Aftermarket Glock Striker Fail

Anytime you clean or work on a firearm, checking for proper function and safety is important, and that's especially true if you install aftermarket parts! Here's an example of how an aftermarket striker for a Glock led to an unsafe condition, and what to look for.
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[@drd1924]

"untoward"
well besides the tutorial, I learned something new
Thanks

[@shadowwolf7622]

This is why I keep all my firearms factory. I hate aftermarket parts. Seen way to many failures with with them.

[@fredsmith9788]

I just recently assembled an aftermarket slide with their aftermarket firing pin and the problem I had was not only no play, at first, but once the firing pin safety was depressed for the first time, then I could move the firing pin back and forth without the firing pin safety popping up all the away like it should to stop it. That same aftermarket firing pin also did the same thin in an OEM Glock 19, but not in an OEM Glock 23. I also tried putting two different OEM Glock 9mm firing pins in my aftermarket G19 slide and they both worked fine. My conclusion is that there really must be a difference in design between the 9mm Glock firing pin (with the single machine stripe just above the spring cups) and the .40/.357 Glock firing pin (with the two machine stripes just above the spring cups). But here's another twist. A few years back I assembled an aftermarket Daisan (South Korean) Glock 26 slide with, I believe, the same style aftermarket firing pin, and the dang thing works fine. So, ultimate conclusion: It's safest to buy an OEM Glock 9mm firing pin for any 9mm Glock slide. Perhaps, owing to variation in manufacturing, you may luck out with the aftermarket "9mm/.40/.357" firing pin, but then again, maybe not.

[@PlugNuster]

When it comes to my Glocks the part remain OEM. No worries. Carry with confidence.

[@02wrxfan20]

Biggest waste of time how the hell do we fix this issue?!?!?!

[@steveo6685]

Ty for this video

[@GrandmaKeith]

What brand was that aftermarket

[@Detman329]

So why did you put the aftermarket striker in it to begin with ??

[@mikeustan494]

or pull out the caliper to see some numbers

[@harrywhitney8199]

Good stuff

[@PkwyDrive13]

I just put a zev striker in a custom 17/p80 build and it has zero play, and when I pull back on the striker to get the safety plunger to disengage and pop up it doesn't, I have to pull back further where the striker spring gets tighter to disengage it. And when I pull the striker back all the way in the channel it gets stuck all the way at the rear and then tapping the slide gets it free and the striker slams forward...

[@DaCoverGuy]

Wrong part. They have 2 sizes i think

[@geeruss1021]

I'm currently experiencing the same issue with a recent G17 aftermarket slide with an aftermarket completion kit. My striker pin has no slack/play in comparison to my OEM G17 Gen 3. What do you recommend to correct the issue? Thanks for your help...

[@DaCoverGuy]

Get stock parts

[@DaCoverGuy]

Who were the parts from so i dont make the same mistake?

[@ATOMSKI_MRAV]

Quick question for you. Hopefully you can help me identify my issue. My slide is fully assembled with a channel liner in it. I have tested this with three different upper slide part kits including a OEM Glock one. No matter what I do the striker doesn't retract and the firing pin safety doesn't pop up. I have to manually push the striker towards the back plate to release the firing pin safety. Any ideas?

[@DaCoverGuy]

Your trigger may not be reseting. When you cock your slide, the rear sear on the cruciform grabs the firing pin and pushes it back to be able to fire again. Your trigger bar (cruciform) may not be popping back up to grab the striker. 1. Push down on the cruciform, 2. then push in on the ear of the connector and see if the cruciform pops back up. If not, then its either your connector is bad or the trigger return spring is bad. That spring in the trigger housing is what pops your trigger bar back up to cock the striker again. Then when you pull the trigger , it drops and releases the striker.

[@terryfyre6881]

Will a tight firing pin like this cause a Dead Trigger?

[@mr.blanco6763]

Maybe but it might be ur connector bend angle

[@bap2139]

which after market striker was this please?

[@Godfaith12]

Ebay

[@scottevans4294]

Most after-market Glock parts are Chinese junk. STAY OEM..

[@mikeustan494]

take a Dremel to it