Colt Gov’t firing pin problem
“It’s okay to dry fire your 1911” they said.
I think what I have here is the result of dry firing my Colt Gov’t 1911. Firing pin shoulder is dinged and flattened. Because of these flat spots the firing pin jams inside the firing pin channel and will not travel far enough to strike a primer.
My 1911 has a plunger between the extractor and firing pin surfaces. The shoulder on the plunger is also showing dings and flat spots; presumably from where the firing pin rams into it.
Do I have a bigger problem here? i.e. Do I have a lifter or follower that is not moving the plunger out of the way properly?
Sad to say, but I’ll be brutally honest here. I’ve probably conducted a thousand dry fires since the last time I actually fired the weapon, stripped it down, cleaned, lubed, and reassembled. Ergo no telling how long this has been a problem.
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