Can a Centennial (42,442) hammer be exchanged with a Bodyguard (38,49) hammer as a fast way to convert the Bodyguard to DAO? I've had good luck swapping out K frame hammers with the factory DAO ones. Thanks

What could possibly be the point to doing this?

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Dept require DOA for back ups? OIF2 (forum member) has posts on having to "neuter" a Bodyguard to carry as a back up on LAPD.

I tried that on a S&W Model 637 several years ago. The Centennial hammer had to be cut down in order to work. Then, I found it would only hit part of the firing pin, because it was shorter than the original.

Why not get a replacement hammer and bob it?