Broken firing pin. - The Firearms Forum

ms6852 · 11-23-2011, 12:50 AM

I have shot about 2 or 3000 rounds through my buckmark pistol when finally the firing pin broke. Is this about average life span for a firing pin on the browning buckmark? Just curious anyway I have ordered two for replacement.

jack404 · 11-23-2011, 01:36 AM

it's a bit light i'll grant you , 5,000-10,000 is the expected range of life for them

did it BREAK or just chip off the face ?

how often did you strip down and clean including where the pin sit's and travels ??

ms6852 · 12-01-2011, 01:09 AM

I thought it had worn out. I ordered 2 more firing pins from Midway. I measured the old firing pin and wouldn't you know it it measured 1.820 inches same as the new one. What I did next was to soak the firing pin housing part in solvent for a couple of hours, than ran some pipe tobacco cleaners and dental floss through the opening. Problem solved. The next day I fired several hundred rounds without a hitch. Because of this I am now thinking of buying a sonic cleaner.

BETH · 12-01-2011, 01:13 AM

i would have sent it back to buckmark and told them to fix it

11-23-2011, 12:50 AM	#1
ms6852 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 161	Broken firing pin. I have shot about 2 or 3000 rounds through my buckmark pistol when finally the firing pin broke. Is this about average life span for a firing pin on the browning buckmark? Just curious anyway I have ordered two for replacement. __________________ ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR LIVES FOR YOU. ONE IS JESUS CHRIST, FOR YOUR SOUL, AND THE OTHER IS THE AMERICAN SOLDIER, FOR YOUR FREEDOM. -->

11-23-2011, 01:36 AM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Broken firing pin. it's a bit light i'll grant you , 5,000-10,000 is the expected range of life for them did it BREAK or just chip off the face ? how often did you strip down and clean including where the pin sit's and travels ?? Last edited by jack404; 11-23-2011 at 01:38 AM..

12-01-2011, 01:09 AM	#3
ms6852 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 161	Re: Broken firing pin. I thought it had worn out. I ordered 2 more firing pins from Midway. I measured the old firing pin and wouldn't you know it it measured 1.820 inches same as the new one. What I did next was to soak the firing pin housing part in solvent for a couple of hours, than ran some pipe tobacco cleaners and dental floss through the opening. Problem solved. The next day I fired several hundred rounds without a hitch. Because of this I am now thinking of buying a sonic cleaner. __________________ ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR LIVES FOR YOU. ONE IS JESUS CHRIST, FOR YOUR SOUL, AND THE OTHER IS THE AMERICAN SOLDIER, FOR YOUR FREEDOM.

12-01-2011, 01:13 AM	#4
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,686	Re: Broken firing pin. i would have sent it back to buckmark and told them to fix it