Yes, you have to replace the whole assembly. That said, you should be fine at 3K. I wouldn't really look at changing mine until 5K, or if you notice symptoms sooner.
I was really hoping it was my loads so I didn't have to go through this mess.
I am new to revolvers...How hard is the firing pin to replace, maybe they will just send me one?
UPDATE...
After going back through some cases, I have determined that it is light strikes on the primer that is causing the issue. At first I didn't notice any difference in the firing pin marks, but upon closer inspection I see some minor variances. It seems odd to me that a brand new 442...
rcmodel: Aren't those plated? Anyway, I didn't mean to imply that jacketed TCFPs don't exist, only that I didn't think of specifying because I typically only see TCFP in lead.
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