I was thinking ...
What is the actual purpose of the striker retainer pin? Is it to limit forward motion? That seems unlikely as the striker is quite broad on the face surrounding the firing pin. That broad area would certainly be able to take more of a pounding than a little pin. Also, after thousands and thousands of no-snap-cap dry fires, my pin still looks untouched. If it had been pounded thousands of times, it aught to look it.
I was wondering if the pin is to keep the orientation of the striker from changing during operation. It would certainly be a low cost way of guaranteeing the proper orientation. And the pin wouldn't need to be very strong as it wouldn't be subject to a pounding.
Does anyone really KNOW what the correct answer is? The above are just my thoughts, but what is the reality?
What is the actual purpose of the striker retainer pin? Is it to limit forward motion? That seems unlikely as the striker is quite broad on the face surrounding the firing pin. That broad area would certainly be able to take more of a pounding than a little pin. Also, after thousands and thousands of no-snap-cap dry fires, my pin still looks untouched. If it had been pounded thousands of times, it aught to look it.
I was wondering if the pin is to keep the orientation of the striker from changing during operation. It would certainly be a low cost way of guaranteeing the proper orientation. And the pin wouldn't need to be very strong as it wouldn't be subject to a pounding.
Does anyone really KNOW what the correct answer is? The above are just my thoughts, but what is the reality?