S&W doesn't have a transfer bar. That is a Ruger thing. S&W has a hammer block that is down when the trigger is pulled and goes back up when the trigger returns. The new style S&Ws don't require more hammer strike than the old ones, but there is a lot of variation between individual guns. Maybe the strain screw on the new one was a bit too long, maybe the mainspring is thicker, etc. The new guns can have every bit as good an action as the old ones.
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