| Author | Message | ||
     Antares_b Message Board Member Username: Antares_b Post Number: 106 Registered: 07-2010 |
It has always bugged me a bit that the hammer spur on minis sticks up very high. I think a lower-profile hammer would make the guns easier to draw and safer to carry. If you could redesign the hammer, what would it look like? | ||
| Naabug Message Board Member Username: Naabug Post Number: 57 Registered: 10-2009 |
it wont work if you use the oversized rosewood grips.the hammer just does clear the way it is now. | ||
| Silvershooter Message Board Member Username: Silvershooter Post Number: 529 Registered: 06-2010  |
plus a lower profile hammer increases risk of loosing control when trying to safely lower hammer into cylinder notches. I think I kind of understand what you mean though: the tall ruger vaquero hammer vs. the lower profile ruger montado version. I think the montado hammer is wider and heavily serrated to aid in control. | ||
| Antares_b Message Board Member Username: Antares_b Post Number: 107 Registered: 07-2010 |
That's along the lines of what I was thinking, Silvershooter. Simply bobbing the existing hammer wouldn't be the best approach. It really would take a full redesign. The existing hammer does provide great control. I just don't like its potential to snag on clothing. You can train to prevent that from happening on a draw, but that just feels like working around a design flaw. | ||
| Yzingerr Message Board Member Username: Yzingerr Post Number: 44 Registered: 05-2011  |
I agree with the above statements, I think the hammer is big and unsightly, but also necessary for safe operation | ||
| Skarrd Message Board Member Username: Skarrd Post Number: 139 Registered: 02-2011  |
having bobbed the hammer on one of mine[and since having it repaired]i can tell you the tall hammer is neccessary,dont know much about the Vaquero's but i'm goin with Yzingerr's statement |
