02 November 2020

Spoke Too Soon

It doesn't matter what the dimensions of the striker that came with the gun are... now.


When I put it back together after the previous post, it didn't click right and racking the slide didn't get the striker reset...
 
And here I thought these things were safe to dry fire.

Looks like I HAVE to win that auction now.
Posted by Angus McThag at 02:11
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7 comments:

  1. SofwareJanitor02 November, 2020 02:42

    Dohh!

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  2. Ratus02 November, 2020 10:54

    Hmm... Looks just like the broken striker in my Pop's early '00s .40s&w Sigma.

    It seems like it's a common problem. Sent it back to S&W on their dime to get it fixed.

    I'm so glad now he traded it in for a much better gun. (Got more for it, than he paid for it new.)

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    1. Angus McThag02 November, 2020 12:04

      If it's a common problem, that would explain why there's no strikers in stock anywhere.

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  3. SofwareJanitor02 November, 2020 19:01

    Theoretically someone with a mill and a lathe could hand make a replacement part. But that is beyond my skill level.

    I wonder what that original part is made of. Does it look like it is MIM?

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    1. Angus McThag02 November, 2020 20:15

      Definitely an MIM part.

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    2. Angus McThag02 November, 2020 20:16

      And if I could get some lathe time, I'd finish my HEL-4A suppressor long before I started work on a Sigma striker.

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  4. SofwareJanitor03 November, 2020 08:13

    I suspected MIM just from how it broke. A part turned and milled from a hunk of 4150 bar stock or maybe 304 stainless would be a lot more sturdy. But I certainly understand having other priorities should machine shop time become available.

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