Firing pin problem

[Pofoo]

I have a 1957 Colt Huntsman .22 pistol. When I got it a few yrs. ago, it had a chipped firing pin tip that led to unreliable shooting. I bought a new, after market pin from Numrich's. It fit and worked fine till last week. It started having failures to feed. Turns out the the tip of the firing pin had mushroomed out and wouldn't allow the pin to retract into the slide. I cold forged it--beat on it with a hammer--and it now works fine.
So, I think that the pin wasn't heat treated correctly, or the wrong steel was used. I can get another new one which may be the same, or try to heat treat this one.
No idea what kind of steel it is. The one dealer that says they make their own, which may make all the repo ones, says they use "tool steel". Of course, they are out of stock.
I want to try to heat treat this tip. I'm thinking bright red hot then quench in oil?
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

[john323]

After you have to draw the part. By reheating up to approximately 500 Degrees and letting it cool slowly otherwise it would be way too brittle. You can put it in your oven at 500 degrees let it stay there for approximately 30 minutes and then turn the oven off and do not open the door until it is completely cool.

[kendog4570]

Get your Woodsman (Challenger, Huntsman, Woodsman, Targetsman all same same inside) parts from Wisners and you wont have this problem.

[Pofoo]

Get your Woodsman (Challenger, Huntsman, Woodsman, Targetsman all same same inside) parts from Wisners and you wont have this problem.

Their name didn't come up when I did a Google search.
I'll give them a try.
Thank you.

['ol shooter]

http://www.wisnersinc.com/

Great people, great products. I have bought pins for my Mossberg rifles there.

[Fjold]

Their name didn't come up when I did a Google search.
I'll give them a try.
Thank you.

Anything Jim sells will be quality.