| If your pistol is not working up to your expectations | | | | end so that the primer is indented instead of pierced. |
| and you think it should be disposed off, then think | | | | There is also an internal mechanism to block the firing |
| again. It is most likely that its firing pin is not | | | | pin till the trigger is pressed. |
| performing up to the mark. The firing pin is a crucial | | | | Glock is a leading manufacturer of hunting tools like |
| part of the firing mechanism of every firearm. It | | | | pistols, handguns, field knives, and so on. It also |
| strikes the primer of the cartridge, which thus | | | | offers a variety of gun parts like firing pins and |
| detonates the priming compound to ignite the | | | | springs as well as shooting accessories.Glock firing |
| propellant. It is important to have a good firing pin for | | | | pins are reliable and they need low maintenance. |
| a gun to perform well. Firing pins typically have a | | | | If your pistol might not be performing properly of |
| small, rounded end, which wears out over a period of | | | | late, it perhaps needs a Glock firing pin. Get one |
| time. That’s what must have happened in the | | | | today and you will feel that you are shooting with a |
| case of your pistol. So, it is time you change the | | | | newly-bought pistol. But if you own a Glock pistol, |
| firing pin of your pistol. | | | | keep in mind that the replacement of the firing pin |
| Gun firing pins should be light to strike the primer | | | | should be done only by a Glock-certified armorer and |
| easily. They are made from light material so that the | | | | not anyone else. (It is always better to consult a |
| pin travels at a high speed thereby reducing the lock | | | | qualified armorer if you are having any problems with |
| time (Lock time is the time between trigger pull and | | | | your firearm. |
| the bullet leaving the barrel.) And, it is round at the | | | | |