In order to participate in the GunBroker Member forums, you must be logged in with your GunBroker.com account. Click the sign-in button at the top right of the forums page to get connected.

Bobbing a hammer on revolver?

The DutchmanThe Dutchman Member Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
How would you best cut the spur off a revolver hammer?
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • rhmc24rhmc24 Member Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I took the hammer out and sawed it with a hacksaw then ground it a little on a bench grinder to clean it up. While I was at it, I put some cross hatching in the top of the hammer to help if I wanted to cock it: pull the trigger a little to raise the hammer and pull it to full cock with your thumb.

    Some hammers may be too hard to saw, in which case it is grind all the way.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mrbrucemrbruce Member Posts: 3,374
    edited November -1
    If you choose to grind it off, be careful not to get it to hot.....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • pjpjrpjpjr Member Posts: 125 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    bobbing the hammer is ok but make sure the gun fires everytime. The hammer is weighted and sometimes taking spurs off causes misfires so be sure it works especially if a carry gun!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Use a Dremel with cutoff wheel and follow up with grindstone.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Grunt2Grunt2 Member Posts: 2,524 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree...Be carefull and have a replacement hammer ready..

    quote:Originally posted by pjpjr
    bobbing the hammer is ok but make sure the gun fires everytime. The hammer is weighted and sometimes taking spurs off causes misfires so be sure it works especially if a carry gun!
    Retired LEO
    Combat Vet VN
    D.A.V Life Member
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • The DutchmanThe Dutchman Member Posts: 811 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Glad I asked. Never considered this. I think I will save up and buy a DAO SP101. Thank you for saving me the potential grief.


    quote:Originally posted by pjpjr
    bobbing the hammer is ok but make sure the gun fires everytime. The hammer is weighted and sometimes taking spurs off causes misfires so be sure it works especially if a carry gun!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • iceracerxiceracerx Member Posts: 8,860 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by The Dutchman
    Glad I asked. Never considered this. I think I will save up and buy a DAO SP101. Thank you for saving me the potential grief.


    quote:Originally posted by pjpjr
    bobbing the hammer is ok but make sure the gun fires every time. The hammer is weighted and sometimes taking spurs off causes misfires so be sure it works especially if a carry gun!



    Sorry, but the HAMMER is driven by a SPRING and any MASS you remove by cutting off the HAMMER SPUR will have little if any affect on the primer hit. If anything, the hammer strike will be GREATER because the ACCELERATION of the hammer will be greater. Less mass may actually decrease LOCK TIME.

    F = ma (force equals mass times acceleration)
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • dolfandolfan Member Posts: 4,159
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by v35
    Use a Dremel with cutoff wheel and follow up with grindstone.
    +1. I did this to a S&W 37 Airweight. Used the grindstone attachment to smooth it out. Works perfect, no problems.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • pjpjrpjpjr Member Posts: 125 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by iceracerx
    quote:Originally posted by The Dutchman
    Glad I asked. Never considered this. I think I will save up and buy a DAO SP101. Thank you for saving me the potential grief.


    quote:Originally posted by pjpjr
    bobbing the hammer is ok but make sure the gun fires every time. The hammer is weighted and sometimes taking spurs off causes misfires so be sure it works especially if a carry gun!



    Sorry, but the HAMMER is driven by a SPRING and any MASS you remove by cutting off the HAMMER SPUR will have little if any affect on the primer hit. If anything, the hammer strike will be GREATER because the ACCELERATION of the hammer will be greater. Less mass may actually decrease LOCK TIME.

    F = ma (force equals mass times acceleration)

    Sorry but all that is scientific mathmatics but the real fact is if you decide to change the weight of the hammer by bobbing or modifying it you are at risk of light primer strikes and possible missfires. That is a real fact! I'm not saying not to bob the hammer but if you are going to bob hammer make darn sure it will fire 100% of the time if it is a carry gun.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • CyclonusCyclonus Member Posts: 2,825
    edited November -1
    Would that not make the gun more dangerous? Surely that would make the gun much harder to decock. If I were you I would not do this to the gun even though you can always swing out the cylander before letting the hammer down (although I know on some revolvers you cant do this)
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • iceracerxiceracerx Member Posts: 8,860 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I must have been sleeping the day your FACT was covered in my Dynamics class.

    Can you explain how reducing the "weight" of the hammer will cause a light primer strike if the hammer spring remains the same?

    I think you've watched too much "Myth Busters".

    PS - it's NOT "scientific mathematics". It's actually elementary Physics.

    -9.81 meters per second per second - NOT just a good idea, it's the LAW!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Sign In or Register to comment.