Back in the 1960's, it was somewhat of a status symbol to have a wide target hammer and wide target trigger installed on a S&W revolver. Except for off hand and National Match style shooting, they were basically useless. The Model 15 came standard with a semi-target hammer (a little wider than the service hammer) which was just as good as the wide for single action cocking. The half-inch wide trigger was really too wide for the S&W trigger guards and they always made me a little nervous on the range when the guys were re-holstering a loaded weapon. Double action shooting is easier with a standard width trigger, anyway. I suppose LeMay felt that the "goodies" would make a better shooter out of a mediocre shooter. Most of us familiar with shooting know that it's not the goodies, but good shooting skills that make a good shooter.