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I am getting a few requests to run replacement firing pins for what would be called "cheap" pistols. The complaint is the end that strikes the primer snaps off. By the looks of the metal they have been hardened. I am thinking they could possibly be too hard, some had fillet radii, some don't. I am going to send some samples to be hardness tested. What material and hardness would you recommend for this application, what do well made expensive guns use? Would 303 or 304 work or would they be too soft.
The only pistol I own is a 22 and it shots rim fires or I would go test fire a few. Not enough requests to buy a gun (I would never buy a cheap one) and fire off $500 of ammo also.
The only pistol I own is a 22 and it shots rim fires or I would go test fire a few. Not enough requests to buy a gun (I would never buy a cheap one) and fire off $500 of ammo also.
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