After one trip to the range I noticed what appears to be the coating or film on the locking block pin peeling off. When I take the slide off and look at the pin, I can see silver and there is a small piece of the black on the pin hanging off. I was under the impression these pins were plastic but this makes it seem it is some type of metal with a black finish on it. Not quite sure why this would happen but I am looking to replace it and hope it doesn't happen again.

 

The Glock factory parts on glock store.com are in fact manufactured by Glock, correct? I know there are some aftermarket pun kits on the site but ideally looking to keep this stock and factory.

Hey go polish your shoes I see a scuff on them.

 

That's nothing.  The pins are coated steel.

 

Get a SS pin kit and they all will be bright.

 

No worries

lol it's not that I care about how it looks! I just figured for it to peel after 150 rounds perhaps something was wrong, or something hitting it that shouldn't be.

(birchwood casey) instant touch-up pen flat black.

The only plastic pin is the backstrap/trigger housing pin. The locking block and trigger pins are steel and they will scuff/scratch/etc. It's a tool not a beauty queen, if it works leave it alone.

Lol just to be clear - I was never concerned about it not looking nice. It's just something that I have not seen before and was making sure it was not a flaw that would cause other issues.

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Lol just to be clear - I was never concerned about it not looking nice. It's just something that I have not seen before and was making sure it was not a flaw that would cause other issues.

 

Perfectly normal and will not cause any issues.

Thanks all!