rWt
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Is there a preference? Pros and cons?
Dick
Dick
Hammer or frame mounted firing pin?
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ClarkEMyers
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Was a time people would convert .22 Jet because they liked frame mount
Was a time people would convert .22 Jet because they liked frame mount. There is an argument with higher pressure loads that may push the primer and therefore the hammer mounted firing pin back I suppose. Some arguments about dry firing as well. Be way down on my list of things I'd worry about.
Was a time people would convert .22 Jet because they liked frame mount. There is an argument with higher pressure loads that may push the primer and therefore the hammer mounted firing pin back I suppose. Some arguments about dry firing as well. Be way down on my list of things I'd worry about.
P95Carry
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Only main distinction I make Dick is perhaps the safety one. A frame pin, with transfer bar - is probably safest way to go re accidental discharge risks.
Having said that, my Smiths with floating hammer pin, really hardly strike me as unsafe!
Having said that, my Smiths with floating hammer pin, really hardly strike me as unsafe!
Jim Watson
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Kind of a moot question.
I don't think anybody is putting firing pins on revolver hammers except the SAA and close copies. There are undoubtedly some traditionalists that are searching out old stock and secondhand hammer nose S&Ws, but I think we are just going to have to get used to frame mounted firing pins for most uses.
I don't think anybody is putting firing pins on revolver hammers except the SAA and close copies. There are undoubtedly some traditionalists that are searching out old stock and secondhand hammer nose S&Ws, but I think we are just going to have to get used to frame mounted firing pins for most uses.
Standing Wolf
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The reason I like hammer-mounted firing pins is that the gun has fewer moving parts, not to mention parts that tend to be botheratious to adjust and/or replace and/or readjust.
I think they've gone the way of pinned barrels and recessed cylinders.
I think they've gone the way of pinned barrels and recessed cylinders.
russlate
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I'm with Standing Wolf.
S&W first discontinued the recessed cylinders, then the pinned barrels, and finally the hammer mounted trigger in their sustained pursuit of mediocracy.
S&W first discontinued the recessed cylinders, then the pinned barrels, and finally the hammer mounted trigger in their sustained pursuit of mediocracy.
rWt
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Thank you.
I gather, then, that in my search for shooter S&W's, in particular, that I shouldn't care what type of firing pin configuration it has.
I gather, then, that in my search for shooter S&W's, in particular, that I shouldn't care what type of firing pin configuration it has.
I don’t think that frame mounted pin is the issue. Looks like that the real issue for some folks is MIM used to manufacture parts (trigger, hammer and others in internal mechanism, correct me if I am wrong) used on the latest generation with frame mounted pin. Apparently, they are more prone to break than those made from forged and machined steel. That could be the reason why some shooters dislike the latest S&W revolvers. I am leaning toward previous generation revolvers with endurance package (see http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=75580 ) and hammer mounted pin, but that’s just my personal preference.
rWt
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Endurance package
That's a new one on me-what is an endurance package?
That's a new one on me-what is an endurance package?
Ala Dan
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Really Up To The User
My point is, it makes NO difference about the firing pin. Two of my old
S&W revolvers have the hammer mounted firing pin; while the other two
have the frame mounted type. All of them work really well.
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
My point is, it makes NO difference about the firing pin. Two of my old
S&W revolvers have the hammer mounted firing pin; while the other two
have the frame mounted type. All of them work really well.
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
ClarkEMyers
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Answering a question you did not ask
Given a frame mounted firing pin I might prefer PC revolvers or PC trigger jobs that might have somewhat different material as indicated above. For older revolvers (P&R for sure) there are no such differences in material though of course there may be differences in fitting or wear.
Tracking back the reference shown may explain the endurance package reference or Roy Jenks and others may have mentioned it in writing. Sort of like asking which dash number is best.
Given a frame mounted firing pin I might prefer PC revolvers or PC trigger jobs that might have somewhat different material as indicated above. For older revolvers (P&R for sure) there are no such differences in material though of course there may be differences in fitting or wear.
Tracking back the reference shown may explain the endurance package reference or Roy Jenks and others may have mentioned it in writing. Sort of like asking which dash number is best.
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