JeffC
Member
I've always done this to check for hammer follow, take one thumb and hold down the grip safety and take the other thumb and flick the hammer. Before a range trip today I check one of my guns by flicking it and the hammer follows.... it had a light pull so I was always prepared for this....
So I look and the sear looks like crap (springfield MIM) and I put a new edge on it. Trigger pull is a tick heavy but manageable so I flick it several times and it follows again and the pull becomes light again , So I follow the above steps and the same happens again.... WTH?
Am I doing the sear harm by flicking it or do I just have a soft POS sear?
I've swapped it with one from the parts bin (another Springfield MIM) and I'm afraid to go "flick" testing it to much.
Should I not flick it at all? Is this an unfair test for hammer follow? I don't believe in dropping the slide if I don't have to.....
So I look and the sear looks like crap (springfield MIM) and I put a new edge on it. Trigger pull is a tick heavy but manageable so I flick it several times and it follows again and the pull becomes light again , So I follow the above steps and the same happens again.... WTH?
Am I doing the sear harm by flicking it or do I just have a soft POS sear?
I've swapped it with one from the parts bin (another Springfield MIM) and I'm afraid to go "flick" testing it to much.
Should I not flick it at all? Is this an unfair test for hammer follow? I don't believe in dropping the slide if I don't have to.....