24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,667
4
Campfire Tracker
OP Offline
Campfire Tracker
4
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,667
Bobbed the hammer on my Model 10-6 a few years ago. I shot an unbobbed one earlier this week.and had forgotten how much I liked the single action for some plinking type accuracy. My hammer's a .265 width. I'm looking at several possible replacements.that are .265, complete with firing pin attached and appear to be exactly like mine. Seems one of them should be a fairly easy fit in replacement. I had no problems removing the original hammer and replacing it when I bobbed it. Any potential problems here?

Last edited by 43Shooter; 04/15/22.
BP-B2

Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 24,634
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 24,634
As a general rule, if you replace the hammer and use the same hand, they tend to drop in with no problem. S&W's quality control was very good, but that's still the manual machining era, so hammers can vary in the tiniest amount. Just make sure timing is the same before and after changing the hammer. If the timing has changes, you'll want someone who knows how to sort that out take over.

Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,667
4
Campfire Tracker
OP Offline
Campfire Tracker
4
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,667
Thanks, I've got 30 days to return it so I'll give it a try. If the new hammer puts the timing off I'll leave it DA only. Got a feeling the time involved for someone that knows what they're doing to adjust/correct the timing will cost a lot more than the hammer..

Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 3,187
W
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
W
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 3,187
I have also had pretty good luck swapping hammers on S&W revolvers of the same general era. As GunGeek said, normally the original hand will work fine if swapped to the new hammer. The sear can be a problem, so in some cases I swapped the original sear into the new hammer as well. About 90% of the time, you can make the new hammer work without any complications beyond swapping one or both of those parts.


Life is like a purple antelope on a field of tuna fish...
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,667
4
Campfire Tracker
OP Offline
Campfire Tracker
4
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,667
Thanks GunGeek & wildhobbybobby. Appears to be a clean drop in replacement so far. Dry firing it in single & double action it cycles smoothly, the cylinder appears to line up as it should and the trigger is actually better than with the original. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet. Will dry firing show if it's out of time?

IC B2

Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 1,390
T
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
T
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 1,390
I would bet it's completely fine. I would probably spend a few seconds making sure all the cylinders are locking up before the hammer falls, then I'd go shoot it.

You could check with a range rod if you're really concerned about it.

Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 485
W
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
W
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 485
Originally Posted by GunGeek
As a general rule, if you replace the hammer and use the same hand, they tend to drop in with no problem.


Well I’m a bit confused so I have to ask can you explain how a hammer swap has anything to do with the hand ? Lots of hammers swapped out all the time without any concern with timing or the hand

Regards

Joined: Jul 2020
Posts: 5,181
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jul 2020
Posts: 5,181
The hand runs off the trigger. The hammer doesn't directly affect the hand.

Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 485
W
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
W
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 485
Originally Posted by Stophel
The hand runs off the trigger. The hammer doesn't directly affect the hand.



My point exactly. I’ve swapped out TH and TT’s for years when I was in the business.

Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,667
4
Campfire Tracker
OP Offline
Campfire Tracker
4
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,667
Took it to the range yesterday. Worked perfect with just the hammer replacement. Thanks to all for the info.

IC B3


Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
648 members (257_X_50, 17CalFan, 10gaugemag, 257Bob, 12344mag, 1234, 73 invisible), 2,958 guests, and 1,396 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,668
Posts18,399,405
Members73,817
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.122s Queries: 14 (0.002s) Memory: 0.8317 MB (Peak: 0.9163 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-28 20:17:49 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS