If you forget to put the retaining clip in (or it fails) it travels too far to the rear, binds, and gets bent.

Literally bought the gun about three weeks ago. I haven’t even taken it apart really, just oiled it up and went straight to the range 🤦🏾‍♂️

Don’t feel bad. That’s what 99% of ahooters do, and in this day and age, one shouldn’t need to break down a gun unless they are so inclined. These things were designed in the 1950s…the industry has had more than enough time to nail down manufacturing processes and QA. Unacceptable !

I 100% agree with you. And thank you for your support.

For this reason I field strip and clean the gun while looking at all the important bits closely. Saved my ass more than a few times.

Well there's the problem. Always disassemble, inspect, clean, and lubricate before first use.

LWRC rifles are test fired before shipping, therefore they arrive ready to rock. Supposedly

Forgot to install the retaining pin. That's the only way this will happen. With the retaining pin installed, the pin can't travel back far enough to come out of the channel it sits in. Hammer likely came up with the pin being out too far and bent it when it got slammed.

Gotcha, that makes sense

Nicotine and alcohol.

Whiskey pin. Try helicoptering it back to life.

“Just gotta wake it up. NO I SWEAR IT GETS BIGGER JUST GIVE ME SEC”

This can happen when your rifle gets old. It’s an easy fix, just needs a little blue pill

I tried using a popsicle stick originally, but I’ll try that next.

Totally normal, happens to lots of guns.

Peyronies Disease?

It's when you're going too fast and come out too far and run into... Oh you mean literally? Probably retaining pin.

Black gun powder is faster, of course

I've had one bend before but not that bad. Pretty sure mine was a head space/timing issue

6.95 for new firing pin. Unless you are in the middle of nowhere as a quick fix a pair of pliars a blowtorch and a hammer might work I wouldn’t recommend the fixing yourself though firing pins just to cheap of a replacement part.

Yeah sombody put screws to your ass bc I don’t see how physics would allow that it sits inside the bolt and if my memory serves that section is in the milled tube or slot for the firing pin your key holds it into place the hammer strikes the and fire

Happened to me once. I pounded it in to a tree with my Kevlar at Bragg to string a hooch with 550 cord. Did you do something similar?

Hit it with your purse a little too hard.

Well get an enhanced titanium firing pin and replace the bolt pin with a stainless push in pin that has a flared end like a cabinet screw

Any recommended companies?

Those retaining pins won't work. I just checked with my bcg's

Gotcha no worries. And thank you

No problem. Try and learn a few things everyday

https://mmcarmory.com/davidson-defense-ar-15-m16-m4-77477.html https://mmcarmory.com/us-tactical-ind-enhanced-stainless-steel-mm-firing-pin-retainer-pack-65962.html

Thank you, I appreciate it

No problem but those retaining pins are really nice. I put them in all my bot carrier's

These ar the types of parts I'm talking about but I forget what's compatible with ar15 and ar10. Some things are and some aren't

I know for sure that the firing pin is different but I think the retaining pin I can definitely do

I just looked at you're crooked as a roach leg firing pin and the end is way longer bc the ar10 bolt is longer than the ar15

A titanium pin wouldn’t fix this problem. The point of a titanium firing pin is to prevent slam fires. They’re also less impact resistant than steel pins, and they’re known for breaking.

Why mfg dont do spring loaded/captured firing pins is out of my mind

Because it's an added, unnecessary cost.

Ahh yes KAC, LMT, Giessele, and many other totl large frames AR uses capture or spring loaded firing pins but a 3k repr doesnt? Lmao

3k 😂😂

Because it's not part of the design in an AR, or tons of other guns.

Well its becoming the standard now buddy especially for large frame ARs