Your gun store guy is full of shiette. I have one Gen 3 G17 that has over 330,000 rounds with the original OEM firing pin. Why people listen to gun store morons is beyond me. They are not shooters.

 

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I’ve got a Glock 17 with over 20000 rounds through it and a G34 with over 30000 round and have never broken a firing pin. I’ve replaced the recoil spring assembly’s a few times in both but nothing other than that. I’d recommend shooting it and not worrying about it.

 

Thanks.
After how long do Glocks "wear out?"
And what exactly "wears out?"
The LGS said 10k rounds, but being a newbie and to sell it used around 8k rounds so that it has at least a bit of resale value, that's why I'm checking here.

 

Did you read post #2??? What wears out? Springs, that's all. The RSA has to be changed occasionally, firing pin spring, mag springs. In my case, only 7 RSA's in 330,000 rounds.

 

OP, I refer you to post #2 again

 

Your Glock will most likely out last you. I would take anything your LGS tells you as not being credible. Maybe you should ask him what his personal experience is with Glock firearms. I would suspect not much.

 

Maybe you should ask him what his personal experience is with Glock firearms.

Or any firearm for that matter.

 

You need to find a new LGS. 🤦‍♂️

 

My experience with gen3 is OE strikers go pretty much forever. Not sure what your goal is with an aftermarket striker, but my recommendation would be to stick with OE and well-seated Federal primers. The striker tip will likely erode some due to piercing, then reach balance with cup softness.

For me, OE strikers outlast gen3 frames and slides, which typically fail at the left/rear rail tab. I do have one aftermarket striker with about 70k on it, but others I've tried have gone less than 20k.

 

Your LGS is probably referring to a G1-3 plastic recoil spring assembly.

Just a guess

 

Your LGS is probably referring to a G1-3 plastic recoil spring assembly.

That's what I use in my high mileage G17... That would be one every 47,000 rounds or about 2.5-3 years of competition for me.

 

Nearly 170,000 rounds through my G20, over 25,000 through 2 of my 3 G19's.
No striker issues whatsoever.
You need to find a better gun shop to frequent.

 

If you can wear out any part of a Glock besides springs...you have an enviable ammo budget.

 

^ Guess I have a relatively enviable ammo budget, but that was not necessary to go through gen3 Glocks. Some of the parts (including some springs) have great longevity. Others not so much. Not complaining or attempting to stir pots, just stating perspective from experience.

 

Uhm... My G17 is 25 years old...

Yah, you need a new gun store jockey... 5K? Just getting warmed up...

Just Shoot It!

 

LGS lolz

 

Pretty much ditto with every comment. No one knows how long a firing pin will last. In most cases, you'll get for more than what the LGS guy quoted you. There are likely some rare instances where shooters have gotten less than 5k. In my 30 years of shooting glocks, I have no less than 500k rounds fired thru them, having replaced a firing pin bit a single time. Have no fear. Shoot and have fun.

 

If Glock firing pins only lasted 5k, I would not own a Glock. LGS guy is an idiot. You probably should replace your firing pin spring at 5k, but I've run them much longer.

 

My LGS said to expect only 5k rounds of 9mm before the firing pin fails. Does that sound correct?
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I would say "50k rounds" instead of "5k rounds" - unless it is defective.
I think the original OEM Firing Pin in my Gen.2 G19 broke indeed after only about 5k rounds or less. But I suspect that it was defective because to this day I am still using the second Firing Pin I put in the gun and I have put a lot of rounds through it and also dry-fired a lot without snap caps since then.

The original OEM Firing Pin in my oldest G43 lasted for more than 48k rounds plus thousands of dry fires (with no snap caps) before its tip broke off. (See this thread: Inspect Your CCW Glock Periodically!)

The OEM firing pin is one of the few internal parts that I would only replace after 50k rounds if it does not brake before that, though I do replace the OEM firing pin spring (along with the cups and the sleeve) at every 10k rounds to prevent Failure-To-Ignite (aka "light strikes"). (Because all of my Glocks are for serious use (i.e., HD, SD) at least partly, I replace internal parts periodically as part of my "preventive maintenance" even if they are not broken.)

After how long do Glocks "wear out?" ... .
The LGS said 10k rounds, but being a newbie and to sell it used around 8k rounds so that it has at least a bit of resale value, that's why I'm checking here.

