Where to find a firing pin for a Norinco NP-34?

[JR20]

Hi everyone,

I own a Norinco NP-34 pistol (copy of a Sig P228).
While practicing dry firing (without a snap cap ... I know), I had the rare opportunity to witness the first flight of the tip of my firing pin out of the muzle and boucing off the wall.
I usually trust super glue ... not here.

After some research online, I got under the impression that the firing pin for the SIG P228 is not an exact fit.
I asked North Sylva (Canadian distributor for Norinco) and they send me what was supposed to be the correct replacement firing pin.
Upon reception, I realised it's the SIG version and it doesn't fit all the way in the slide.
I returned it and was told that unfortunately, they (North Sylva) don't have anything else that would fit and don't have any source for it.

Could anyone point me in the right direction as to where to find a Norinco NP-34 firing pin?

In case anyone is interested, bellow are pictures highlithing the differences between my Norinco NP-34 (the one with the missing tip) and a SIG P228 firing pins. I put a red mark where they differ.
The SIG one has a slightly bigger diameter and has a round cut in the front instead of a squared one. As well, there is some difference at the back.

 

[JR20]

Not having heard anything yet, would anyone recommend I post my question in another sub-forum?

 

[Victor5Charlie]

Following your post as I would be interested to know in case mine goes too!

 

[m1008]

Why can’t a decent smith duplicate your original from the replacement?

 

[JR20]

Why can’t a decent smith duplicate your original from the replacement?

That's a very good sugestion indeed.
Because I thought I would find the real deal easily, I returned the Sig firing pin back to North Sylva.
If I really can't source a properly fitting one, I may order the "wrong" one again and bring it to a gun smith.

Thanks for the idea m1008.

 

[JR20]

Following your post as I would be interested to know too in case mine goes too!

I'll post here if I manage to find something.

Back in the days, we were told that our issued pistols were designed to be safely dry fired on an empty chamber ad infinitum (part of the procurement contract) and to take advantage of it by practicing.
I (apparently foolishly) presumed that my Norinco was built to the same standards.
I would therefore suggest that you do not dry fire this pistol without "something" in the chamber.
Having learnt my lesson, I don't presume much anymore and I now use one of those laser training bullet (with other pistols) and am quite happy with it.

 

[Victor5Charlie]

I'll post here if I manage to find something.

Back in the days, we were told that our issued pistols were designed to be safely dry fired on an empty chamber ad infinitum (part of the procurement contract) and to take advantage of it by practicing.
I (apparently foolishly) presumed that my Norinco was built to the same standards.
I would therefore suggest that you do not dry fire this pistol without "something" in the chamber.
Having learnt my lesson, I don't presume much anymore and I now use one of those laser training bullet (with other pistols) and am quite happy with it.

I've dry-fired my NP34 about 5 -6 times (not more than 10 times anyway) as I thought it can be safely dry fired on an empty chamber too. It looks like Marstar carried the NP22 FP but it's sold out. Might be worth sending them an email. I would buy one too if they are able to bring them in. I read on an old 2019 redflag post that someone also snapped their firing pin off a NP34 from dry-firing and replaced it with a Sig OEM.

 

[can14]

Borrow a complete firing pin and get a gunsmith or cnc shop to duplicate it
Maybe stainless
I had some very fine machine parts made by a shop with cnc machines
They made them out of stainless for twice the price and it was more than worth it
They just programmed the machine to make them

 

[toxic]

I believe there may be two styles of firing pin at least for the P226 (old style and current). Might want to investigate that further?

 

[DANS40X]

OP,
The original "Folded Slide" SIG SAUER's use(d) different firing pins,stop pins & firing pin safety lever/blocks & springs.

The above is easily identified by the internal/hidden extractor.

SIG SAUER USA Stainless Steel Nitrided slides use different parts.
The above is easily identified by the short or long external extractor at the aft end of the ejection port.

The current style firing pin that you pictured could easily be ground to diameter & stop notches ground to match your NO34 pin by any machinist/Tool&Die Maker.

 

[Wally]

If the old pins are poor quality and unobtainable why not machine the slide to accept a better quality and obtainable SIG pin? Looks like it would just need to be bored out.