Firing pin snapped in half

[tehpwnag3]

I don’t know man. I’m channeling my inner “Columbo” on this one lol.

@P2000

Interesting. If I’m interpreting what you are describing correctly then the firing pin must have been installed correctly and just broke due to poor quality. Good call tehpwnag

[tehpwnag3]

The part of the pin that hits the primer wouldn’t make any more noise than an intact firing pin. Normally, the entire unbroken pin floats around in there and I’ve never heard it make any appreciable sound. Hmmm… maybe the dead horse lives :rolleyes:

@Jongie123

The side that hits the primer was the piece that loose through the rifle when I pick it up. The side that gets hit by the hammer stayed till I removed the cotter pin.

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[Jongie123]

@tehpwnag3

The part of the pin that hits the primer wouldn’t make any more noise than an intact firing pin. Normally, the entire unbroken pin floats around in there and I’ve never heard it make any appreciable sound. Hmmm… maybe the dead horse lives :rolleyes:

I thought firing pins were all standard. The one I bought from another vendor feels alot more beefier and weights a bit more.

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[tehpwnag3]

There are two types and both will work for you and your shrouded carrier. If you had to use a notched hammer and unshrouded carrier, the pin differences would matter. It’s a semi-auto, full-auto thing.

@Jongie123

I thought firing pins were all standard. The one I bought from another vendor feels alot more beefier and weights a bit more.

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[Jongie123]

@tehpwnag3

There are two types and both will work for you and your shrouded carrier. If you had to use a notched hammer and unshrouded carrier, the pin differences would matter. It’s a semi-auto, full-auto thing.

Got it. Thanks

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[tehpwnag3]

[La26]

After reading this thread, I ordered some extra firing pins from Brownells. I purchased the “Colt” brand. When they came in, I noticed the skirt of the pin is a larger diameter than the original one in my Bushmaster Patrol Carbine. Is there that much of a difference in the two? Did Brownells send me the wrong one for an AR-15? They were labeled as AR15A4 in the catalogue p/n 160-304-002. My bolt carrier looks like the one on the right in post #46 (above), I guess it is considered shrouded ?? My trigger is a Geiselle SSA.

[tehpwnag3]

Yep, shrouded firing pin is on the right. Either pin will work fine in that carrier.

@La26

After reading this thread, I ordered some extra firing pins from Brownells. I purchased the “Colt” brand. When they came in, I noticed the skirt of the pin is a larger diameter than the original one in my Bushmaster Patrol Carbine. Is there that much of a difference in the two? Did Brownells send me the wrong one for an AR-15? They were labeled as AR15A4 in the catalogue p/n 160-304-002. My bolt carrier looks like the one on the right in post #46 (above), I guess it is considered shrouded ?? My trigger is a Geiselle SSA.

[La26]

@tehpwnag3

Yep, shrouded firing pin is on the right. Either pin will work fine in that carrier.

Thank you Sir !!