Videos tagged with Firing Pins

This video outlines eight essential items gun owners should stock up on before an ammunition shortage, beyond just ammunition itself. Key recommendations include proper bulk ammo storage solutions like ammo cans to protect against environmental damage, spare parts such as firing pins and springs, extra magazines (suggesting 10 per firearm), and reloading components like primers, powder, brass, and bullets. The presenter also emphasizes the importance of training ammunition, firearm accessories like red dots and flashlights, medical supplies including trauma kits and emergency medications, and essential cleaning supplies for firearm maintenance.

This video discusses the importance of firearm parts availability and support, contrasting platforms like the AR-15 and Glock, which benefit from widespread parts interchangeability and affordability, with more specialized or complex designs like the FN SCAR, LMT piston guns, and certain shotguns that have expensive or hard-to-find parts. The hosts emphasize that while simple, reliable designs are easier to maintain, even robust firearms can benefit from having essential spare parts like springs, firing pins, and extractors on hand, especially for long-term reliability or in situations where professional gunsmithing is unavailable. They also touch on the challenges of part support for niche firearms and the complexities introduced by different manufacturers and generations within a single platform, like 9mm PCCs.

This Q&A addresses a critical gunsmithing scenario involving a potentially unsafe LC Smith firearm. Mark Novak emphasizes the moral and legal responsibilities of gunsmiths when dealing with firearms that are unsafe to fire, particularly when faced with difficult customers. He advises against performing substandard work under pressure and highlights the importance of documenting and communicating safety concerns clearly.