,

I agree that this could contribute;

But could you enlighten me a little about this statement?

And by the way, a spring with the same wire diameter and material and four more coils (more turns) will be WEAKER and not STRONGER.

ETA: I think I see what you're saying now.
The assumption is that the spring is being totally compressed; right?

[jocko]

Initially, I had some light primer strikes with my CW-45 and Kahr sent me a new striker and spring.
This cured the problem BTW.
The new spring is stronger, by about 4 coils.
It didn't noticeably affect trigger pull, however I think that if I had just shot the gun more the problem would have cured itself.
Mine get better the more I shoot them.
You might give them a call.

found out what I had originally thought was true. ALL KARH STRIKER SPRINGS ARE THE SAME, except the little P380. Howurs got 4 coils less and if it was a new gun, is beyond me, course another thing could have happened to is that the striker spring might have broken an when you took it apart to check things out that little part of the 4 coils might have droppd somewhere out of sight,but all kahr striker springs are the same..

If it was by chance a used gun, then the previous owner had just cut 4 coils off the striker spring to lighten trigger pull.

[Mudinyeri]

Reviving an old thread ... anyone install the 5# striker spring themselves? Anyone do a writeup or video?

TIA

[Mudinyeri]

Found a video on YouTube of how to disassemble the slide: YouTube - Kahr P9 Full Slide Disassembly & Reassembly

Pretty simple to replace the spring once you have the slide back removed.

If the trigger on my CW40 was like butter before, it's like melted butter now!