I've posted on the light primer hits before...I had four light hits out of 20 new WWB. And that's AFTER I had about 250 trouble-free WWB rounds with my new SR9c.
Showing you these again. Light primer hits...
and these are my normal good hits...
I just got my gun back from Service. They are good folks and I am grateful for their help. I must admit that I have been highly skeptical of the magazine disconnect and its possible interference with the travel resistance of the striker.
The folks at
Service replaced my Striker Assembly, according to their workorder. Here is a pix of my new striker assembly and magazine disconnect. As you can plainly see, there is a significant amount of grease on these assemblies, dabbed on by Service. I am completely happy to leave that grease on it. I have not, with the previous 300 rounds, seen any amount of crud at all in my striker tunnel.
I had previously torn this gun apart, from stem to stern, on quite a few occasions, thanks to Josh Hearne's fine pix and instructions.
Here is what I was accustomed to with my original gun, with the slide removed:1. Push down the spring-loaded Striker Blocker and...
2. Push down the spring-loaded magazine disconnect.
3. Then I could move the striker back and forth in its channel, with little or no resistance, with my finger, and see the striker point protrude from the breech-face.
Now for my gun
as just received from Service...1. Push down the spring-loaded Striker Blocker and...
2. Push down the spring-loaded magazine disconnect.
3. and...
Wow...the striker snaps forward with the point protruding from the breech-face.
So, what did I see different? A much stronger striker spring. I wasn't aware that the "new gun" spring was weak until I saw the difference with the new spring, fresh from Service.
I don't know that this is (was) the cause of my light primer hits, but I do have high suspicion of the same. So, if you are having problems with light hits, check out that striker spring.
Press down those buttons and see if that striker SNAPS forward or just can be moved freely back and forth with your fingers.
Good luck,
SonnyDaze
