Looks. And, supposedly, the hammers are lighter. On 1911s, it started from competition shooters - same as the holes in the trigger. I think it supposedly speeds up the hammers fall, or has something to do with lighter firing pins. On Berettas, those hammers are sold as being able to speed up lock time.
Looks. And, supposedly, the hammers are lighter. On 1911s, it started from competition shooters - same as the holes in the trigger. I think it supposedly speeds up the hammers fall, or has something to do with lighter firing pins. On Berettas, those hammers are sold as being able to speed up lock time.
You're right on target. The mass of the hammer is trimmed in specific areas in order to maintain the impact energy required to drive the firing pin efficiently. The holes make the Hammer lighter without looking smaller.
My whole point was, if it had been an extra-expense modification or option, would you have paid, say $75 dollars extra, to get a hammer with a hole in it?
I'm recalling the test published years ago (In Shooting Times?) concerning the efforts to speed up lock-times in various handguns. The bottom line was they did not affect accuracy in any way.
I sort of hold to the theory if something has a hole in it, sooner or later something is going to get poked into it, often at the wrong time. Sort of like the ventilated rib on a Python, or ported gun barrels.
For the first fifty or sixty years of its life, the Government Model made it just fine with the beavertail hammer.
I think the biggest reason folks like the rounded hammer, with or without the hole. Is its less prone to poke you in the side when carrying it concealed. Especially in an IWB holster.
I like the hammer and would paid your 75 for it also how about holes in your car wheels did you pay extra for that?
you might get something poked in those.
I like the hammer and would paid your 75 for it also how about holes in your car wheels did you pay extra for that?
you might get something poked in those.
Actually, they didn't make the holes. They made aluminum struts from the center to the outer rim. The holes just materialized. The struts have four surfaces, offering greater area to the air for cooling.
And the wheels were standard on my Jeep. And they do a good job of keeping the tires in place.
I'd rather a have smooth rounded looped hammer ensure a smooth draw than a spur catching on my shirt while I'm getting it.
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