Steel vs. Titanium Locking block pin???

[mikeinla]

I have a stock Glock 34 and am using factory 9mm Federal from Walmart. My locking block pin has broken twice in the past two years.
Zev Technologies makes a titanium pin( http://zevtechnologies.com/Products/...t-3rd-Gen.html) Is it worth using a titanium pin or just replace with another factory steel from Glock

[nbirnbaum2]

plan B get a CZ or SIG

seriously though thats odd call glock up have them warranty a part replacement

[JTROKS]

How often do you replace recoil spring assembly?

[mikeinla]

plan B get a CZ or SIG

seriously though thats odd call glock up have them warranty a part replacement

Glock will ONLY ship parts to a certified Glock armorer .

I do not need a warranty part. I need to know if a titanium pin will be strong or wear more.

By the way today at a match along with my pin breaking I also saw a SIG, CZ and two 1911s go down. The guy that had the Sig gave up and switched to a different gun. He said he has already shipped the Sig back twice to Sig.

[mikeinla]

How often do you replace recoil spring assembly?

replaced around 3000 rounds ago

[Bill Steele]

Looks like a trigger pin, not a locking block pin.

$3-4 for a stock replacement, should last the rest of the life of the gun, I wouldn't waste the money on a fancy Ti or chrome pin.

Maybe buy 2, cheap insurance you won't break any more.

Just my $.02

[kaquino]

Glock will ONLY ship parts to a certified Glock armorer .

Have you seen the Glock site lately? They sell parts online now.

[mikeinla]

Have you seen the Glock site lately? They sell parts online now.

he said to get a part by "warranty" not buy it. I can buy that pin anywhere cheaper than from Glock. Again my "question" was Steel vs. Titanium.

[oath-keeper]

Something has to give right!!! I would stay with stock, I have several G21's and hit range weekly, I have replaced several pins due to breakage.

[k1dude]

Titanium is as strong as steel, but lighter. It has better high temperature strength than steel. But the pin isn't getting anywhere near the temperatures where it would be an advantage over steel. So you won't gain any strength if that's what you're looking for. The drawback of titanium is it's brittleness compared to steel. It has poor shock resistance in comparison. So if your steel pin is breaking, I don't think you'd want to replace it with a titanium pin.

I don't know what the steel alloy in the pin is. If you could find a pin made of spring steel, that might work. But I don't know if such a thing exists.

[pablo7]

STEEL > TITANIUM

According to Lenny, whatever that's worth.

http://www.glockstore.com/custom-parts-amp-accessories/stainless-steel-pin-kit

[5ZS]

I agree, go with steel.

Just curious, is this Glock made after year 2011?