Broke my Glock Firing Pin!!?!?!

[wayupnorth]

I think it’s dry firing that is detrimental to firing pins.
Have you been dry firing a lot?

actually with that one yes i use to spend a lot of time watching TV and dry firing to get my trigger control locked down.

 

[wayupnorth]

You're asking your co-worker to violate US export law (ITAR). Penalties if caught can include prison, fines and/or being permanently barred from entering the US.

well id hope he wouldn't swing down into the states after he hits Calgary, that would just be silly on his part if he did.
but a normal person would just hit Black Box in Calgary and skip swinging down through the US on their way to the high north.

 

[wayupnorth]

That broken fp looks pretty dry, If it was lubed or greased it would have still be ok.

no, it was cleaned and oiled regularly.
now, i followed the manual and didn't put it back in dripping wet - wiped down with oil, left to penetrate then excess wiped off and back together.

 

[4n2t0]

That manual is going to tell you that you only have to use factory ammunition, if you fire reloaded ammo you are going to damage your glock. Let me know how non lubed fp's fair against reloads in glocks across Canada. Try not to correct yourself this time.

You must not be very familiar with the platform.

Good luck to you...

 

[B]

Never lost a firing pin but I did break a frame pin on a Gen 3 Glock 20. Not sure when it happened, it was around 20k when I noticed. I pulled the broken one out and installed the new one in under 5 minutes. Gun had about 35-40k through it when I lost it in a fire. I have no doubt it would still be chugging along today otherwise.