I really don't know about resale value thing, but different parts have different "life expectancies" in terms of round counts. I would say that "8k rounds" is probably not even considered a high round count for a Glock. Actually, "10k rounds" is when I first start replacing some of the small springs and internal parts in my Glocks for "preventive maintenance". Again, unless they are defective, Glock OEM frame, slide and barrel should last tens of thousands of rounds. For instance, when I directly inquired Glock, USA's Tech Services about the expected life span of Glock OEM barrels, they old me "officially 40k rounds, but they usually last much longer."

The said G43 I mentioned above now has 66k rounds still with the original frame, slide, barrel and trigger with bar, and I'm still shooting it weekly. However, all other parts in the gun have been replaced at least once, and some parts/springs more than twice. I'm sure there are other Glocks with even higher round counts out there with the original frame, slide and barrel, even though other internal parts may have been replaced periodically.

Regardless, as other members all indicated, what OP heard is typical "LGS BS".... Glocks typically last more than 50k rounds, if you take care of them.

 

For competition, I use Johnny Glocks competition striker assembly. It really helps smooth the trigger pull. (Johnnyglocks.com)

 

I’ve only broken one oem striker and it was after breaking 3 aftermarket ones in an aftermarket slide.

turns out the breach face was messed up, not machined correctly and the face of the firing pin was slamming into the backside of the breach.

I have broken 3 zev billet strikers in other guns.

iirc they recommend spring and rsa replacement at 10k. I’ve gone double that without issues…. Most gun store clerks don’t shoot and don’t know guns. They also don’t appreciate when you inform them of their lack of knowledge…..

 

Whoever told you that is an idiot. In decades of heavy shooting, I’ve never ever seen one west out. And that’s in agency use.

 

Not all LGS sales people are lacking knowledge, that one is. Post #2 is valid, my Gen3 19 has about 250k rounds and still original striker. All springs have been replaced.

 

Just like posters on the gun forums, or guy at the hardware store -- people can regurgitate opinion or dogma or religion or politics.

Some of it is fact based, or it can be pure mis-information.

 

Most people working at LGS know very little. Don’t assume they know any more than you do. I chuckle all the time at things I hear them tell people.


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While GT is getting all expert over the gun store striker comment, I am also thinking (like FireMedic) he meant, or even said, recoil spring assembly. Maybe OP misheard or the counter guy misspoke. Many years ago, I heard the recoil spring was supposed to be changed every 5000 rounds which seem ridiculous to me. I have changed a couple of recoil springs on Glocks over the years, only because of that advise.

 

I did not mishear and don't believe that he misspoke. I take notes in real-time during most conversations of this sort. He told me that the lifespan of the striker is 5k rounds and to replace it at 5k. In response, I asked about aftermarket strikers that are more durable. He said ZEV Technologies is a good brand, cost about $85, and lasts 20k rounds.

 

OP, does your LGS sell aftermarket firing pins?

Excessive dry fire might eventually stress a firing pin's head. (FP slamming into the back of the breech face, without something to cushion the FP head's impact, like a live primer during live fire or a Dummy primer in a snap cap.)

Erosion of the tip might eventually occur with the use of some 'green' ammo, if the FP tip repeatedly perforates the primer cup and is exposed to the hotter gases in some green primers. (An armorer instructor told us the Gen5 FP tip design was the result of Glock addressing this as a potential issue for the FBI.)

The more likely issue, only after a LOT of use, might be having to replace FP as one of the 3 parts that may be needed in order to restore the proper engagement of the FP lug and the Trigger Bar's cruciform. My G27 needed that after more than 12,000 rounds, but neither of my G26's needed it, and I was shooting my first G26 just as often as my G27 (The .40 is harder on guns in some respects, including springs and some wear surfaces.)

Bottom line? Use good quality factory ammunition and maintain your Glock in the manner recommended by the company, and it ought to run a long, long time with only periodic replacement of the recoil spring assembly (RSA) and mag springs. You may not be willing to afford to spend the money needed to buy enough ammunition to wear out your Glock.

Also, if your Glock is a Gen5, and not a Gen4 and older, you may have to wait even longer to try and wear it out.

Just some thoughts.

 

My Gen5 striker failed at just over 8k rounds .