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Old 03-16-2012, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by chief38 View Post
The other thing is that the lighter weight of the smaller hammer needs a bit more force on it to reliably set off the primers. Don't forget, the bigger guns have heavier hammers thus creating more mass.
And on the "bigger guns" we go to great lengths to lighten the hammers if we want a reliable lighter DA pull. Same applies to the J frames. On the MIM no lock centenials I lighten the hammers ~25%. As on the "bigger guns" this will allow a lighter mainspring with reliable ignition.
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