The tip of the Dagger firing pin that extends through the breech face is slightly wider than OEM Glock and aftermarket firing pins making it incompatible with OEM Glock and aftermarket slides.
Can PSA help us understand why they felt the need for a proprietary striker? I assume it provides an improvement over existing OEM Glock and aftermarket G19 gen3 strikers?
It may be as simple as preventing a lawsuit. Furthermore, don’t expect PSA to divulge all their secrets.
It may not even be proprietary. It could have been due to a supply chain issue. What are the specs on gen 4 and 5 firing pins?
I have no insider info; just spit-balling here.
Also just spit balling, but it could be a similar situation to why “mil-spec” parts don’t always work together. There are tolerances, and some companies may work towards one end of them, while another company works towards the other end. Again, not a company answer, but just me. I will try and ask when I bring up all the other questions. But the answer to some of these may be that its proprietary.
Tolerance Stacking is a legit issue when building 80% glock clones.
It’s a Dagger, not a Glock. There’s no reason why they should be compatible.
Thank you, Josh!
The difference is definitely more than just manufacturing tolerances.
If the Dagger firing pin doesn’t work with OEM Glock and aftermarket slides, I’d definitely say that it’s proprietary.
In the past, PSA had said that all of the Dagger parts are compatible with OEM and aftermarket Glock G19 gen3 parts with the exception of the hybrid locking block / front rail and rear rail. Of course, there are other incompatibilities such as the trigger housing and locking block pins.
If PSA doesn’t want to share their rationale for developing a proprietary firing pin, that’s perfectly fine. However, I’ve raised the concern in the past that there’s nothing in the Dagger firing pin / striker product description that states that it’s incompatible with OEM Glock and aftermarket slides. In my opinion, this should be added.
I’ll see what I can do about getting it added.
Of course, PSA should validate my findings and the reports of several YouTube reviewers including …
In his “World’s Cheapest Glock Clone…This Should Worry You” YouTube review, Tactical Toolbox states,
“… the portion of the firing pin that actually goes through the breech face is a couple of millimeters wider than the OEM. Therefore, if you buy another slide for this gun, you need to buy a new firing pin that’s not the Palmetto State Armory firing pin in order for it to function. You don’t need the whole firing pin assembly. You just need the firing pin.”
And YouTuber Cyclone Gunworks made a similar observation …
I’m not trying to be difficult. Just trying to help the broader Dagger community avoid headaches.
ok… are we talking about the newer dagger firing pins? with the dot on them? as far as I know the older dagger firing pins could not be used in Glocks! (tip too wide) but the newer ones with the dot…you can! lol… just realized how old is post is…lol
