Yes cutting the spur off could cause some primer ignition problems. However there are fixes. You could possibly adjust the factory spring to make it drop the hammer harder. Or replace the hammer spring that is stronger. Also you can try different ammo to see what is consistent. You can load your own ammo and find the right primers that will be reliable. They are made different
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Hammerless Snubby Revolvers
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Both good points, and like I say, it's not a sure thing that bobbing a hammer WILL cause problems, just that it could.
For a range gun it's a non-issue, but I would think carefully on doing something like that to a self defense gun, and most snubbies are sold with an eye towards self-defense.
The 442 was less prone, 8 do miss mine. Carried for 3 years, the 642 for one...
End of the day yes its a tool, but I do like shiny tools.
another vote for the lcr in .327, no better pocket revolver.
Is this a problem with Smiths in particular?
Ever hear of a Colt being turned into a Fitz Special,
a custom job first done by a Colt gunsmith / factory armorer named Fitzgerald?
This is my ideal type of "hammerleass" small frame revolver.
It's really got a regular hammer that's fully shrouded, hence the odd
humpback look.
My dad had one, and my brother had one, and I had one (that I eventually gave to a girlfriend).
If these S&W model 638's would just come with a 2.75" - 3.4" barrel and much larger sights,
it would be my ideal small frame defensive carry revolver.
It's really got a regular hammer that's fully shrouded, hence the odd
humpback look.
My dad had one, and my brother had one, and I had one (that I eventually gave to a girlfriend).
If these S&W model 638's would just come with a 2.75" - 3.4" barrel and much larger sights,
it would be my ideal small frame defensive carry revolver.
Yes, I know about the design. I wasn't going to endorse it though
Yep. And it still has a way to cock the hammer manually
Oh yeah, pretty famous... but who would carry one today?
In general, any hammer fired gun *can* be made unreliable by reducing the hammer weight. And as mentioned above you can compensate for it by changing springs and such around.
Also as mentioned above, most 'hammerless' guns have hammers, but they are shrouded *and* inaccessible. The Ruger LCR is this way, along with a bunch of Smiths and the original Kimber.
There's a good reason that the hammers in shrouded guns are typically inaccessible. There no way for you to cock the gun so the only way to fire it is with the long, heavy DAO trigger pull.
If you ever have to use the gun in self defense the prosecutor can't claim that you cocked the gun and it accidentally went off rather than being intentional (and legal) self defense. Back when cops carried revolvers there was a reason most were modified to be DAO.
