ES13Raven Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) Running the Glockworx Zev striker and firing pin safety. The firing pin safety is getting pretty rough around the mid-section and also on top of the cone. Is this normal wear for 1500 rounds? New (for reference): Edited April 10, 2014 by ES13Raven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.roberts Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I've got a titanium one that looked like that after about 500 rounds. Pulled it, and replaced it with a rounded factory plunger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Not getting out of the way good enough. Surprised you have not had light strikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Wouldn't be surprised if you don't see wear on yet striker where the notches are cut into it as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrickysee Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I have seen the same problem with OEM Glock parts where i can see that the striker has made contact, but had nowhere near the extent of damage you got and this gun had 10,000 + rounds. I bought a Lighting Stike Titanium plunger and it looked bad after about 300 rounds. I went back to the OEM and to be honest I can't say I could tell the difference in trigger pull between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES13Raven Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 I didn't go with titanium because I saw this pic. Mine is supposedly polished stainless steel, so I thought it would hold up better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 ZEV uses a softer steel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 When I spoke to them about sponsorship they actually replace strikers every season due to possible wear they told me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal82 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I had similar issues with the titanium one as well. Now I take the factory one, chuck it in my drill and round it off then polish. Trigger pull is smoother and it holds up better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Has anyone had a issue with there Glock because of this ? thought the stainless one would be the better choice rather than the Titanium one because I've seen that picture before, but guess not. Round and polish a OEM is that the best fix for (reliability, durability and a smooth trigger pull ?) or is there a better after market part out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Givo08 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I have seen this issue with OEM glocks on high round count agency issued guns. You have two problems that can happen here, 1) no more drop safety as the striker can slip past the plunger when dropped, and 2) You can get light strikes as the striker binds on the plunger. You can test for the safety part by field stripping the glock, pull the striker tang back so the striker resets back in the slide and is not protruding from the breach face, and then apply pressure forward to the striker tang to see if it will push past the plunger. Don't hammer it or over do it, but give it a firm amount of force. If it does slip past, replace both the striker and the plunger, because they usually wear on each other and both parts will have been ground down, unless it's an aftermarket plunger made out of softer material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I've been running a Ti for 10 years and no issue Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug* Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Apex Tactical has a Glock Ultimate Safety Plunger that claims an extended service life. Here are the material specs. · Extremely durable 440C stainless steel · Hardness 48 – 54 Rc It is also my understanding from the owner that limiting over travel on a Glock will accelerate wear on any plunger. I have one and am testing it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Apex Tactical has a Glock Ultimate Safety Plunger that claims an extended service life. Here are the material specs. · Extremely durable 440C stainless steel · Hardness 48 – 54 Rc It is also my understanding from the owner that limiting over travel on a Glock will accelerate wear on any plunger. I have one and am testing it out. If you practice preventative maintenance with your pistol the firing pin safety will probably never nedd to be replaced. I put 52,000 rounds through a Glock with reduced pre travel and reduced over travel and never saw any wear on the firing pin safety. Same story with with my other Glocks which never needed a firing pin safety changed. I would like to see any evidence where reducing the over travel causes excessive wear on the firing pin safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES13Raven Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 It is also my understanding from the owner that limiting over travel on a Glock will accelerate wear on any plunger. How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug* Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 It is also my understanding from the owner that limiting over travel on a Glock will accelerate wear on any plunger. How? Email him. I am just reporting back what he told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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