Posted: 10/4/2008 8:25:49 PM EDT
| So I use a 17 in competition. Is a titanium striker reduces lock time is it worth the money? |
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honestly the reduction in lock tine is 100th's of a second. Granted over the span of a match it adds up toabout a second. that can be the difference between 1st and 5th place. That is if you shoot fast enough to take advantage of the lock time. Man advantage of lightened strikers is that it changes the way the trigger feels. No striker bounce.  Here is the striker glockworx makes. almost as light as Ti |
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The theory is that the shorter lock time reduces the risk that teh sights will move when you break the shot. In practice, the downsides can offset the upsides; I've seen titanium firing pins result in light strikes on 1911s, and I've seen other titanium parts (notably 1911 hammers) wear alarmingly quickly. I would say you will get a bigger bang for your buck with other trigger work to smooth, lighten and shorten the trigger stroke. |
| I agree I see the striker as more a part of the of a trigger job than anything else. Regarding Ti parts for firearms. Much of the stuff you see for firearms is CP titanium which is just enough titanium to be called titanium. It has the weight saving but not the strenght. The real titanium such as 6AL4V is much more expensive. |
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Yeah, a titanium firing pin won't make that much difference in lock time. Not enough to matter really. As said above. I'd recommend staying with the stock firing pin, as it will usually be stronger and last longer. By the way guys, Glock does call it a Firing Pin.  Not tryin' ta be a "nomenclature nazi"................just sayin'
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