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#1 ·
Have any of you Shield gunners had to clean your firing pins,and if so after how many rounds.


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#7 ·
Sure thing Kcarr65...

https://youtu.be/YDfgOygB9Uk

This is my quick video with no sound to show just how easily the striker assembly can be removed to allow for cleaning of the striker and channel.

The process goes like this:

Removal:
  • Remove the slide and barrel from the slide
  • use a small tool like a little screwdriver, punch or even a paper clip to push the white nylon Striker Sleeve toward the front of the slide to relieve spring tension
  • Push upward on the Slide End Cap while tension is relieved.
  • Depress the silver, domed Striker Block to allow the Striker Assembly to pop out of the Striker Channel

Reassembly:
  • Push the Striker Assembly back into the Striker Channel
  • Depress the silver, domed Striker Block to fully insert the Striker Assembly
  • Push in on the rearward most portion of the nylon Striker Sleeve while replacing the Slide End Cap to recapture the Striker Assembly behind the Slide End Cap

Finished!

With a process this easy, there is simply no excuse for not cleaning this critical area regularly. There is no badge of honor associated with running a dirty firearm. There is only a malfunction waiting to happen.

There are two most critical areas for a striker-fired handgun to operate. First is the Sear Assembly and the second is the Striker Assembly. A piece of sand, grit or accumulated gunk made from carbon, grease, oil and lint can bring a striker fired gun to its knees. (When you need it the most of course.)

One of the most common types of light primer strikes with a striker-fired gun is due to the aforementioned gunk in the Striker Channel.

I have never heard of a malfunction due to a gun being clean, but I have heard many, many stories of malfunctioning guns due to being too dirty.
 
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I agree with one of the other posters, however, i am using high quality range and pd ammo and frankly not seeing much residue. That being said I did it at 500 rounds and haven' reached 1000 where i will do it again.. Good luck, it is a fine pistil manufactured well in my view. I just need to know trigger control much better
 
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#12 ·
That is correct. Any oil or grease in the Striker Channel will only aid in the accumulation of carbon and debris. The striker's nylon sleeve is considered a self-lubricating part, and does not need any additional lubrication to work as intended.

Hope that helps.
 
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