armen
Aluminum
- Joined
- Oct 10, 2004
- Location
- Northern New Jersey
I bought a used Star B (Spanish) pistol. The firing pins have been known to break, especially if the gun has been dry fired a lot. As the company has been gone for a whle, and NOS parts are not real easy to find-I thought I'd try making a firing pin.
The gun (and the firing pin) look like a 1911. Pin is pretty much like a 1911 except a notch on the side where a firing pin retainer passes by, so it'd be a pretty easy lathe project.
Question is, what metal to use, and do I harden it after machining or just use a very hard metal? Any thoughts on using Titanium in order to minimize the drop-fire possibilities?
thanks,
-Armen
The gun (and the firing pin) look like a 1911. Pin is pretty much like a 1911 except a notch on the side where a firing pin retainer passes by, so it'd be a pretty easy lathe project.
Question is, what metal to use, and do I harden it after machining or just use a very hard metal? Any thoughts on using Titanium in order to minimize the drop-fire possibilities?
thanks,
-Armen