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Do you need a hammer block in a modern S&W?
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12-01-2010, 02:26 PM
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The original reason for the hammer block introduction was a Navy sailor who died when he dropped a Smith .38 on a steel deck and it discharged on impact.
NOT on the muzzle, since the bullet that killed him didn't hit the deck before he did.
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